Life Insurance can help protect your family and is an excellent way to accumulate
money for college, retirement or unplanned expenses. A person should have life
insurance that approaches six to eight times their annual gross income. Under current
laws, there is generally no federal income tax on death benefits paid to a named
beneficiary.
Term Life Insurance Policy Information
Life insurance coverage for a specified length of time.
A term life insurance policy is usually purchased with a
particular need in mind. Beneficiaries will collect,
usually tax free, the face value of the policy upon the
insured (your) death.
Term life is attractive for those with a limited income, high
short term insurance needs, or for personal family protection.
If the insured survives the time period, the policy expires.
There is no cash value at the expiration of a term life
insurance policy.
Some policies have a convertible feature
permitting a policyowner to exchange a term policy for a
cash value policy without evidence of insurability.
Level Term Life Insurance Policy Features
A constant death benefit and a level premium for a
specified number of years. We offer 5, 10, 15, 20, and
30 year terms.
Decreasing Term Life Insurance Policy Features
Has a decreasing death benefit and a level premium.
Whole Life Insurance Policy Information
The most popular choice for those seeking to cover permanent needs, such as
contributing to a survivor's nest egg, paying off final expenses, etc. Whole life
insurance provides permanent, lifelong insurance coverage. The benefit amount
remains the same and is payable to the beneficiary(s) at the time of the insured's
(your) death. It also offers an opportunity to build cash value, so you can take a
loan on your policy to fund major purchases or to provide for unexpected costs.

Whole life insurance has a fixed premium and a level death benefit to age 100.
The premiums don't increase with age, which averages the cost of the policy
over your life. The cash value increases with time until it equals the death
benefit at age 100. This type of policy never has to be renewed or converted.
The cash value is an amount of money that you are guaranteed to receive in the
event of policy cancellation.
Variations of Whole Life Insurance include:
Modified Premium - lower fixed premium for the first 3 or 5 years, and then
premiums increase. These policies work well for individuals that expect to
improve their financial condition in the near future.

Graded Premium - premium increases each year for the first 5 years, and
then is fixed.
Advantages of Whole Life Insurance
1. guaranteed protection for life
2. level death benefit that is generally tax-free
3. premiums do not increase in correlation with your age
4. cash may accumulate tax-deferred

Disadvantages of Whole Life Insurance
1. premium costs may make it difficult to buy enough
2. need to carry a whole life policy for a considerable length of time to be very beneficial
3. cash value may be less than your face value
4. cannot vary your monthly premium payment and the premium-paying period may be
lengthy
5. amount of coverage cannot be increased at a later date
Click on the link below to fill out a quote request form for a whole life insurance
policy that will provide excellent life insurance coverage at an affordable cost. Or
speak with our Life Insurance agent specialist toll free at 1-800-498-1819 to discuss
the policy features in more detail.
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We offer affordable term, whole, and universal life insurance policy services to
residents of the following New York counties and cities: Westchester County,
Putnam County, Orange County, Rockland County, Port Chester, Harrison,
Mamaroneck, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Yonkers, White Plains, Rye Brook,
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Stony Point, Tomkins Cove, West Haverstraw, Bear Mountain, Jones Point,
Newburgh, Middletown, and Poughkeepsie, NY.
We also offer affordable term, whole, and universal life insurance policy services to
residents of the following Connecticut counties and cities: Fairfield County,
Stamford, Norwalk, Greenwich, Darien, Riverside, Belltown, Springdale, Round Hill,
Old Greenwich, East Norwalk, New Canaan, Glenville, Byram, Cos Cob, Mianus,
North Stamford, Glenbrook, Wilton, Weston, Long Ridge, Noroton, West Norwalk,
Westport, High Ridge, Southport, North Wilton, Winnipauk, Cannondale, Turn of
River, South Wilton, Lyons Plains, Georgetown, Ridgefield, Branchville, Redding,
Topstone, Ridgebury, Redding Ridge, Branchville, Dodgingtown, West Redding,
Titicus, Hattertown, Bethel, Danbury, New Fairfield, Newtown, Hawleyville, Botsford,
Monroe, Bridgeport, Stepney, Shelton, Huntington, Upper Stepney, Long Hill,
Trumbull, Stratford, Easton, Fairfield, Greenfield Hill, Stratfield, Nichols, Oronoque,
Rivercliff, Devon, Lordship, and East Bridgeport, and New Haven, CT.
Life Insurance Policies (New York also CT & NJ)
Using the strength and experience of our life insurance
markets we offer affordable term life, whole life, and
universal life insurance policies.
Click on one below to learn more!
Click on the link below to fill out a quote request form for a term life
insurance policy that will provide excellent life insurance coverage at an
affordable cost. Or speak with our Life Insurance agent specialist toll free
at 1-800-498-1819 to discuss the policy features in more detail.
(New York - Connecticut - New Jersey)
(New York - Connecticut - New Jersey)
A flexible premium policy that combines protection against premature death
with a savings account that typically earns a money market rate of interest.
A universal life insurance policy is a combination of term life insurance
protection with the cash savings value of whole life insurance. Interest rates
paid on the cash value are typically higher than with whole life insurance
because they tend to follow the markets.

Premiums for universal life insurance policies can be paid in a lump sum,
annually, or anywhere in between. Interest on the cash value is usually
guaranteed, but will vary according to the investment performance. Each
month deductions are made from the cash value fund to support the costs of
the insurance protection. As long as the cash value is substantial enough to
maintain the monthly costs, the policy will remain in force. Typically the death
benefit reduces in proportion to the increase in cash value, thus causing a level
death benefit.
Variable Universal Life
Combines the growth potential of stocks with a guaranteed death benefit. It allows
premiums to be paid, reduced, or even skipped at any time, and the contract will not
lapse as long as sufficient cash value is available. The cash value fund can be split
between different investment mediums, such as bond funds, stocks, and money
markets. It's interest-sensitive and allows for an adjustable death benefit.

Click on the link below to fill out a quote request form for a universal life
insurance policy that will provide excellent life insurance coverage at an
affordable cost. Or speak with our Life Insurance agent specialist toll free
at 1-800-498-1819 to discuss the features in more detail.
(New York - Connecticut - New Jersey)
Universal Life Insurance Policy Information