Life insurance actuary James Hunt of the Consumer Federation of America recently evaluated a 1971 John Hancock policy.

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Hunt, life insurance actuary for the Consumer Federation of America, in Washington, D.

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For unbiased advice, check out EvaluateLifeInsurance.org, run by James Hunt, the Consumer Federation of America's life-insurance actuary, and GlennDaily.com, which links to several fee-only insurance consultants.

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