How Index-Linked Annuity Interest Crediting Works

One-Year Monthly Point-to-Point The monthly point-to-point index change is determined by subtracting the prior month’s index value from current month’s index value and dividing it by the prior month’sindex value. If this results in a positive monthly point-to-point index change and is not more than the declared cap, then it is used as the capped … Read more

Different Types of Health Insurance in California

Whether you buy group or individual health insurance in California, the options you have regarding the different types of health insurance are generally the same. In some groups you can even choose from available plans. These different types are traditional health insurance, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), and preferred provider organizations (PPOs). California goes beyond the … Read more

Critical Illness Needn’t Hurt Your Bank Account, Too

In the time it takes you to read this sentence, the bills from a critical illness may have forced yet another American to file for bankruptcy. It could be as a result of their own illness or a loved one’s, but the result’s the same: Half of all bankruptcies are due to serious illness, according … Read more