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sarisataka

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7. It is extremely unlikely

Reply to rampartc (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 27, 2020, 09:41 AM

Feb 2020

That a significant percentage of deaths would all be insured by the same company.

Even if that were the case, most major insurers have billions in reserves to pay for such claims.

If a company did become insolvent for some reason, their policies would be transferred to other companies under the state's Guaranty Association rules

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