The Alumni Insurance Program Blog

Life Insurance From Your Employer Usually Isn’t Enough

Life insurance from your employer is a valued benefit for millions of American workers. Employer life insurance is a form of group life insurance that’s offered to you and your coworkers. It’s typically a set dollar amount at smaller companies and a multiple of your salary at larger companies. The... Read more →

The Grandparent Scam and How to Prevent it

Scams that intentionally seek out and victimize seniors continue to be a nationwide problem. The elderly have long been targeted due to an assumed lack of knowledge about technology and ample access to financial resources. Scammers also consider the elderly to be less likely to ask for help or prosecute,... Read more →

Your Guide to Confusing Benefit Terms During Open Enrollment

Your company’s open enrollment season has arrived, and you only have a certain amount of time to choose or change your employee benefit selections for you and your family. Benefits can be complicated, with legal terms and jargon that aren’t always easy to understand or remember each year. Here are... Read more →

16 Commonly Misunderstood Insurance Words

Underwriting, premiums, contestability period—terms like these can make insurance words seem like a foreign language. Fortunately, a good insurance professional can help you make sense of it all. So can the definitions below. Read on to understand some commonly misunderstood insurance words. 16 Commonly Misunderstood Insurance Words Accelerated death benefit:... Read more →

10 Ways to Get More Affordable Life Insurance

Many people are looking to trim expenses during these uncertain times. Perhaps life insurance is one area where you’re looking to economize. If so, the good news is that there are quite a few ways to get affordable life insurance. (Or to save on the coverage you already have.) Before... Read more →