Term life insurance
Term life insurance provides life insurance coverage for a specific time period (the term). It is often referred to as pure insurance. The face amount of the policy is paid if you die during the te

Life insurance: Is term life always enough?
Most families are better off buying cheap, straightforward term insurance, but there are situations where universal or whole life policies make sense.

Genworth Surges as Insurer Swings to Profit: New York Mover
Genworth Financial Inc., the mortgage guarantor and life insurer, posted the biggest gain in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index after swinging to a fourth-quarter profit on fewer claims tied to delinquent borrowers.

Life insurance for kids: Long term benefits come from early investment
(ARA) - Being protective goes hand-in-hand with being a parent. From hand sanitizer gel to bike helmets to high-tech car seats, moms and dads will go to the ends of the earth to keep their little ones safe, sound and happy.

Fannie Mae and a Zillion Small Mortgage Abuses
The real problem with the mortage crisis wasn't its enormity, but how routine the whole thing was, an accumulation of small abuses in a system designed to overlook them, or at least totally unequipped to catch them. This piece by the New York Times's Gretchen Morgenson shines a light on this problem, which is one reason - maybe the main one - why the mortgage mess persists, and resists all ...