Top Three Tips to Managing Your Insurance Policies
Saturday, December 31st, 2011If you are like many middle-aged Americans, you probably have a house, a couple cars, maybe even a summer cabin and a boat. Hopefully you have a life insurance policy or two as well. Don’t let them overwhelm you, managing them can take a few steps to organize and then you will be well on your way to a simple system of updating each renewal.
1. Organize all your policy renewals, declarations, and jackets in one location in your home files.
• When your new renewals come in, just replace the old one. There isn’t a need to keep more than a year’s worth of declarations.
• If you haven’t already, check around to see if you can bundle the bulk of your policies with one company. You may save some money while streamlining your files.
• Once you find a good company to house the majority of your policies, cultivate a relationship with a good local agent. They are great resources.
2. Keep an electronic copy of each policy on file on your computer.
• It’s a good idea to keep a back up on a jump drive or external hard drive as well.
• Make sure your spouse, partner, significant other, or other important family members know where to access your files in case of emergency.
3. Sign up to manage your policies online.
• This is especially helpful when you have multiple policies with one company, you can have easy access to most of your information online in one place.
• Make sure you put your username and password or other relevant sign in information in your files and make sure your beneficiaries know where to find it if they need to access it.
These few steps can provide you with years of easy updating to your policies with all your information in one place…with a couple backups for security. Having multiple policies doesn’t have to make your life complicated.












