Helen P Hunter

Helen P Hunter

May 24, 2024 | New York Law Journal

'Buy and Shelve': A Deadly Strategy for Life Insurance

Corporations typically have risk management departments that stay on top of their coverage portfolios, but individual policyholders all too often purchase policies and simply file them away in the apparent hope that the mere act of buying coverage serves as a hedge against ever needing it. This is the "buy and shelve" approach to insurance. And, while it's never a good strategy, it is particularly dangerous in the context of life insurance.

By Christopher C. Loeber and Helen P. Hunter

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