Posts Tagged ‘credit’

Protection Insurance

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UK Loan Protection Insurance Can Protect Your Repayments If You Should Come Out Of Work

If you have monthly loan repayments to make then you could be left with a serious struggle of where to find the money if you were to come out of work due to an accident, sickness or through unemployment such as redundancy. UK loan protection insurance can help to protect your loan repayments if you should come out of work, but it does have to be given some very serious consideration as it isn’t a suitable product for all circumstances due to the exclusions within it.

UK loan protection insurance would begin to payout once you had been out of work for a defined period of time and this can vary from provider to provider. Cover can begin to payout from the 31st day of being out of work but it can be as much as the 90th day. However the majority of UK loan protection insurance policies are backdated to day one. Once the policy has kicked in it would continue to give you the money to meet your loan repayments and keep you out of debt for up to 12 months and with some providers for up to 24 months.

There are exclusions in all UK loan protection insurance policies that could mean the cover wouldn’t be suitable for your circumstances and these are usually found in the small print of a policy. It is essential that you read the small print and the key facts and if you go with a standalone provider you are more than likely given access to these. Some of the most common reasons which could stop you from making a claim on your UK loan protection insurance include suffering from an illness at the time of taking out the policy, being of retirement age or only being in part time work.

UK loan protection insurance has been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons when the Financial Services Authority began investigating the sector in 2005 following a super complaint by the Citizens Advice to the Office of Fair Trading. Fines were handed out to several high street names and then the sector was referred to the Competition Commission. They are currently conducting an in-depth review of the sector which is expected to reach conclusion in February 2009.

While still being under the watchful eye of the FSA the recent investigation which has focused on mystery shopping has revealed that some UK loan protection insurance cover is still being sold without being understood and the FSA will hand out fines now to the Chief Executives of those firms found to not have the consumer’s best interest at heart.

For now if you want UK loan protection insurance then stick with a standalone provider to make sure that you get the cheapest premiums and the correct advice needed to ensure that the product is suitable for your circumstances.

Genworth Life Selected by the State of Kansas to Provide Group Long Term Care Insurance to Employees and Retirees
Genworth Life Insurance Company today announced a new relationship with the State of Kansas to provide long term care insurance for the Kansas State Employee Health Benefits Plan long term care insurance program.

Security Insurance

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Insurance Haters Anonymous

Hello, my name is Chris, and I hate insurance. My father hated insurance before me, and for all I know his father before him. More…Kind of a family tradition I suppose. I have insurance for my home, insurance for my car, insurance for my life, insurance for my boat, insurance for my kids, insurance for my health, insurance for my teeth, insurance for my prescriptions, insurance for my bank loans, and insurance for when I travel. Wow! It’s a wonder, I don’t have insurance for my insurance. Don’t laugh, I’m sure I heard somewhere that there is an insurance company that insures other insurance companies. Someone must be making a killing off of all this. The only insurance I don’t have these days, is pet insurance. Only because we don’t have a pet, and the kids are lobbying hard on that front.

Why Do We Hate Insurance So?

Everyone hates insurance, because it always feels like we never get anything in return for it. Normally, when I buy something, I get to walk out the door with it, or hear it, or see it, or just plain enjoy it. Insurance does none of that. It certainly seems like a pretty one sided deal. “Thank you for the cheque Mr Campbell. Oh, and just to be sure, we’ll be taking a little more next month, and the month after and the month after that. Have a nice day.” Great I think. And do I get to enjoy anything for writing all those cheques. Nope, but don’t worry your very securely insured now. I cringe just thinking about how much I’ve spent on insurance over the years. And, feel even worse when I think how little the insurance companies have actually paid out to me. In hindsight, it seems like just a really bad investment. I feel like I’ve been buying stock in all these crappy companies over the years that just keep going bankrupt. The biggest scam of all, is that most people who buy insurance, are paranoid to actually file an insurance claim, because their rates will skyrocket. Not to mention that all those previously oh-so-friendly insurance company employees treat you like a leper, who just ran over their puppy three times, and stole all their kids halloween candy.

What Is Your Deepest Fear?

We all want guarantees, we all want to know everything is going to be alright. We hope that things remain status quo, and their are no major disruptions in our lives. That’s what insurance buys. Peace of mind. Protection from the unknown. Salvation from disaster. And when it works, that’s great. Insurance is kind of a socialist sort of thing. Everybody chips in a little bit to protect the unfortunate. And that’s good. I do feel better, if I think of my insurance premiums saving someone else from a life altering disaster. And the optimist in me believes that is what truly happens most of the time. It’s when insurance companies refuse to pay out for people that really need it, the irks me the most. Especially when it’s done just to line the pockets of shareholders and greedy CEO’s. That’s really not what insurance is for. So, be smart with your insurance purchases, and remember, we’re all in this together.

what is the difference between Social Security and National Insurance numbers?

For anyone who has lived in both the UK and America, I was just wondering if there was a difference between these two numbers or if they are the same thing, just with a different name.

Yes they are the same thing just a different name.

Legal Statute Of Limitations

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Probate Statute of Limitations in Minnesota Governs the Probate Court

Are you considering a probate? Normally a probate is considered when a person dies and leaves behind a will. The job of the probate court is to ensure that the beneficiaries or the heirs get their share as mentioned in the will. Even if the decedent has not left behind a will, the probate court will take matters into their hands and select a personal representative to take care of the decedent’s estate till the probate proceedings are over. The probate court is bound by the probate statute of limitations in Minnesota and has to follow every rule mentioned there.

There are cases where it can be seen that the estate is insolvent and in such cases problems can arise. The most common scenario though is that the estate is solvent and the heirs or the successors have given their consent for waiving the probate statute of limitations in Minnesota defense. In such a scenario, no claim will be paid or allowed if the statute of limitations Minnesota has declared such a clause at the time of a decedent’s death. 

According to the probate statute of limitations Minnesota there can be several clauses like:

There are certain claims that can arise after the death of a person: Unless it has been barred earlier by some other statute of limitations Minnesota, most of the claims that will arise at the death of a person or even after will be barred against the Estate, Personal Representative, as well as the beneficiaries or heirs unless it is presented within a time period of four months since the time of the claim.  If a claim arises after the death of a person based on specific contracts with a Personal Representative then it should be presented within a period of 4 months after performance by a personal representative is due.  If there are any other types of claims that arise after the decedent’s death then it has to be presented within a period of four months from the time the claim was made. Here are some important pointers that will help you understand the process better:

According to the probate statute of limitations Minnesota:

Creditors have to present their claims within a period of four months since the date of the first publication released by the court administrator and the time a notice was sent to the creditors in a legal newspaper.

Those creditors who have got a copy of the notice sent by the court administrator will need to present all their claims within a stipulated time that should not be later than

a) 4 months from the date when the first publication of notice was sent to the creditors

b) After a period of one month since the funeral service

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Doug Gladstone loves baseball. The Clifton Park resident likes doing what he can to right a wrong.

Legal Protection Car Insurance

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Comprehensive Car Insurance – How to Get the Best Rate

Looking for comprehensive car insurance? Here’s how to get the best rate with a top company.

Comprehensive Car Insurance

Comprehensive car insurance coverage pays to repair your car when it’s damaged by anything other than a collision. This includes damage caused by vandalism, theft, fire, flooding, hail, or hitting an animal.

To lower your car insurance premium, increase your comprehensive deductible up to an amount you can afford to pay. Increasing it from $250 to $1,000 can save you up to 20% on your yearly premium. This also prevents you from filing too many claims which can cause your insurer to cancel your policy.

Other Coverages

Bodily injury liability coverage – This coverage is required in most sates. It covers you if you injure or kill someone else while driving your car, and pays your legal fees of they sue you. You should have enough liability coverage to protect your assets in the event of a lawsuit.

Personal injury protection – This coverage pays you and your passenger’s medical expenses when you’re involved in an accident. It also covers you if you’re walking or riding a bicycle. You may not need this coverage if you have medical insurance.

Collision coverage – This coverage pays to repair your car when it’s been damaged in an accident, no matter whose fault it was, or damaged by an object. To lower your premium, raise your collision deductible up to an amount you feel comfortable with. Increasing it from $250 to $1,000 can save you up to 25%. If you drive an older car you may want to drop this coverage altogether, especially if your car is worth less than the amount of your premium plus your deductible.

Uninsured motorist coverage – This coverage pays for damages to you, your passengers, and your car caused by an uninsured, underinsured, or hit-and-run driver. Because more than 15% of the population drives without insurance coverage, and hit-and-run accidents are on the rise, this is good coverage to have, even if you live in a no-fault insurance state.

Get the Best Rate on Car Insurance

Getting the best rate on car insurance is simply a matter of comparing rates from a number of different companies.

Visit http://www.LowerRateQuotes.com or click on the following link to get cheap car insurance rate quotes from top-rated companies and see how much you can save. You can get more insurance tips in their Articles section.

About the Author

The author, Brian Stevens, is a former insurance agent and financial consultant who has written extensively on comprehensive car insurance.

car insurance and legal protection?

is it worth buying the legal protection that comes as an extra with car insurnce? you pay approx £29 on top of youre insurance and if theres a claim then a solicetor represents you…

It’s a waste of money, but never expect your insurance company will be as helpful as you might hope.
If it ever came to the crunch you get a decent solicitor. Insurance companies are only interested in themselves, not you.

Litigation Credit

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Credit investigator calling me?

So I just checked my voicemail and it was some woman who said she was from the credit litigation service or something to that nature. She was calling about my stepdad. She said he commited fraud or fraudulent activity and had me listed as a reference. she said if I didnt call back i would face the legal consequesnce.
Can she even threaten me like that when i had Nothing to do with any of it. I dont even know what happened or what it is about. Can i be held responsible for someone else just because im a reference?

These are illegal threats. This “investigator” is just a debt collector with zero legal power who is trying to scare you.

How to stop collection agency harassment for a debt that is not yours.

You’re going to have to find out the name and address of the collection agencies(s) that are calling you. Send the collection agency a letter via Certified Mail + Return Receipt (do NOT use regular mail) stating:

Per the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, cease all communications with me about this debt. This is not my debt. Receipt of this letter is officially being time stamped via Certified Mail. I will pursue each subsequent phone call from your office with a $1,000 per incident penalty for Fair Debt Collection Practices Act violations
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To speed things up, fax this same letter to the collection agency. Free fax service at: http://www.myfax.com/free/

If they keep calling…next time they call, read the following statement:

Pursuant to state law, be advised that this phone call is being recorded. If you do not consent to being recorded, you need to terminate this call. Continuation of this phone call after officially being informed that it is being recorded implies consent to be recorded. This recording will be used to pursue Fair Debt Collection Law violations.

Credit Card Litigation | Lawsuits

Liability to Increase as Credit Crunch Grips

A research by Lloyd’s show that UK businesses could soon be faced with increased litigation challenges following the global credit crunch, which has created a future insurance liability crisis

The report warns that the credit crunch crisis means that the risk of liability insurance for businesses is a real and expensive matter if they do not face up to growing litigation issues.

In a new report ‘Directors in the Dock – is business facing a liability crisis?’ published by Lloyd’s in association with the Economist Intelligence Unit, businesses are urged to anticipate and prepare for future liability risks.

According to the study, directors are now concerned that businesses will soon be forced to spend more time dealing with litigation issues.

The study revealed that boards nationwide are affected by the global credit crunch crisis and increasingly feel challenged by growing litigation figures which are costly and time consuming.

It also shows that a growing number of business leaders are also concerned about the rise of a US style compensation culture in Europe and Asia and the liability fallout from the current instability in the financial markets.

It further mentions future employer liability issues that boards should be preparing for in the wake of credit crunch; including product recalls which the report says has now become a daily occurrence, rising 50% in Europe in the last year.

But the study’s most worrying revelation pointed at the sharp rise in shareholder activism and the fact that operating environments for businesses are becoming ever more complex.

Existing legislation such as the Corporate Manslaughter Act is not helping any business with regard to insurance liability claims and only increased the risks even further. Lloyd’s study argues that this has resulted in the repression of innovation and risk taking while increasing the price of products and services.

Lord Levene, chairman of Lloyd’s said: ‘Litigation is a leveller of modern businesses. No matter what their size, location or industry, all businesses are facing increasing liability risks. Product recalls are now a daily occurrence, rising 50% in Europe alone in the last year. Shareholder activism is on the rise and a complex operating environment and new legislation serves to increase risks further.’

He added: ‘An increase in litigation and the fear of potential liability issues is impacting customers through a rise in the cost of products and services and also stifling risk taking amongst boards who are missing out on new opportunities.’

‘At Lloyd’s we know that taking risks is part and parcel of doing business but our research shows that there are clear benefits to thinking differently about the liabilities they face and developing the right culture and structure to manage them more effectively.’

Lloyd’s research also found that over half of all business leaders believe that a US-style compensation culture is spreading at an alarming rate in both Europe and Asia. It also suggested that two thirds of European business leaders expect to spend more time on litigation-related issues over the next three years while 39% expect the growing risk of litigation to increase the cost of their products and services and stifle risk taking over the next three years.

Other findings show that boards most fear future liability issues arising from advances in technology; environmental damage; and corporate governance. The study points out that there is no escaping from the issues surrounding liability claims and that business will have to accept the change that has been brought by credit crunch.

It also found that two in three business leaders believe that the scale of liability claims arising from the credit crunch will exceed those resulting from the Dotcom crash. The report which thoroughly examined the rising litigation culture in the UK and US also included a global survey of over 180 board-level executives, supplemented by in-depth interviews.

Credit Litigation

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Power of Credit Vs. Spiritual Guidance/mambo Jumbo/advice/fortune Telling. 10/20/08

(Copyrighted)

Before I being telling you a very small portion of my recent incidents, allow me to share my belief.  I am not a religious person, although I attend churches, temple and used to go to mosques (years ago).  However, I believe in God.  Everyday, my trust in Him increases.  In simple words, there is not a day that I loudly do not announce, “God I Love you and my life is yours.”  “God you gave me life and my existence.  Every breath that I take, every move that I make, everything that I eat or drink and so much more, is either because you allow me to do so, you provide for me or you make it happen.”  It is all because I have seen Hell and life both in the past fifteen (15) years (BEYOND YOUR BELIEF).   I believe in a few old sayings:  “Love one another”, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” “Think right, do right and talk right.”  I also believe in the sayings: “Knowledge is wealth,” “More is lost by indecision than by bad decision”, “Ask and you shall receive,” and “Tomorrow is not promised to anyone.”  I use this last one sensibly and carefully as some people misunderstand its true meaning.

However, before you read the rest, I want you to understand that I am NOT bragging.  I am just sharing the true fact of established credit and how a good and long term established credit could make you credit invincible.

As much as I do not believe in fortune telling, palm reading, card or coffee reading concepts, once a while to just throw my money away, I would listen to the advice of friends and drive with them to a few of these places, listening to what the ”so called, spiritual readers” had to say.  It should read like this, “To my dismay, I had done this three times since 1994, when I was seeking for a way to see how I could turn my horrible life around, as described in my book “When I-RAN,” available to the public in four months.  Every time to my disappointment, I would lose a little money just listen to some nonsense that would never come true. Of course, you must understand that from 1994 through 2000, I was working on some large scaled business application/data storage software packages (for the laymen out there- large computer programs for multi-million dollar businesses).  I needed a sense of direction and was lost.  God was not answering me (or that I thought –He was not).  I guess I was expecting Him to come and squeeze & twist my ears and force me to listen.  I guess it is called knowledge and patience (that I was lacking and still am).

Anyway, for the past two years, due to my massive legal battles and … (read in the “When I-RAN” book), my former wife asked me to contact Sylvia Brown (the “so-called world renounced psychic”).  I asked my wife, how she learned about Sylvia.  She stated, “Through the Montel Show.”  Since I heard about Montel before (although I never listened to his programs), I decided to listen to his program when he had Sylvia on his show.  After a couple of times, I became doubtful as I could not understand how a person can tell a group of audience members what the after life or “other side” looks like.  Then, I understood.  No one actually knows what the after life is about, yet people are easily deceived.  Who knows?  I can have you hear anything you want and you would not know the difference anyway.  My wife persuaded me by stating that Sylvia helped law enforcement agencies to solve murder crimes.  Then I said, ”So the police departments do not need to invest millions of dollars and hire full time investigators –spend weeks, months or even years to solve a crime.  All they need to do is hire Sylvia and her son (Chris) to go around the country and let these two finger point the criminals and the cases would be solved so much easier and more efficiently.  This way millions of taxpayers’ dollars would be saved, the district Attorneys and the governors would look like angels, and would be happy to hold on to their jobs for life.”

For years, I believed that if the psychics had the ability to predict, then they all would be able to win the lottery all across this country (if not the globe) and did not need to read someone’s palm, card, a coffee cup or have a crystal ball.  See, it is easy to predict the unknowns and unpredictable, if you discipline yourself.  You may wonder how?  Then, read the book “When I-RAN.”   However, predicting someone else’s life or future, is a bit out of our hands, for those who believe in God, and is unusually suspicious when it comes to those who do not believe in God.

Anyway, as a result of my wife’s persistence, I agreed to blow away several hundred dollars by calling Sylvia Brown’s organizations. Of course, after a long recording and leaving several messages, I became frustrated and left an educated yet, frustrating message.  As a result, I received a phone call and was told that Sylvia’s schedule is booked six (6) to nine (9) months in advance and Chris’ is booked ahead about 3-4 months.

However, to have Sylvia read my life it requires the fee of $750.00 advanced payment of several months and for Chris, it requires payment of $450.00 several months ahead.  

The organization would not take any sort of payment but a credit card.  To my amusement, would you like to know why?  It is so that you would NOT be able to dispute the charge and that by the time the reading comes into the schedule, you would have no way to dispute as your time to dispute would have legally passed.

As a result of persistence, I authorized the charge of $450.00 since I needed to get a sense of direction for a couple of my legal issues.  

This was the result of Mr. Chris Brown’s reading:
He insisted that I must stop my litigations, as I would lose them all and I would be spending a lot of time and money for no reasons.  He even stated that I would be throwing good money after bad.  (MBNA/BOA wants to settle).

He said we do not have any health issues…. And even commented about my family’s…

He said that my finances would be on the up and up and I would not suffer and insisted that I had to continue with my real estate and that only work on my book writing as a hobby and not as a source of income.  Again, he emphasized that I must stop litigations.

He also told my wife, who had been recently demoted at her work, not to worry and in June she would be promoted and it would all workout best for her.  He persisted that there should be no need for litigation in that matter either.

He also suggested that our relationship, the severely damaged relationship, would workout as he even commented by saying, “You kids need to work it out and everything will be alright.”

He noted a few other things.

I guess God had His own agenda and did not like for me to place my life, future, or trust in the hands or mouths of a ”so called spiritual reader (a fortune teller).”

Let me describe what transpired immediately after the reading of February 29, 2008.  A week or so later, my investment account of many years with Ameritrade/Accutrade was liquidated as a result of repeated errors of Accutrade and its representatives’ belligerence, ignorance and stubbornness.  I was placed into foreclosure by SunTrust bank shortly thereafter and came to a point in life that I, who never stutters in speaking, practically lost my sense of speech to the point that a friend came to my house baby sitting me, making certain that nothing would happen to me.

Not long thereafter, my aunt who raised me since the age of four, died and three weeks later my mom, who I lacked seeing so much and missed spending time with, died in a horrible car crash.   

Yet this is October 19, 2008 as I am writing this, my wife is still at the same demoted position, and we live in separate houses because “we kids could not work it out.”

Then, I realized that I was right all along.  No one knows anything about my life other than the God who created me.  The knowledge and ability He gave me is what makes or breaks me and it is not what a ”so called fortune teller” tells me.  God gave me several paths to choose, and I must choose one that would be most desirable and fulfilling to me.  Although from time to time, just like any other human being, I may scream and say, “GOD, WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME?”  Then, I realize, he put water, fire, hills and cliffs in front of me, told me the differences and showed me what will happen if I choose each.  I did not want to listen and decided to hug the fire and jump off the cliff.

I further realized that I could become credit invincible under His guidance.  Allow me to explain this part.

Immediately after having a foreclosure by SunTrust Mortgage Department along with a series of +150 days late payment, a late payment by another creditor and also being involved in a litigation with MBNA/Bank of America due to a “Charge Off” all on my credit reports, I was able to buy several expensive, new, or almost new vehicles ALL in a matter of less than seven months.  Guess how good my credit was that all these negative impacts (describe above) had little to no impact on my buying power?  You may say, “Okay, so what, you are suffering from high interest rates.”  Yes, you are right.  My interest rates on these vehicles are—are you ready to read…?

1.    A truck of $25,000.00 that has a rate of 4.9%,
2.    A fully loaded Avalanche of $48,000.00 that has a rate of 5.5%,
3.    A Porsche Cayenne that has an interest rate of 0.99%  (using a credit card),
4.    A fully loaded Silverado 2500 that has an interest rate of 5.75%, and
5.    An Infiniti M series at a rate of 1.99% at a price over 50 is my most recent purchase.
I have all these vehicles and am making payments on all.  

Now, let’s see if you understand what I am trying to say.  In a matter of a few months in 2008, I have all of these on my credit report along with massive credit card limits;

1.    I received a recent foreclosure and several 150+ day late payments for one mortgage loan; (soon to file action against)
2.    I received a recent late payment on another loan;
3.    I also had a credit card “Charge Off” of an amount -almost $14,000.00;
4.    I Bought my first vehicle and still had enough credit and buying power to buy the second vehicle;
5.    Negotiate, paid, bought and repaired a house for soon to be Ex,
6.    Still had buying power and credit left to buy the third vehicle;
7.    Have a judgment on my credit file; because, I was mourning the death of two mothers back to back, fighting a wife, negotiating, transacting and fixing a house for a wife; therefore, I forgot I had another life.
8.    Bought another house (not Ex) using a credit card along with small line of credit;
9.    Still had buying power to buy the fourth one;
10.    Still had credit to buy yet another.
11.    And am still fighting.

If you still did not get the message, it means every time you get a loan, that loan and purchase reduces your chances of making the next purchase.  Each new purchase/loan must be settled and remain on your credit report for at minimum six (6) months for it to create any positive impact.  This means, any new loan will drop your credit score for the first six months, as it is NOT an established account.  Now, if your overall credit history is not a long terms history of 5 years or more, a new loan will take even up to a year to become a positive impact.

Do I need to continue or did you get the picture?

Do you want to answer me about my questions of which do I believe- the power of credit or power of spiritual readers/fortune tellers?

Any questions?  Go to Q & A of http://www.MasterCreditRepair.net, read and post.  Go to the “Comment” page and post your story or comment.  Your information will remain confidential.  Join my membership club (coming soon).

With love and best wishes for all

Mike Samadi

Some companies may go too far in screening job seekers for prior convictions, credit history
WASHINGTON – Companies using criminal records or bad credit reports to screen out job applicants might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws as the government steps up scrutiny of hiring policies that can hurt blacks and Hispanics.