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Checking out life insurance

Times Staff Writer
Published June 15, 2003

To get information and quotes:

www.life-line.org or call 202 464-5000, ext. 109 for the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education

www.acli.com American Council of Life Insurance

www.quotesmith.com

www.quickquote.com

www.insweb.com

www.accuqote.com

To check a company's status with regulators:

Florida Department of Financial Services, 800 342-2762 or www.fldfs.com

National Association of Insurance Commissioners (www.naic.org)

To check a company's credit rating:

A.M. Best (www.ambest.com)

Moodys (www.moodys.com)

Standard & Poor's info.insure.com/ratings/ and (www.standardandpoors.com)

Fitch Ratings info.insure.com/ratings and (www.fitchratings.com)

Weiss Ratings (www.weissratings.com)

To find a financial adviser:

Financial Planning Association, 800 322-4237 or www.fpanet.org

National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, toll-free 1-888-333-6659 or www.napfa.org

National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, toll-free 1-877-866-2432 or www.naifa.org

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, toll-free 1-888-237-6275 or www.cfp.net to check a CFP's disciplinary record.

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