## Blog: The Whisper

[**Pandemic Boom for Life-Insurance Policies Is Fading - WSJ.com**](/content/post/pandemic-boom-for-life-insurance-policies-is-fading-wsj-com/index.html)

The nature of the article below falls under the category of "headline news," but it is not helpful. Covid spotlighted the question, "will...

The Whisper, CFP®  
Aug 26, 2022 4 min read

[**Why homeowners insurance is no longer guaranteed, and how to navigate this challenge**](/content/post/why-homeowners-insurance-is-no-longer-guaranteed-and-how-to-navigate-this-challenge/index.html)

Increases in natural disasters have changed the way insurance carriers view and price risk, causing a considerable change in the rules of...

The Whisper, CFP®  
Mar 25, 2022 1 min read

[**The impact of COVID on life insurance death benefit claims starting to roll in**](/content/post/the-impact-of-covid-on-life-insurance-death-benefit-claims-starting-to-roll-in/index.html)

We’re finally getting a look at life insurance death benefit claims since COVID. A number of large carriers have painted the picture over...

The Whisper, CFP®  
Feb 27, 2022 4 min read

[**What is an Annuity?**](/content/post/what-is-an-annuity/index.html)

… and what you should know about them. Individuals hold about $2.2 trillion in annuity contracts; a tidy sum considering an estimated...

The Whisper, CFP®  
Apr 16, 2020 2 min read

[**Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends.**](/content/post/happy-thanksgiving-to-our-american-friends/index.html)

The Whisper, CFP®  
Nov 22, 2018 0 min read

[**New California Bill regulates increases to life insurance premiums**](/content/post/new-california-bill-regulates-increases-to-life-insurance-premiums/index.html)

Among several laws signed by Governor Jerry Brown on September 2018 is Assembly Bill (AB) 2634, which is intended to protect and assist...

The Whisper, CFP®  
Nov 3, 2018 2 min read

[**Do You Know Who Your Beneficiaries Are?**](/content/post/do-you-know-who-your-beneficiaries-are/index.html)

Your beneficiary choices may need to change with the times. When did you open your first IRA? When did you buy your life insurance...