Prostate Cancer

Today, thanks to improved screening and aggressive treatment of the disease, 93 percent of men with (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051208/HARTFORDLOGO )In recognition of these improvements, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

(NYSE: HIG - News) has become the first insurer in the nation to offer life insurance at standard rates to men age 60 and older who have been surgically treated for moderate levels of Standard rates are the same prices that most healthy people pay.

Previously, these survivors often had to wait several years to become eligible to buy life insurance and then had to pay significantly more for their coverage for five years.Under The Hartford's new underwriting guidelines, standard rates are available to men treated for moderately aggressive Those who qualify for life insurance must have a strong prognosis for survival based on surgical findings and the results of a blood test (prostate specific antigen) both before and after surgery.As many as 250,000, or one in five men diagnosed with Read more...