NEWARK, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sallie Mae is proud to announce University Business Magazine selected Sallie Mae’s tuition refund insurance and college renters insurance as 2012 Readers’ Choice Top Products. Winners were selected by the editors of University Business from nominations submitted by the readership of the magazine and were based on both the[…]
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Aetna to Offer Tuition Refund Insurance for 2012-2013 School Year
By: blocke
HARTFORD, Conn., August 30, 2012 — College tuition is a major expense for students and their parents. Unfortunately, significant injury or illness may prevent students from completing a semester. Many schools have a refund policy, but if the injury or illness happens later in the semester, students are at risk of[…]
Don’t Forget Insurance With College Bound Kids
By: blocke
It’s inevitable that something will be forgotten in the excitement of sending a child off to college. Tuition bill paid? Done. Textbooks ordered? Check. Shopping completed? Yep. Insurance taken care of? Oops.
New players expand tuition insurance business
By: blocke
Some students preparing to enroll this fall at Carnegie Mellon University have taken steps to protect their substantial investment in higher education by purchasing a special kind of insurance policy, one that may be unfamiliar even to veterans of the insurance industry. For more than seven decades, CMU students have[…]
Five Assumptions That May Cost College Students in The Miami Herald
By: blocke
As nearly 3 million new college students and their families prepare to start college this year, now is an excellent time for parents and students to examine important financial issues that can impact the entire family. The cost of college is frequently among the largest investments a family and student[…]
Before Students Head Back to School, GradGuard™ Shares Five Assumptions That May Cost College Students
By: blocke
Phoenix, AZ and Boston, MA (PRWEB) July 03, 2012 As nearly 3 million new college students and their families prepare to start college this year, now is an excellent time for parents and students to examine important financial issues that can impact the entire family. The cost of college is[…]
Next Generation Insurance Videos
By: jsheehan
Insurance can be confusing. There are many different types of plans, within those plans are different levels of coverage, and policies often come with exclusions. Understanding your own risk, where you are vulnerable and what you should do to mitigate that risk is often overwhelming. Thinking about the “what if’s”[…]
Sallie Mae Insurance Services Now Available to College Students at SallieMae.com
By: blocke
NEWARK, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Sallie Mae, the nation’s No. 1 financial services company specializing in education, today announced that new insurance products designed to help families protect their investment in higher education are now available at SallieMae.com. As college campuses around the country begin their second term, the online launch of[…]
Study Finds That Today’s Students are More Confident Than Ever – But They Need to Become More Educated on Life-Stage Risks
By: nextgenins
The Boston Globe recently ran a story about a study by Jean Twenge, San Diego State University psychology professor, finding that today’s students are more confident than ever (read the entire article here). “Among other things, Twenge and her colleagues found that a larger percentage of incoming college freshmen rated themselves as[…]
Policy Available to Cover Tuition Loss if You Quit School Early
By: nextgenins
It is not every day when a news article captures the big idea and the specifics at the same time, so when someone does it is worth point out. The only thing wrong with the article was the headline – but that isn’t the authors responsibility. It is important to[…]