Questions and Answers on Life Insurance: The Life Insurance Toolbox [Paperback]

Anthony Steuer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 29, 2004

Questions and Answers on Life Insurance is an extremely useful and one of a kind resource for anyone looking for a simple way to understand life insurance. It covers all the basics and the advanced information that you need to know. And all this in a format where can go directly to the information you need without having to sort through information you're not looking for.

Author Tony Steuer brings 17 years of experience in the life insurance. During this time Tony has guided clients with purchasing their life insurance and the ongoing maintenance of policies. He has also worked with professional advisors on reviewing their client's policies and determining needs. Tony has helped to keep client's, where possible, from unpleasant surprises. Questions and Answers on Life Insurance covers:

Life Insurance Needs Planning

Keeping your policy in force

Company Evaluations

Pitfalls to look out for

Questions and Answers on Life Insurance is a valuable resource for anyone involved with a life insurance policy. It helps makes a complex financial product understandable for consumers as well as financial advisors.

Editorial Reviews

Review

An easy-to-use life-insurance guidebook. Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) Steuer notes that life insurance is "one of the least exciting topics to think about," and here he offers a painless reference book to that gray world. The format of the book, framed as answers to frequently--and not-so-frequently--asked questions, will help readers make informed decisions about what kind of life insurance to purchase and how to monitor your holdings to avoid any nasty surprises down the road. Read in its entirety, the book provides a deep-immersion course (this exhaustive resource is certainly dense) on all aspects of the subject. But it's also helpful in addressing the quandary of the moment, from something as basic as whether or not to buy term or permanent insurance to the material knowledge that can be gleaned from insurance regulatory information reports. Steuer lays out pros and cons, demonstrates how you can use mathematical calculations to arrive at a plan that best suits you, brings needs-analysis into play and tenders an array of quick facts that help put issues into perspective. Though the sentences are often halting and poorly constructed--"It stems from the old principle that if a villager's house burned down, and then the other villagers would help to rebuild the house"--the information is solid. Steuer's premise is economic commonsense--when laying out tens of thousands of dollars, it's good to know what you're buying--and his guidance is valuable. -- Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Anthony Steuer is the Life Insurance Answer Man and is your #1 “go to guy” on all life insurance issues. A trusted and licensed expert specializing in the analysis of life insurance products and due care review he provides valuable advice to a range of clients that include individuals, attorneys, CPAs, investment counselors, professional advisors and trust officers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 486 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (July 29, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059532147X
• ISBN-13: 978-0595321476
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,520,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #99 in Books > Business & Investing > Industries & Professions > Insurance > Life

More About the Author

Tony Steuer is an author, speaker and life insurance advocate and has been in the life insurance industry for over 20 years. Tony is also a member of the California Department of Insurance Curriculum Board as appointed by the Insurance Commissioner.

Questions and Answers on Life Insurance has been named by Forbes as 1 of 9 great investment books worth reading. Questions and Anwsers on Life Insurance was also the recipient of the 2011 Excellence In Financial Literacy Award (Risk Management) awarded by the Institute for Financial Literacy.

Tony is a frequent speaker and media contact for print, online & radio.

Tony earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance degree from California State University at Chico.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life Insurance- Useful for the consumer and practitioner, February 8, 2005

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Barry Vokes (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Questions and Answers on Life Insurance: The Life Insurance Toolbox (Paperback)

This is quite a useful reference both for the financial services professional and for the layperson with specific questions about life insurance. The question and answer format, user-friendly table of contents and reference tables make it easy to find the answers you are seeking. The writing is clear and easily understood. Life insurance industry jargon is explained in plain English.

The book begins with the basics and moves on to progressively more complex questions. It delves into the minutiae without becoming tedious.

It is comprehensive, covering most anything you might want - or not want- to know about life insurance. Most readers will use the book to answer specific questions, but it is well enough organized to serve as a textbook for those interested in the complex field of life insurance.

Overall, an excellent effort and worth the money.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative Book On Life Insurance, January 26, 2007

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Jacob D. Zollett (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Questions and Answers on Life Insurance: The Life Insurance Toolbox (Paperback)

I found this book to be very thorough, covering many important topics regarding life insurance. This book is very consumer friendly, as well as informative to a seasoned professional. There does not seem to be very much on the topic of life insurance in the marketplace and it is refreshing to see Mr. Steuer tackle these issues in a consumer friendly manner. I would be more than happy to recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about the life insurance industry. Many books are written on how to accumulate assets/wealth. More books, like this one, should tackle the issues of protecting financial assets.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have For Your Reference Library, February 20, 2007

By 

Joyce Yee (San Bruno, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Questions and Answers on Life Insurance: The Life Insurance Toolbox (Paperback)

Thank You, Mr. Steuer! I can now understand the mysterious world of life insurance and why it's so important to be insured. Q&A on Life Insurance was written just for you and me in language that is simple and easy to understand. The best part, it's a non-biased reference without the sales pitch.

I appreciate the easy to find answers. I don't have to dig through pages of information to find what I need. Readers will also appreciate that Mr. Steuer has taken the time to de-code and decipher traditional life insurance lingo. His book is filled with many useful definitions. I had several "ah-ha" moments myself.

A definite MUST-HAVE for your private reference collection.