Military Insurance, Life, Health, Disaster, Renter, Auto, Homeowner

Insurance

Life. Health. Disaster. Renter. Auto. Homeowner. The sheer number of insurance options available can be overwhelming. Which do you need? Which should you skip? Are there military-only deals out there? Find out answers to those questions and more here.

Can you master disaster?
Imagine a disaster like Hurricane Katrina. Now figure out all the ways something like that could affect you. Your home; your car; even your life -- all could be in harm's way.
SGLI basics: What you need to know
Active-duty service members automatically are insured for $400,000 under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program.
Long-term care meets daily needs
Health insurance covers a lot of things, but don't count on it if you find yourself needing long-term care at home or a nursing home.
Update your home inventory before loss
A disaster doesn't have to be on the scale of Hurricane Katrina to make you wonder whether your homeowner's policy will fix your roof or even rebuild your house.
Payments ease burden for injured troops
When Ed Salau got his traumatic injury insurance payment of $50,000 in late December 2005, the first thing he did was pay off his credit card debt. After he lost his left leg in Iraq in November...
Renter's policies protect against damage, crime
While you may not own a house, you do own a home -- all those furnishings and personal belongings that make up your life's possessions.
Troops get auto rate breaks
Serving in the military is a little like being left-handed. It seems that many products and services are created first for the civilian world, then tweaked for the military as an afterthought.
Contact info
For more information on insurance benefits available to military members, check with these groups:
Survivors’ struggle
Lillian Rentschler has a message for service members deploying to war: Make sure your young children will be cared for if you die.

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