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  • Bellfield, who was 43 when convicted, was already serving a whole-life term for the murders of Marsha McDonnell in 2003 and Amelie Delagrange in 2004 and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy.

    Levi Bellfield seeks leave to appeal against Milly Dowler murder conviction 2012

  • Bellfield was given a whole-life term in June last year after being found guilty at the Old Bailey of abducting and killing 13-year-old Milly, who was snatched from the street while on her way to her home in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, in March 2002.

    Levi Bellfield seeks leave to appeal against Milly Dowler murder conviction 2012

  • According to Federal Reserve survey data, 22% of assets accumulated tax-free in whole-life and universal-life policies were held by the wealthiest 1% of U.S. families in 2007 β€” those with more than $8.4 million in net worth.

    Shift to Wealthier Clientele Puts Life Insurers in a Bind Mark Maremont 2010

  • Though they prefer to work with clients when the clients first begin considering insurance, there is usually a 10- to 30-day window after delivery of a whole-life policy during which the terms can be reviewed and restructured, if desired.

    A Smarter Way to Buy Insurance? Daisy Maxey 2011

  • High-end policies for $2 million and up, which can carry annual premiums of $20,000 or more, made up nearly 40% of the face value of new whole-life and universal-life policies sold in 2007, according to an analysis done for The Wall Street Journal by Limra, an industry-funded research group.

    Shift to Wealthier Clientele Puts Life Insurers in a Bind Mark Maremont 2010

  • Conceptionally, purchasing a long term health care insurance policy is the same as purchasing a whole-life insurance policy or an annunity.

    The Need for Savings, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • It also earned him a whole-life sentence in 2008, when he was convicted of the murders of Amelie Delagrange, 22, Marsha McDonnell, 19, and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, 18.

    Levi Bellfield to sue over prison attack 2011

  • But that last night in Europe, getting ready to fly out of Amsterdam back to the States, I heard this new Phil Collins song, β€œIn the Air Tonight,” which expressed some of the turmoil and confusion and whole-life hysteria I was feeling inside.

    Liberation, 2 Jerry Ratch 2011

  • With life settlements, a company buys your whole-life insurance policy for more than an insurer would pay you if you canceled the policy, but less than what your death benefit would be.

    Selling Your Life Policy Rachel Louise Ensign 2011

  • The way a consultant usually does this is by changing the components of the whole-life policy, by using a blend of term and investment-based life-insurance, for example.

    A Smarter Way to Buy Insurance? Daisy Maxey 2011

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