Although it is possible to get life
insurance after a bankruptcy, it isn't easy, so we don't recommended you go it alone.
Not exact matches
After the unseemly
bankruptcy of the Espirito Santo Group and the associated bank, then Portugal's second biggest (likely a result of not praying enough, see: «Big Portuguese Bank Gets Into Trouble» and «Fears Over Banco Espirito Santo Escalate» for the gory details), Portugal's state - run deposit
insurance fund basically ran out of money.
And as if life
after bankruptcy isn't difficult enough, it is possible that the
bankruptcy will even have an effect on an application for life
insurance.
But the problem can occur
after the
bankruptcy, when your need for life
insurance reasserts itself.
For this reason, if you want to keep property that is collateral for a secured debt, you will need to catch up on the payments and continue to make them during and
after bankruptcy, keep any required
insurance, and you may want to reaffirm the debt if you file a chapter 7.
The $ 235 million Lehman vehicle, though, lost 1.7 % in value in December because bond prices fell and the
insurance backing, called a «wrap» in financial parlance, ended
after Lehman's mid-September
bankruptcy filing.
Since your credit rating takes a hit
after you file for
bankruptcy protection, unless you default on monthly payments to an automobile
insurance company, there is really no basis for your
insurance company to raise your premiums.
You can get a loan one year
after discharge, if you have re-established credit and made your payments on time, and, «the
bankruptcy was caused by circumstances beyond the control of the applicant or spouse such as unemployment, prolonged strikes, medical bills not covered by
insurance, and so on, and the circumstances are verified.»
The Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP) under the
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act provides guaranteed and timely payment of unpaid wages, vacation pay (on or
after July 7, 2008), as well as unpaid severance and termination pay to eligible workers (on or
after January 27, 2009) whose employers go bankrupt or are in receivership, up to an amount equalling four weeks maximum insurable earnings under the Employment
Insurance (EI) Act (currently about $ 3,000).
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For applicants that do not meet the above criteria, life
insurance companies will want to wait typically until two years
after the
bankruptcy has been discharged to offer coverage.
Some
insurance companies may allow you to purchase a life
insurance policy
after a 5 - 7 year waiting period from the date the
bankruptcy occurred.
As a result, travel
insurance plans limit coverage for
bankruptcy to a financial default that occurs some days
after your travel
insurance purchase.
The travel
insurance company does this to make sure travelers don't buy coverage
after they know about the
bankruptcy.
Picture this scenario: two days
after someone decides to make your day by t - boning you in an intersection, your car
insurance company files for
bankruptcy.
This coverage is not likely to be included in your business
insurance policy, so purchasing a business flood
insurance policy may mean the difference between continuing your business operation
after a flood or filing for
bankruptcy.
As an example, a home
insurance monthly premium can double
after a
bankruptcy or loss of employment.
After you have filed for
bankruptcy, your personal possessions may be the only things you have left, and protecting them is what a renter's
insurance policy is for.