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grasswire

(50,130 posts) Fri Feb 8, 2013, 03:27 PM Feb 2013

I wonder why there isn't legal insurance -- like health insurance. [View all]

Think about it. With the divorce rate what it is, and the added probability that some time in a person's life he/she will be embroiled in some kind of legal action either as plaintiff or defendant, why wouldn't legal insurance be a good thing to buy, and a better thing to sell?

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I wonder why there isn't legal insurance -- like health insurance. [View all] grasswire Feb 2013 OP

There is.( /NT) Bennyboy Feb 2013 #1

Already exists, Smilo Feb 2013 #2

Yes, it has been in existence for a long, long time now. n/t RebelOne Feb 2013 #12

Legal Shield is one of the companies that offers legal insurance MiniMe Feb 2013 #3

thanks grasswire Feb 2013 #6

apparently there was an earlier thread about legal shield grasswire Feb 2013 #8

Wasn't advocating for or against the company MiniMe Feb 2013 #10

Just open a TBTF bank and you get free prosecution insurance. tridim Feb 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author rocktivity Feb 2013 #5

There are several Recursion Feb 2013 #7

Your auto and home policies have legal defense coverage - lynne Feb 2013 #9

there is. about $9 bucks a month at my place of employment. Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #11