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| Fort Wayne | | The best time to switch policies is | | Losses Incurred: The total losses, |
| Santa Monica | | within one month of receiving your | | whether paid or not, sustained by an |
| Sioux Falls | | policy renewal from your current | | insurer during a given period, e.g., 12 |
| Allentown | | insurer. You can typically cancel your | | months. |
| Costa Mesa | | policy without any fees or penalties if | | |
| Pensacola | | you act within this time period. | | Agency Contract (or Agreement): The |
| Union | | | | document which establishes the legal |
| Riverside | | Everyone has different needs, and | | relationship between an agent and an |
| Fayetteville | | not one size fits all when it comes to | | insurer. |
| Modesto | | term life insurance. While it may make | | |
| Salem | | sense for people in their 30s and 40s | | License: A certification of authority for |
| Thousand Oaks | | to secure a 20-year term length, a | | an agent or insurer to operate, given |
| Augusta | | 10-year term might be more | | by the appropriate jurisdiction. |
| Gaithersburg | | appropriate for someone nearing | | |
| Augusta | | retirement. | | Interstate Carrier: A transportation |
| Bronx | | | | company which does business |
| Edmond | | While some companies raise their | | across state lines. |
| Newport Beach | | prices based on your actual age, | | |
| Kansas City | | most companies increase the price of | | Notice of Cancellation: Written notice |
| Hartford | | their policies six months before your | | by an insurer of intent to cancel |
| Mesa | | birthday. Its a term called Age | | insurance, or written notice by an |
| Westbury | | Nearest in the industry, and that | | insured requesting cancellation. |
| Kalamazoo | | half-year price increase could really | | |
| Flint | | add up over a 20-year term policy. As | | Agent's License: A certificate of |
| Green Bay | | above, the quicker you purchase your | | authority from the state which permits |
| Birmingham | | policy the better. | | the agent to conduct business. |