The insurance company where he holds the policy shoulders the responsibility of paying of the medical bills. So the insurance companies always encourage the policy holders to shop for insurances that cover the maximum and not stick the minimum amount that state has passed.

Prerequisites for minimum Illinois car insurance

Do you want drive around without Illinois auto insurance? Even if you want you cannot. You will only end up getting into bigger and bigger troubles. The minimum liability coverage insurance that you want to purchase should be 20/40/15. This in detail implies that every driver should hold $15,000 policy for property damages, $20,000 policy for individual coverage and last but not the least $50,000 policy for all persons.

Apart from these Illinois auto insurance policies it offers uninsured motorist bodily injury coverage. This requires a minimum amount of $20,000 per person and $40,000 for all those who are involved in the accident. This is a boon to all those drivers who are driving without carrying insurance. The uninsured motorist bodily injury protection provides basic features like safeguarding drivers against those who are carrying any insurance during the time of the accident.

In case you wish to purchase a higher limit insurance policy for your underinsured motorist protection the advantage is that the difference in amount between the liability coverage of the at-fault driver and uninsured motorist bodily injured liability is paid by them.

Apart from the above means of protecting yourself there are other coverage systems called as Collision and Comprehensive coverage. The Comprehensive coverage is applicable when you lose your vehicle or its contents. Whereas on the other hand when it comes to collision coverage can be used when your vehicle has any type of collision or damage.

The Illinois car insurance rates are calculated using specific formulas to figure out how much it costs to provide every driver in Illinois. It is then influenced by other factors like type of vehicle, age, marital status, location, driving record and many more. In addition to these the lawsuit settlements are also considered for calculating the insurance rates.

In case you are shopping for Illinois auto insurance ensure that you gather enough information about it. Try getting quotes from multiple agents and make a comparative study.

Be well informed about the limitations about each insurance policy as you may end up shelling more money as premiums. You do not have to stick to the minimums specified by the state law. They are just minimums. Insurance agents encourage policy holders to opt for higher limit policies so that they get the maximum coverage.

After all you are investing money in protecting your vehicle and most important your life. So do not limit yourself and shop for the highest Illinois auto insurance coverage which are in the affordable range by you.

It is now very easy to get access to quality information; thanks to the internet. The best place to find affordable car insurance quotes is on the Internet. Get Illinois auto insurance comparison that can save you lots of time and money. Get easy car insurance comparison.
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Keyword-Rich Domain Names

By Jill Whalen - 6/27/2002

The myth of using keyword-rich domains for SEO purposes has been perpetuated for way too long, and quite frankly I'm tired of seeing it written about as if it's an all-important SEO factor.

See for Yourself

Perform some searches in any spidering search engine and sure, you may very well find keyword-rich domains in the top spots. But upon closer inspection, you'll see that the same keywords are also in the Title tags of those sites. Title tags *are* very important to high rankings; I daresay that they're as important as body copy. Many see the keyword-rich domain name, and assume that's what is causing the high ranking. Yet it's much more likely that the high ranking is a direct result of the Title tag and/or the body text, along with the other usual SEO suspects.

Look at the Links

And let's not forget about off-the-page criteria. The reason why some sites are in the top of the results isn't always readily apparent by just looking at the site in question. Some rank highly simply because there are keywords in the hyperlinks pointing to the site. Google is especially susceptible to this phenomenon, which has been dubbed "Google Bombing" in the Web Blog world. If enough sites link to a site using the specific keyword phrase in the hyperlink, it can have a dramatic effect on rankings. David Gallagher recently interviewed me for his Business 2.0 article entitled "Top of the Heap," where he wrote about his quest to become the number-one site in Google for the phrase "David Gallagher." All he did was ask everyone who read his Web Blog to link to his site using his name in the hyperlink. Once the "Google Dance" for that month was finished, he was number one!

And no, his site does not have "David Gallagher" in the domain name. (As an aside, the sites he was up against were fan sites for the actor David Gallagher from the TV show "Seventh Heaven." You can read David's article -- and my quotes -- in the July 2002 Business 2.0 print magazine.)

What About Directories?

With directories such as Yahoo!, it may appear as if keywords in the domain name make a big difference to rankings. After all, the directories are not spidering the words on your pages and don't have much to go on to determine your position. But you know what? My very unscientific research shows that in actuality, keywords in the Yahoo! title are the more likely reason for top rankings. Remember, those that purchase keyword-rich domain names very often name their site the same thing as their domain name, and submit that phrase to Yahoo! as their title. For instance, a site with the domain of keyword-domains-r-us.com would probably be titled, "Keyword Domains R Us." As with the spidering engines, the words in the title are likely to be what's boosting those sites in the Yahoo! results, not the domain name.

What the Engines Say

Just to be sure I wasn't leading you down the wrong path, I asked Tom Wilde, General Manager of Search Services at Lycos, if domain names factored into their ranking algorithm. He told me that they are a factor in the Lycos algorithm, but since they're so open to being abused, they're a very small factor. He confirmed that the Title tag and the body text copy were given much more weight than the domain name. However, for those of you who just don't feel comfortable unless you have keywords in your domain name, Tom did tell me that using a hyphen between the keywords would be your best bet for getting them recognized as separate words.

Don't Worry About It

Since I've optimized hundreds of sites without ever purchasing keyword-rich domain names (and always get high rankings), I'm sticking with my "don't worry about it" stance! Like the Meta keyword tag, domain names are definitely not something to obsess over. I recommend purchasing the domain names that work best for branding reasons. To me, YourCompany.com name makes a whole lot more sense than your-keywords-here-so-you-can-rank-high.com, no matter how you slice it!

Contact Jill Whalen by e-mail at

jill@highrankings.com, or by phone at 508-309-3037

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A certificate of insurance is verification from the insuring company that coverage under certain circumstances exists. It will include the type of coverage, the dates the policy is effective, and the monetary value available for a claim. Commercial industries that are required to carry insurance need to be able to trust that the certificate they receive is reliable. In a case of inspection, accident, or claim, the certificate and coverage must be accurate and adequate. It

Some of the major items that must be known in order to recommend a particular Single Premium Deferred Annuity (SPDA):

Issuing Company. As with all policies, the rating of the issuing company must be taken into consideration. If an agent recommends a policy from a particular company that eventually is taken over by a regulatory agency because of financial difficulties, at the very least the professional reputation of the agent will be hurt, perhaps irreparable.

How Many SPDAs Does the Company Offer? If the company has several types of SPDAs, it certainly behooves the agent to find out what the difference is between the products. It may be possible to offer the applicant a wider choice with the same insurer - which may be the best or most financial secure company.

Minimum Premium for the Plan. This can range from $5,000 upwards to $50,000, most being in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. One would not be wise to offer an annuity with a minimum premium of $25,000 when the applicant only has $10,000 to invest in an annuity.

Maximum Issue Age and Maximum Annuitization Age. This can range from 80 to 95 issue age, and age 85 to 99 to indefinite for Annuitization age. For an elderly (very) person, this can be very important. Remember that many elderly applicants for SPDAs that can afford a sizeable premium, probably also have excellent attorneys in case the annuity does not perform as expected./

Current Interest Rate. The current interest rate jumps all over the place - in early 2004, for example, among the largest writers of SPDAs, the current rates ranged from 4.25% to 10.48%. The highest interest rate may not be the only criteria that matters, but it certainly is important. Clients usually want the 'biggest bang for the buck' or why they don't have it.

Bonus Included in the Interest Rate? Again, this ranges from 0% to 7%. One might surmise that the companies with the highest bonus would have the lowest interest rate - but that is not necessarily true. For instance, a company with the 10.48% current interest rate, has a bonus of 7%. Proves again, the agent must be familiar with the contract.

Minimum Interest Guarantee. Ranges from 1.5% to 4.7%. Some may ask if that has any relation to the Bonus or Current interest rate. Maybe. For instance, the company offering the 10.48% current interest rate and bonus of 7% has a minimum guarantee of 1.5%.

Initial Rate SPDA Paid on New Policies and Interest Rate Credited to SPDAs Over the Past Five Years. This information is important because the prospective annuity purchaser may want to know exactly what had others gotten in recent years. The agent must be prepared for this, as everyone knows that interest rates have plummeted recently and it is so very difficult to predict what interest rates will do in the future. Really not apropos to anything, but interestingly, the initial rate over the past 5 years have run from 'Not Applicable' (obviously) to as high as 8.25%. Interest rate credited ranged from 3% to 5% (including some 'proprietary information' - in other words, none of our business.) An agent should be aware of what interest has been credited on the annuities if they are licensed with the company.

Fees and Surrender Charges. Most companies have no fees, only surrender charges. This has been addressed in this text and can be different for the senior citizen than for other annuitants.

Free Partial Withdrawal, When Available and How Many a Year? Very important. The agent must know this 'cold.' At this time there is only one company reporting that they do not have a partial withdrawal. The other companies make such withdrawal available from immediately, to after the first contract year (most prevalent) and most allow one per year. Some allow the amount by percentage, such as one company allows immediate withdrawal with 10% free corridor. Another point that must be known. Cold! Clients nearly always want to know how they can get their premium (investment) back if something happens.

Condition to Qualify for Free Partial Withdrawal. If free withdrawal is allowed, then what does the client have to do to qualify for a 'free' withdrawal. Some companies limit it to a percentage after certain time has expired, to several other conditions. These vary widely, so again, it must be known.

Surrender Charges. This is not partial withdrawal, obviously, but is the penalty if the annuity is surrendered. Generally companies have a surrender charge of 8-9-10% the first year, graded down each year until it is zero or no charge, which usually occurs at or about the 10th year. Pretty standard, but a good agent would never take this for granted - one company, for instance, has charges of (from first year to year of no charge) 6-6-6-5-4-3-2-0%. Another has 7-7-7-7-6-5-4-3-2-1%.

Situations When Surrender Fees are Waived. Death and annuitization universally. Others offer nursing home, terminal illness or hospital confinement. One company adds natural disaster (if this sounds far-fetched, think Hurricane Charley!). Sometimes if death is waived, it is waived only if an optional death benefit is chosen. If this were missed and death of an annuitant occurred, someone would have a hard time explaining to the heirs that an option was not chosen that just happens to be covered under nearly all other annuities.

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Illinois Insurance Continuing Education

What It Is

So-called professional disability income insurance can address a combination of business and personal needs since the professional person's work is the source of income that pays for both business and personal expenses. For insurance purposes, profes­sional DI policies are those written for people in certain occupations that generate incomes over $100,000 annually. Insurers write professional policies for individuals who need income replacement in the range of $20,000 to $30,000 per month. Since not every insurance company is willing to provide monthly benefits in these amounts, you will want to locate those that do in order to serve this market.

Income, however, is not the only characteristic that defines this group. Eligibility is generally restricted to professionals who are independent and self-employed, but highly compensated executive employees might also be considered. Typical occupations acceptable for professional DI insurance includes physicians and other health professionals such as dentists, optometrists, psychiatrists and pharmacists; lawyers: accountants; engineers; architects; and some executives, generally PhDs or those who are otherwise highly educated. This is just a sampling of eligible occupations. The companies you represent provide a complete list of occupations they will consider for professional DI policies.

Aside from the large dollar benefits involved, professional DI policies operate essentially like any other individual policy. As indicated in an earlier chapter, professionals are eligible for the most liberal benefits of any occupational group. Chapter Eight of this text discusses the various occupational classes more fully. Because of the high incomes involved, one of the major differences between writing professional DI policies and others is that social insurance benefits are not large enough in comparison to actual earnings to interfere with the income replacement calculations and cause over insurance problems.

The Key to the Professional's Livelihood

Reading the list of typical professional occupations above, you can see that these are people who provide vital services for society and who are frequently self-employed. Performing these services is the key to the professional person's livelihood. The inability to earn income by performing these services affects not only personal finances, but also the very life of the business itself since it is those services that keep the business operating.

Consider, for example, a self-employed physician, operating without partners and employing a small staff. If this individual is unable to work, first of all, no income is generated to pay for personal expenses. Second, no income is generated to continue the medical practice by paying ongoing business expenses, including a substitute physician to see the disabled doctor's patients. If a medical practice shuts down temporarily, patients must look elsewhere for services and there's no guarantee they will return even if the disabled physician recovers. The physician is likely to suffer a double loss: current loss of income and loss of the business he or she might have spent years building. There is no substitute for disability insurance to overcome these problems. Later you'll also learn about some specialized disability policies that address ways to keep a business intact during the disability of someone whose active working presence is key to the business.

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