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Ace Combat

Ace Combat (エースコンバット) is an arcade-style combat flight simulation video game series by Project Aces, an internal development team of Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Namco. Debuting in 1995 with Air Combat for the PlayStation, the series includes eight mainline installments, multiple spin-offs, and other forms of media, such as novels, model kits, and soundtrack albums. Since 2012, the series has been developed primarily by Bandai Namco Studios through its internal development group, Project Aces.

The Ace Combat franchise emphasizes fast-paced action and dramatic plots with semi-realistic gameplay; for example, aircraft have flight dynamics controls and can stall, but are also able to carry dozens of missiles in hammerspace. One of the main selling points of the series is the ability to pilot a range of aircraft that include accurate or slightly modified representations of modern military aircraft, prototypes that were never adopted (or even built) in real life, and fictional boss-type superweapons. The main series of games is set in "Strangereal", a fictional universe loosely based on the real world, featuring similar events and entities but with an entirely different history largely centering around advanced technology and the effects of an asteroid impact event in the 1990s; however, certain games are set in fictional renditions of the real world.

As of 2023, the Ace Combat franchise has shipped over 19 million copies worldwide, and has established itself as one of the longest running arcade flight action franchises.

Setting
Most installments in the Ace Combat series are set in Strangereal, the series' fictional universe. Strangereal's Earth features entirely different nations, geography, continents, and history compared to the real world, though some nations, locations, and events are loosely based on those from real life, and most aircraft in the series are real models with few alterations.

Though Strangereal is very similar to the real modern world, technology is shown to be significantly more advanced than it is in real life, allowing for the development of superweapons and theoretical devices such as aerial warships, laser weapons, railguns, submarine and airborne aircraft carriers, orbital weapons, mass drivers, lethal autonomous weapons, nearly-sentient artificial intelligence, and advanced experimental aircraft. Nuclear weapons exist, but international agreements and nuclear terrorism are implied to have inhibited their development and use, resulting in a lack of nuclear deterrence and a greater focus on conventional weapons in arms races. This makes interstate warfare common, and many nations field large militaries with diverse equipment, develop superweapons, train elite special forces-esque "ace" fighter squadrons, or hire mercenaries to augment their forces.

Most Ace Combat games are set after the 1999 "Ulysses incident", an impact event that occurred after the asteroid Ulysses 1994XF04, discovered to be on a collision course with Earth, was destroyed using anti-asteroid weaponry, only to split into smaller fragments that struck the planet anyway, causing widespread destruction and global crises. The international tensions caused by the Ulysses incident and its aftermath play a large role in the development of the conflicts depicted in the series, and many of the game's superweapons are described as originating from anti-Ulysses devices. Another major event in the series' continuity is the 1995 "Belkan War", a World War II-esque conflict wherein Belka, a highly-technological nation, attempted to invade neighboring countries during an internal crisis, was repelled by an international coalition, and used nuclear weapons in their own territory in a last-ditch scorched earth tactic, causing their defeat and earning them global condemnation and scorn; Belkan nationalists seeking revenge for their defeat play major roles in most of the series.

As shown in Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere, the nations of Strangereal shown in most of the series are eventually superseded by sovereign megacorporations. Strangereal was later established as part of Bandai Namco's United Galaxy Space Force shared universe, representing the earliest period in its timeline, in which the nations of Strangereal unite to form a world government around 2090.

Ace Combat: Joint Assault, Assault Horizon, and Infinity are not set in Strangereal, and are instead set in their own fictionalized versions of the real world.

Games

 * Air Combat (1995) is the debut entry of the series, being released as a launch title for the PlayStation in North America and titled Ace Combat in Japan. Produced by Kazumi Mizuno as a port and successor to a 1993 arcade game of the same name, the plot centers around a team of mercenary pilots hired to defeat a terrorist organization that has seized control of the Skully Islands. Air Combat introduced the series' arcade-like gameplay, a contrast to most other flight sim games at the time. In 2005, Air Combat was released for Japanese mobile phones under Namco's game subscription service.
 * Ace Combat 2 (1997) was released for the PlayStation, and created out of Namco's dissatisfaction with Air Combat from a technical standpoint. Designed by Masanori Kato, Ace Combat 2 follows Scarface, a mercenary squadron (the same from Air Combat) who are hired again to quell the Usean Coup D'etat and liberate the continent from the Usean Rebel Forces. The sequel builds upon its predecessor in several ways, adding new mission types, playable aircraft, and multiple difficulty options. Ace Combat 2 was re-released in 2005 for the PlayStation 2 through NamCollection, a Japan-exclusive collection of Namco-developed PlayStation games. In 2011, the game was remade for the 3DS as Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy, featuring new levels, an updated plot, and new game mechanics.
 * Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (1999) was published for the PlayStation, being the last game in the series for the console. While the previous two games carry a modern-day aesthetic, Electrosphere uses a futuristic aesthetic and setting, and follows a conflict between the megacorporations Neucom and General Resource, and the peacekeeping organization UPEO, in a dystopia where corporations have superseded nation states to compete for power. Electrosphere is heavily reliant on story, with branching stage paths and anime-style video emails with full voice acting. The North American version of the game cut down much of its story and content to accommodate for financial constraints.
 * Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (2001) was the first game in the series to be developed by Project Aces, then-known as the "AC04 Project". Released for the PlayStation 2 and renamed Ace Combat: Distant Thunder in Europe, it was the first entry in the series to thoroughly flesh out Strangereal as the main setting. Initially intended as a series reboot, Shattered Skies returned to the gameplay structure of Air Combat and Ace Combat 2, with fast-paced action and mission variety in a more linear plot. The game's plot tells the story of Mobius 1, a fighter pilot whose legendary exploits during a continent-wide war become instrumental in stopping the country of Erusea's plans to conquer the entire continent of Usea.
 * Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (2004) was released for the PlayStation 2, renamed Ace Combat: Squadron Leader for Europe. Produced by Kazutoki Kono and Project Aces, The Unsung War is one of the most expansive titles in the series, with over 50 playable aircraft and 32 campaign missions, along with fully-animated cutscenes. The plot follows the members of Wardog Squadron, who uncover a conspiracy fueling a large-scale war between the global superpowers of Osea and Yuktobania. The game also features an arcade mode, following Mobius 1 on a mission to defeat Erusean holdouts. In 2018, Bandai Namco Entertainment rereleased The Unsung War for the PlayStation 4 as a pre-order bonus for Ace Combat 7, with slight modifications to allow it to run properly on the console's hardware.
 * Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War (2006) was released for the PlayStation 2, renamed Ace Combat: The Belkan War in Europe. It was the last Ace Combat game developed by Namco before their assets were folded into Bandai Namco Games, who published the game outside Japan, just a week after its launch in Japan. The Belkan War serves as a prequel to The Unsung War, combining ideas and mechanics from both it and Shattered Skies and explaining plot details and lore mentioned in The Unsung War 's story. The plot, told through retrospective narration, recounts the exploits of Galm Team, a pair of mercenary pilots hired to defend the country of Ustio and its allies from an invasion by Belka in 1995.
 * Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (2006) was released for the PlayStation Portable as the first entry in the series to be released on the PSP. The game features the ability for the player to choose their own route through the campaign, allowing for multiple different mission combinations in each playthrough. Its plot follows a war between the neighboring countries of Aurelia and Leasath, and the actions of Aurelia's Gryphus Squadron in the fight against the invading Leasathean forces.
 * Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (2007) was released for the Xbox 360, marking the series' debut on a Microsoft platform. It was the first Ace Combat title to implement online multiplayer and downloadable content, which have become staple inclusions since. Alongside a standalone release, Namco Bandai bundled Fires of Liberation with the Ace Edge, a flight stick designed by Hori specifically for the game, and a custom Xbox 360 console faceplate. Its story revolves around an invasion of Emmeria by the neighboring country of Estovakia, and the subsequent efforts of Emmerian forces to take back their country, led by the pilots of Garuda Team. In 2018, Bandai Namco Entertainment re-released Fires of Liberation for the Xbox One as a pre-order bonus for Ace Combat 7, with slight modifications to allow it to run properly on the console's hardware.
 * Ace Combat: Joint Assault (2010) was released for the PlayStation Portable as the first game in the series to be set in the real world. The game's campaign features cooperative gameplay for up to four players, and new aerial combat mechanics that simplify dogfights. Joint Assault's plot follows the pilots of Martinez Security, a private military company hired to help defeat a heavily-armed global terrorist force.
 * Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (2011) was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with a later release for Microsoft Windows in 2013 through Steam. Assault Horizon features significant gameplay differences compared to other entries in the series, such as a "dogfight mode" and "airstrike mode" to simplify gameplay, a "gritty" Call of Duty-esque art direction, and unique turret sections for helicopters, gunships, and bombers, the first time in the series that these types of aircraft are playable. Set in the real world, but in a different universe than Joint Assault, the game's plot follows the 108th Task Force, a joint coalition of U.S. and Russian forces deployed to defeat heavily-armed insurgencies and criminal organizations.
 * Ace Combat Infinity (2014) was released for the PlayStation 3 as the series' first free-to-play entry. The game featured expansive multiplayer modes and a freemium model. Set in the real world, but in a different universe than Joint Assault and Assault Horizon, Infinity follows the aftermath of a real-world Ulysses incident and the rise of a terrorist organization in devastated Eurasia, with the United Nations enlisting several private military companies to fight back. Infinity 's services were discontinued in 2018, with its plot left on a cliffhanger.
 * Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (2019) was published for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC through Steam, and was the first mainline installment released in twelve years. It was created based on the commercial success of Ace Combat Infinity, with its mechanics being borrowed from both it and Ace Combat: Assault Horizon. Designed by Project Aces and headed by producer Kazutoki Kono, Skies Unknown features multiple additions to the series, including multiple game modes, enhancements to the aircraft tuning concept from Ace Combat X, and virtual reality support through PlayStation VR. Returning to the series' traditional setting of Strangereal, the game, set during a war between Osea and Erusea over a space elevator, follows the exploits of Trigger, an Osean pilot who is tasked with clearing his name after a false accusation of murder lands him in a penal squadron. The game also features three VR missions set five years before the campaign, following Mobius 1's continued fight against the Erusean holdouts seen in The Unsung War's arcade mode.
 * An untitled Ace Combat entry was confirmed to be in development in August 2021. The new entry is being developed by Namco and ILCA.

Title differences
Some Ace Combat games have differences in their title, depending on the region (NTSC or PAL) the game was sold in:

 * The Japanese Ace Combat was renamed Air Combat in the North American and European releases of the original game. The second game was initially set to be released as Air Combat 2 in the U.S., but by the time of release the game (and series) switched to using Ace Combat internationally.
 * In NTSC territories, the fourth installment of the series is known as Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies, while in PAL territories the game is known as Ace Combat: Distant Thunder. The Spanish version of the game is known as Ace Combat: Trueno de Acero, which can be translated as Ace Combat: Steel Thunder.
 * The NTSC version of the fifth installment of the game is known as Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, while the PAL release was renamed Ace Combat: Squadron Leader.
 * In PAL territories, the word "Zero" in Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War was removed, making it the first game since the series introduction to not have a significant name change in PAL territories.
 * Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy in English-speaking territories was originally titled Ace Combat 3D: Cross Rumble in Japan.

Printed media
With the release of Assault Horizon in 2011, Project Aces created Aces at War: A History, a special artbook detailing the content from Ace Combat 04, 5, and Zero from an in-universe perspective, as well as production commentary. This was packaged with the special editions of Assault Horizon released in Japan. Aces at War: A History would later be updated and rereleased as part of a special edition of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.

In March 2012, ASCII Media Works released Ace Combat: Ikaros in the Sky. A tie-in novel for Assault Horizon, Ikaros tells a story of series character Kei Nagase as she participates in the JASDF's ASF-X Shinden II fighter program.

Reception
Ace Combat has been a consistent commercial success, with most mainline installments reaching over one million units shipped. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is the most successful title with over 3 million copies shipped by 2021, followed by Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies and Air Combat. The games have sold well predominantly in North America and Japan, where over 75% of all revenue was generated from the series by 2008. In total, the Ace Combat franchise has shipped over 19 million copies.

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Dan Schutte

Daniel Laurent Schutte is an American composer of Catholic and contemporary Christian liturgical music, best known for composing the hymn "Here I Am, Lord" (1981, also known as "I, the Lord of Sea and Sky") and approximately 160 other hymns and Mass settings.

Biography
Schutte was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, on December 28, 1947, grew up in Elm Grove, Wisconsin, and graduated from Marquette University High School before entering the Society of Jesus.

As a Jesuit seminarian, he was one of the founding members of the St. Louis Jesuits, composers who popularized a contemporary style of church music set to sacred texts sung in English due to the liturgical reforms initiated by the Second Vatican Council. Other members of the St. Louis Jesuits are Bob Dufford, Roc O'Connor, John Foley, and Tim Manion.

He released ten collections with the St. Louis Jesuits, including a 30th-anniversary collection in 2005. Their second recording, Earthen Vessels, sold over one million albums, and as a result, beginning with hymnals such as Glory and Praise, their music became standard repertoire in Catholic parishes in the English speaking world.

Schutte left the Society of Jesus in 1986.

Schutte continues as a prolific composer of liturgical music, releasing nine solo collections with OCP Publications. Many of his newer compositions found their way into permanent hymnals and missals. Schutte's "Mass of Christ the Savior," released in 2012, quickly became one of the most widely used Mass Settings throughout the English-speaking world.

Notable Christian artists, including Chris Christian, Amy Grant, and John Michael Talbot, have recorded his compositions. His music is credited in movie and television soundtracks, including Dark Waters, Yes, God, Yes, Everybody Loves Raymond, Will and Grace, and Mistresses.

In 2009, he wrote Walking the Sacred Path – Spiritual Exercises for Today, 2012, God With Us - A Prayer Book For Advent and Christmas and, 2014, From Ashes To Glory - A Prayer Book For Lent and Easter. With the outbreak of COVID-19, he developed a series of virtual spiritual retreats that gained a worldwide audience.

In addition to his Jesuit formation, Schutte holds two master of arts degrees, one in theology and one in liturgy, from The Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. Schutte is also an alumnus of St. Louis University and Seattle University. He did graduate studies in music composition under the direction of Fr. Kevin Waters S.J. at Seattle University. He was a student of celebrated American painter and artist, Sr. Thomasita Fessler, OSF at Studio San Damiano. He has received four honorary doctoral degrees for his contribution to the life of the church. Two of the honorary doctorates are in humane letters, and two are in music.

Schutte presently is Composer-in-Residence at the University of San Francisco. He continues to compose new music and write about spirituality.

Legacy
Schutte's compositions are primarily written for Catholic liturgical use, but over time have been used in Protestant worship. Some of the more notable include "City of God" (1981), "Only This I Want" (1981), "Blest Be the Lord" (1976), "You Are Near" (1971), "Though the Mountains May Fall" (1975), "Sing a New Song" (1972), "Glory and Praise to Our God" (1976), "Here I Am, Lord" (1981), "Table of Plenty" (1992), "River of Glory" (2001), "These Alone Are Enough" (2004), his setting of the Ignatian Suscipe prayer and "Saints and Beloved of God" (2016).

"The St. Louis Jesuit Mass" (1973), co-authored during his collaborative years, was the most-used Mass setting in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s. With the implementation of the Roman Missal, Third Edition in 2012, it was difficult to revise the original Mass setting text and well-known melody with the new style of the translation, which follow the original Latin texts more closely. The Publisher and composers decided not to publish a revision. "Mass of Christ the Savior," released in 2012, quickly became one of the most widely used Mass Settings throughout the English-speaking world. In a circular of 29 July 2008, the Congregation for Divine Worship directed that "in liturgical celebrations, in songs and prayers the name of God in the form of the tetragrammaton YHWH is neither to be used or pronounced". Schutte agreed with the directive. Accordingly, for Catholic liturgical services, the refrain of Schutte's "You Are Near," which began as "Yahweh, I know you are near" now begins with "O Lord, I know you are near."

Honors and recognition

 * Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, University of Scranton, 1980.
 * Doctor of Music, Honoris Causa, Creighton University, 2006.
 * Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa, University of San Francisco, 2009.
 * Doctor of Music, Honoris Causa, St Louis University, 2021
 * Grammy Awards - four nominations for St. Louis Jesuits, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1981.
 * Distinguished Alumni Award, Seattle University, 1983.
 * Alumni Merit Award, St Louis University, 1981.
 * The Jubilate Deo Award, the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, 2011.
 * Unity Awards: Song of the Year for "Here, I Am, Lord," 2001.
 * Favorite Hymn poll by readers of The Tablet for "I, the Lord of Sea and Sky" (also known as "Here I Am, Lord"), 2004.
 * The Hearn Innovators in Christian Music, Baylor University School of Music, Guest-in-Residence 2018.

St. Louis Jesuits Collaborations

 * 1) Neither Silver nor Gold (1973) (St. Louis Jesuits collaboration)
 * 2) Earthen Vessels (1975) (St. Louis Jesuits collaboration)
 * 3) A Dwelling Place (1976) (St. Louis Jesuits collaboration)
 * 4) Gentle Night (1977) (St. Louis Jesuits collaboration)
 * 5) Lord of Light (1981) (St. Louis Jesuits collaboration)
 * 6) The Steadfast Love (1985) (St. Louis Jesuits collaboration)
 * 7) Let Heaven Rejoice (1997) (St. Louis Jesuits collaboration)
 * 8) Lift Up Your Hearts (1996) (St. Louis Jesuits collaboration)
 * 9) May We Praise You (1997) (St. Louis Jesuits collaboration)
 * 10) Morning Light (2005) (St. Louis Jesuits collaboration)

Solo Collections

 * 1) Lover of Us All (1989)
 * 2) Drawn By A Dream (1993)
 * 3) Always and Everywhere (1997)
 * 4) Glory in the Cross (2001)
 * 5) Prince of Peace: Music for Advent and Christmas (2004)
 * 6) God's Holy Gifts (2008)
 * 7) To Praise You (2012)
 * 8) Mass of Christ the Savior/Misa Cristo Salvador - Expanded Edition (2013), Bilingual English/Spanish (2018)
 * 9) Love and Grace - These Alone are Enough (2018)

Compilation Albums

 * 1) Here I Am, Lord: Anthology 1970–1985 (2001)
 * 2) You Are Near: Music For Quiet Reflection (2003)
 * 3) All My Days: Instrumental Music for Quiet Reflection (2006)
 * 4) One Lord of All (2007) St. Louis Jesuits Instrumental collection
 * 5) Table of Plenty: Anthology 1985–2000 (2008)
 * 6) Here I Am, Lord: 30th Anniversary Edition (2009)
 * 7) Companion Music for Walking the Sacred Path (2009)
 * 8) Age To Age – Generations of Faith (2012) (collaboration with Steve Angrisano and Curtis Stephan)
 * 9) Coming Home: A Final Celebration (2019) (St. Louis Jesuits collaboration)

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 * (1871–1918)
 * (1707–1801)
 * (state flag)
 * (1919–1925)
 * (2001–2020)
 * (Oldest tricolor)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (civil flag and ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (civil and naval ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1871–1918)
 * (1707–1801)
 * (state flag)
 * (1919–1925)
 * (2001–2020)
 * (Oldest tricolor)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (civil and naval ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1871–1918)
 * (1707–1801)
 * (state flag)
 * (1919–1925)
 * (2001–2020)
 * (Oldest tricolor)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (civil and naval ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1871–1918)
 * (1707–1801)
 * (state flag)
 * (1919–1925)
 * (2001–2020)
 * (Oldest tricolor)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (state flag)
 * (1919–1925)
 * (2001–2020)
 * (Oldest tricolor)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (1919–1925)
 * (2001–2020)
 * (Oldest tricolor)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (1919–1925)
 * (2001–2020)
 * (Oldest tricolor)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (1919–1925)
 * (2001–2020)
 * (Oldest tricolor)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (2001–2020)
 * (Oldest tricolor)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (2001–2020)
 * (Oldest tricolor)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (2001–2020)
 * (Oldest tricolor)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (Oldest tricolor)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (civil flag)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (Taiwan)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * Transgender Pride flag
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (civil ensign)

Four colours

 * (2013–2021)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (air force ensign)
 * (army flag)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (air force ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1958–1959)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1968–2003)
 * (1951–1969 and from 2011)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (army flag)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (air force ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1958–1959)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1968–2003)
 * (1951–1969 and from 2011)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1958–1959)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1968–2003)
 * (1951–1969 and from 2011)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1958–1959)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1968–2003)
 * (1951–1969 and from 2011)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1958–1959)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1968–2003)
 * (1951–1969 and from 2011)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1968–2003)
 * (1951–1969 and from 2011)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1968–2003)
 * (1951–1969 and from 2011)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1951–1969 and from 2011)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1951–1969 and from 2011)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1951–1969 and from 2011)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1797–1879)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (civil flag)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1971–1997)
 * (1971–1997)

Five colours

 * (civil ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (air force ensign)
 * (state flag and ensign)
 * (war flag and naval ensign)
 * Jamaica (1655–1962)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (air force ensign)
 * (state flag and ensign)
 * (war flag and naval ensign)
 * Jamaica (1655–1962)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (air force ensign)
 * (state flag and ensign)
 * (war flag and naval ensign)
 * Jamaica (1655–1962)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (war flag and naval ensign)
 * Jamaica (1655–1962)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * Jamaica (1655–1962)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1912–1928)
 * (1841–1997)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1593–1611)
 * (1593–1611)

Six colours

 * (civil and state ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1557–1999)
 * (civil ensign)
 * (government ensign)
 * (naval ensign)
 * (1557–1999)
 * (1557–1999)
 * (1557–1999)
 * (1557–1999)
 * (1557–1999)
 * (1557–1999)
 * (1557–1999)

Seven colours

 * (naval ensign)
 * (with multicolored emblem), 1964–1986
 * (1983–2024)
 * (with multicolored emblem), 1964–1986
 * (1983–2024)
 * (with multicolored emblem), 1964–1986
 * (1983–2024)
 * (with multicolored emblem), 1964–1986
 * (1983–2024)
 * (1983–2024)
 * (1983–2024)
 * (1983–2024)
 * (1983–2024)

Eight colours

 * (unofficial flag)
 * (state flag)
 * (state flag)

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Essentials (PlayStation)

Essentials is the Sony PlayStation budget range in the PAL region, which covers Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Australia and South Asia. It was launched in January 1997 as the Platinum range but was later renamed for PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Similar budget ranges from Sony include the Greatest Hits and The Best labels for the North American and Japanese markets, respectively.

Platinum Range titles were recognisable by a platinum/silver coloured band on the game's casing, both the front and the spine. The PlayStation design used the same logo that was introduced in early 1997 for all PAL region game cases, the differences being the colouring and that it indicates itself as Platinum. The PlayStation 2 design of the platinum games had a silver band to act as a border and to contain the game's original cover, which is shrunk to fill about 75% of the platinum cover. The early platinum games that were released prior to 2003 had the PlayStation logo repeated twice on the front case, once on the platinum border, and once on the original game's case. (with the original game's case dropping the PlayStation logo after 2002.) In 2005, a new featured layout was introduced; these have a black border, and silver outlines around the shrunken original game cover. There is also a red orb located at the bottom of the original game cover with the words Platinum The Best of PlayStation 2 and Platinum The Best of PSP (PlayStation Portable) for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable games respectively. The platinum band can also be seen on the manual. The PlayStation 3 Platinum range box art replaces the black background of the PlayStation 3 logo on the left with a yellow background, and has the original box art shrunk slightly, with a grey border, and a yellow rectangle on top of it, with Platinum The Best of PlayStation 3 written on it.

PlayStation and PlayStation 2 platinum game discs do not feature any of the original game disc design; instead, it is replaced with a simple silver design – which, along with the copyright notices around the edges, features the game's name in the centre surrounded by a black outline. PlayStation Portable platinum games use the original UMD games' disc design whilst PlayStation 3 platinum games use the original disc design with a platinum design on the disc.

To become a Platinum release, it was reported initially that a game required over 400,000 or 500,000 sales in its first six months of release. By 2006, the requirements had been revised to over 400,000 sales after six months on the market (PAL region sales in particular; games that sell over 400,000 units in another region alone, such as Japan or the U.S., do not necessarily qualify for a Platinum title).

For PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable releases, there is no specific target required to achieve Platinum status as indicated by SCEE Press Releases and the discrepancies between the Platinum status of specific titles and their chart performance.

After reaching the required level of sales, Sony often dropped the prices of the original title to Platinum pricing levels (generally about half of the original retail price), as a way to clear inventory for retailers.

The Platinum distinction has since been extended, however since 2010 they have been renamed Essentials for the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4. The first PS3 titles were released on August 1, 2008.

For PlayStation 4 games the name was changed to PlayStation Hits. The first games under the new label were released on 18 July 2018 in PS Store and in retail stores for €19.99 / £15.99 each.

PlayStation titles

 * 007 Racing
 * 007: The World Is Not Enough
 * 007: Tomorrow Never Dies
 * Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
 * Actua Soccer
 * Adidas Power Soccer
 * Air Combat
 * Alien Trilogy
 * Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
 * Ape Escape
 * Atlantis: The Lost Empire
 * A Bug's Life
 * Battle Arena Toshinden
 * Bust-A-Move 2
 * C-12: Final Resistance
 * Chase the Express
 * Colin McRae Rally
 * Colin McRae Rally 2.0
 * Colony Wars
 * Colony Wars: Red Sun
 * Command & Conquer
 * Command & Conquer: Red Alert
 * Command & Conquer: Red Alert: Retaliation
 * Cool Boarders 2
 * Cool Boarders 3
 * Cool Boarders 4
 * Crash Bandicoot
 * Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
 * Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
 * Crash Team Racing
 * Crash Bash
 * Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
 * Dancing Stage EuroMix
 * Dancing Stage PARTY EDiTiON
 * Destruction Derby
 * Destruction Derby 2
 * Destruction Derby Raw
 * Die Hard Trilogy
 * Digimon World
 * Dino Crisis 2
 * Dinosaur
 * Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge
 * Disney's Action Game Featuring Hercules
 * Disney's Tarzan
 * Disney's Treasure Planet
 * Donald Duck: Quack Attack
 * Doom
 * Driver
 * Driver 2
 * The Emperor's New Groove
 * F1 Championship Season 2000
 * Fade to Black

 * FIFA Soccer 96
 * FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
 * FIFA 99
 * FIFA 2000
 * FIFA 2001
 * FIFA Football 2005
 * Final Fantasy VII
 * Final Fantasy VIII
 * Final Fantasy IX
 * Formula 1
 * Formula 1 97
 * Formula One 2001
 * G-Police
 * Gran Turismo
 * Gran Turismo 2
 * Grand Theft Auto
 * Heart of Darkness
 * In Cold Blood
 * International Track & Field
 * International Superstar Soccer Pro
 * ISS Pro Evolution
 * The Italian Job
 * The Jungle Book Groove Party
 * Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise
 * Loaded
 * The Lost World: Jurassic Park
 * Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
 * Lucky Luke (France only)
 * Medal of Honor
 * Medal of Honor: Underground
 * Med
 * Med 2
 * Metal Gear Solid
 * Mickey's Wild Adventure
 * Micro Machines V3
 * Monsters, Inc. Scare Island
 * Monopoly
 * Mortal Kombat Trilogy
 * Moto Racer
 * Moto Racer 2
 * Moto Racer World Tour
 * Need for Speed: Road Challenge
 * Need for Speed: Porsche 2000
 * Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
 * Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
 * Pandemonium
 * Parasite Eve 2
 * Peter Pan: Adventures in Never Land
 * PGA Tour 96
 * Porsche Challenge
 * Rayman
 * Rayman 2: The Great Escape
 * Resident Evil
 * Resident Evil 2
 * Ridge Racer

 * Ridge Racer Revolution
 * Ridge Racer Type 4
 * Road Rash
 * Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
 * Sheep, Dog, 'n' Wolf
 * Silent Hill
 * Soul Blade
 * Soviet Strike
 * Spider-Man
 * Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
 * Spyro the Dragon
 * Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer
 * Spyro: Year of the Dragon
 * Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire
 * Street Fighter EX Plus Alpha
 * Stuart Little 2
 * Syphon Filter 2
 * Syphon Filter 3
 * Tekken
 * Tekken 2
 * Tekken 3
 * Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
 * Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins
 * Thunderhawk 2: Firestorm
 * Tigger's Honey Hunt
 * Time Crisis
 * Time Crisis: Project Titan
 * TOCA Touring Car Championship
 * TOCA 2 Touring Cars
 * TOCA World Touring Cars
 * Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
 * Tomb Raider
 * Tomb Raider II
 * Tomb Raider III
 * Tomb Raider: Chronicles
 * Tony Hawk's Skateboarding
 * Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
 * Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
 * Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
 * Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
 * True Pinball
 * V-Rally
 * V-Rally 2
 * Wipeout
 * Wipeout 2097
 * Wipeout 3
 * Worms
 * WRC: FIA World Rally Championship Arcade
 * WWF SmackDown!
 * WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role
 * WWF War Zone

PlayStation 2 titles

 * 007: Quantum of Solace
 * 24: The Game
 * 50 Cent: Bulletproof
 * Athens 2004
 * Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
 * Black
 * Bratz: Forever Diamondz
 * Bratz: Rock Angelz
 * Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
 * Burnout
 * Burnout 2: Point of Impact
 * Burnout 3: Takedown
 * Burnout Dominator
 * Burnout Revenge
 * Call of Duty: Finest Hour
 * Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
 * Call of Duty 3
 * Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts
 * Canis Canem Edit
 * Cars
 * Colin McRae Rally 2005
 * Colin McRae Rally 3
 * Colin McRae Rally 04
 * Conflict: Desert Storm
 * Conflict: Desert Storm II
 * Conflict: Global Terror
 * Conflict: Vietnam
 * Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
 * Crash Nitro Kart
 * Crash Twinsanity
 * Crash Tag Team Racing
 * Crash of the Titans
 * Crazy Taxi
 * Dead or Alive 2
 * Devil May Cry
 * Devil May Cry 2
 * Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
 * Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
 * Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
 * Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
 * Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
 * Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
 * Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King
 * DRIV3R
 * Enter the Matrix
 * EyeToy: Play
 * EyeToy: Play 2
 * EyeToy: Play 3
 * EyeToy: Groove
 * EyeToy: Sports
 * FIFA 2001
 * FIFA Football 2002
 * FIFA Football 2003
 * FIFA Football 2004
 * FIFA Football 2005
 * FIFA 06
 * FIFA 07
 * FIFA 08
 * FIFA 09
 * FIFA 10
 * FIFA 11
 * FIFA 12
 * FIFA 13
 * FIFA 14
 * FIFA Street
 * FIFA Street 2
 * Final Fantasy X
 * Final Fantasy X-2
 * Final Fantasy XII
 * Finding Nemo
 * Formula One 2001
 * Formula One 2002
 * Formula One 2003
 * Formula One 04
 * Formula One 05
 * Formula One 06
 * The Getaway
 * The Getaway: Black Monday
 * God of War
 * God of War II
 * Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec
 * Gran Turismo 4
 * Gran Turismo Concept 2002 Tokyo-Geneva
 * Grand Theft Auto III
 * Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
 * Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
 * Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
 * Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
 * Happy Feet
 * Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
 * Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
 * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
 * Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
 * Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
 * Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
 * Hulk

 * Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
 * Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
 * Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
 * Jak II: Renegade
 * Jak 3
 * Jak X
 * James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
 * James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
 * James Bond 007: Nightfire
 * Juiced
 * Killzone
 * Kingdom Hearts
 * Kingdom Hearts II
 * Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
 * Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
 * Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 * The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
 * The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
 * The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
 * The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
 * Madagascar
 * Manhunt
 * Max Payne
 * Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
 * Medal of Honor: European Assault
 * Medal of Honor: Frontline
 * Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
 * Medal of Honor: Vanguard
 * Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
 * Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
 * Midnight Club: Street Racing
 * Midnight Club II
 * Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
 * Mortal Kombat: Deception
 * Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
 * Moto GP
 * Moto GP 2
 * Moto GP 3
 * Moto GP 4
 * MTV Music Generator 2
 * MTV Music Generator 3
 * MX vs. ATV Unleashed
 * Need for Speed: Carbon
 * Need for Speed: Most Wanted
 * Need for Speed: ProStreet
 * Need for Speed: Underground
 * Need for Speed: Underground 2
 * Oni
 * Onimusha: Warlords
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow
 * Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
 * Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
 * Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
 * Pro Evolution Soccer
 * Pro Evolution Soccer 2
 * Pro Evolution Soccer 3
 * Pro Evolution Soccer 4
 * Pro Evolution Soccer 5
 * Pro Evolution Soccer 6
 * Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
 * Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
 * Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
 * Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
 * Ratchet & Clank
 * Ratchet & Clank 2: Locked and Loaded
 * Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal
 * Ratchet: Gladiator
 * Rayman 2: Revolution
 * Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
 * Rayman Raving Rabbids
 * RC Revenge Pro
 * Red Faction
 * Red Faction 2
 * Resident Evil 4
 * Resident Evil – Code: Veronica X
 * Resident Evil Outbreak
 * Ricky Ponting Cricket (Aus and NZ only)
 * Rugby 2004
 * Rugby 2005
 * Rugby 06
 * Rugby 08
 * Shadow of the Colossus
 * Shadow the Hedgehog
 * Showdown: Legends of Wrestling
 * Shrek 2
 * Shrek the Third
 * Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut
 * The Sims
 * The Sims 2

 * The Sims Bustin' Out
 * The Sims 2: Castaway
 * The Sims 2: Pets
 * Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament
 * Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2
 * Smuggler's Run
 * SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs
 * SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALs
 * SOCOM 3 U.S. Navy SEALs
 * SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault
 * Sonic Heroes
 * Sonic Mega Collection Plus
 * Sonic Riders
 * Soulcalibur II
 * Soulcalibur III
 * Spider-Man
 * Spider-Man 2
 * Spider-Man 3
 * Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
 * Spyro: A Hero's Tail
 * The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
 * The Simpsons Game
 * The Simpsons: Hit & Run
 * SSX
 * SSX 3
 * SSX on Tour
 * SSX Tricky
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
 * Star Wars: Starfighter
 * State of Emergency
 * State of Emergency 2
 * Stuntman
 * Stuntman: Ignition
 * Tekken 4
 * Tekken 5
 * Tekken Tag Tournament
 * This Is Football 2002
 * This Is Football 2003
 * This Is Football 2004
 * This Is Football 2005
 * Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002
 * Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003
 * Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
 * Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
 * Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
 * TimeSplitters
 * TimeSplitters 2
 * TOCA Race Driver
 * TOCA Race Driver 2
 * TOCA Race Driver 3
 * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
 * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
 * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
 * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
 * Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
 * Tomb Raider: Anniversary
 * Tomb Raider: Legend
 * Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
 * Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
 * Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
 * Tony Hawk's Underground
 * Tony Hawk's Underground 2
 * Tourist Trophy
 * True Crime: New York City
 * True Crime: Streets of LA
 * Ultimate Spider-Man
 * V-Rally 3
 * Vexx
 * Virtua Tennis 2
 * The Warriors
 * World Rally Championship
 * WRC II Extreme
 * WRC 3
 * WRC 4
 * WRC: Rally Evolved
 * WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain
 * WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
 * WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW
 * WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006
 * WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007
 * WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2008
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 * Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
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 * Batman: Arkham Asylum – GOTY Edition
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 * Battlefield 3
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 * Crysis 2
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 * DanceStar Party
 * Dante's Inferno
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 * Dead or Alive 5
 * Dead Island Game Of The Year Edition
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 * Dead Rising 2
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 * Demon's Souls
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 * Deus Ex: Human Revolution
 * Devil May Cry 4
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 * DiRT 3: Complete Edition
 * Dirt: Showdown
 * Dishonored
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 * DmC: Devil May Cry
 * Dragon Age: Inquisition
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 * Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2
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 * Driver: San Francisco
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 * Eyepet & Friends
 * F1 2012
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 * Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
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 * Far Cry 2
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 * Farming Simulator 15
 * FIFA 12
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 * Final Fantasy X / Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster
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 * God of War Collection
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 * Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City
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 * Gran Turismo 5
 * Grid 2
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 * Heavy Rain: Move Edition
 * Heavenly Sword
 * Hitman: Absolution
 * Homefront – Ultimate Edition
 * Infamous
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 * Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
 * Killzone 2
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 * Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
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 * L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition
 * Lego Batman: The Video Game
 * Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
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 * Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
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 * Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
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 * Lego Marvel Super Heroes
 * Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
 * Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
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 * ''Lego The Hobbit
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 * LittleBigPlanet – Game of the Year Edition
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 * Lost Planet 2
 * Mafia II
 * MAG
 * Mass Effect 3
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 * Medal of Honor: Warfighter
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 * ModNation Racers
 * Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
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 * MotorStorm
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 * Move Fitness
 * Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
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 * Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
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 * Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
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 * Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
 * One Piece: Pirate Warriors
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 * Payday 2
 * PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
 * Portal 2
 * Prince of Persia
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 * Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
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 * Prototype
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 * Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time
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 * Remember Me
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 * SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection
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 * Toy Story 3: The Video Game
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 * Vanquish
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 * WWE 12 Wrestlemania Edition
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PlayStation Portable titles

 * Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
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 * Ape Academy
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 * Army of Two: The 40th Day
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 * ATV Offroad Fury Pro
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 * Capcom Puzzle World
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 * Cars
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 * Dante's Inferno
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 * Dissidia: Final Fantasy
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 * Driver '76
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Talk:1 E-16 s

does anyone know the precise half life of Be-8? I found values ranging from 0.9 * 10^-16 to 4*10^-16 s.

On http://www.clf.rl.ac.uk/Facilities/AstraWeb/Astra%20Main%20Page.htm, I read: "Astra is a high power, ultra-short pulse Titanium-sapphire laser facility. It provides pulses of 800 nm light with 40 fs duration at energies up to 500 mJ. "

1 as = 1000 fs

Apparently, 250 as is no longer the duration of the shortest laser pulse. JL
 * no, 1 fs = 1000 as

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Talk:Life insurance

Moved from the main page
There is an omission of data on insurability due to risk in profession or job. This actuary is an important tool within the insurance community. Such high risks professions as, Policeman, Fireman, steel worker, coal miner, Psychiatrist, ambulance driver, Military, pilot or etc.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Grayme (talk • contribs) 10:58, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

 * Actually, there are very few professions that are specifically rated or declined any more. For example, most insurance companies will not rate for government service jobs (Police, Firefighters, etc.).  Active duty military will even be written policies if they are not going to be deployed to a combat zone.  Pilots for scheduled commercial flights are typically not rated (avocational pilots are).  The "occupation class" is rapidly turning into a relic in the life insurance industry with only the absurdly dangerous professions making a person uninsurable. --Bcomin (talk) 23:16, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Are annuities life insurance?
While annuities are often sold by life insurance companies and involve many of the same principles and concepts of life insurance, I don't believe it is common to call them a form of life insurance. I think the annuity discussion in this article should be limited to noting the similarities with life insurance, and linking to the annuity discussion. See also Talk:Annuity. - Taxman 17:24, May 17, 2004 (UTC)
 * From a regulatory point of view annuities are usually considered life insurance; this makes sense from a logical ponit of view as well, since their pricing is in part based on mortality rates. — Stumps 10:22, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

 * In my Life classes we were explicitly told that annuities are NOT life insurance. The only thing they insure against are outliving your finances.  They are only regulated by insurance laws because they are sold by life insurance companies (and only sold by life insurance companies, no one else).  This is for the US, at least.  I also took out the sentences about annuities in the endowment section because it had nothing to do with endowments.  I added their current illegality but I'm not at home (and won't be for some months) so I don't have my books for reference.  It's a tax law from 1984.Gaviidae 18:56, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Annuities are NOT only sold by insurance companies. Banks and other financial institutions can also sell forms of annuities.

 * Banks and other financial institutions offer annuities through insurance company subsidiaries or third-parties (at least in the US). In fact, they are REQUIRED to inform customers that the annuity is NOT a bank product. Drop into any branch and ask, or take a look at the disclosures at the bottom of this page.  Cmadler 21:29, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

I believe that you're correct in that, if we take the definition of insurance literally, annuities are not life insurance. HOWEVER, every state - and I do mean, EVERY state in the United States - views this from a regulatory aspect as IF it were life insurance. I know this, because I am the person that does the filing for my company for approval of life and annuity products. I also know that in terms of my certification, LOMA views life and annuities together. NickBurns 20:26, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Look at this way: life insurance is income protection for an early death; an annuity is income protection for a long life. They aren't the same thing. Betaeleven 16:34, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Rewrite
I have rewritten the entire article, deleting the old. I would welcome comments. Johnwhunt 17:26, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Biggest thing off the bat is where are your sources? I am an agent and know a fair bit about this, but I do lack authoritative reference sources in front of me at the moment. That is the thing Wikipedia needs the most, to counter the critics on the basis of reliablity. I suppose I should grab some from the library. I have not had time to review your whole change, but intend to. As long as you are open to suggestions I think we can end up with a great article. - Taxman 18:45, Mar 9, 2005 (UTC)

I am an licensed insurance agent and the sources are the licensing exam and continuting professional education materials I have accumulated. I have no problem with changes unless they deviate from a NPOV or are incorrect. Johnwhunt 14:16, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I found a page here http://www.ducksoftware.com/insurance/life.php which seems a lot like the wiki page, and a set of errors (??).  I wondered where the sentences about annuitites came from out of the blue in the endowments section.  I think someone originally left a sentence out somewhere because the only reason annuities should be mentioned is because modified endowments follow annuity tax rules.  So that makes sense. Also wondering why this article and the ducksoftware one list paid-up or single-pay as a seperate type of Whole Life.  Isn't it just a different way of paying your premiums, much like deciding whether to pay monthly or semi-annually or lump sum?  Why are endowments under "Permanent"?  They are by nature temporary, but different from term in that there's a cash value.Gaviidae 18:16, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Insurance vs. assurance
Is there a difference between "assurance" and "permanent insurance"? The description of the difference between life insurance and life assurance resembles the description of the difference between term life insurance and permanent life insurance. --Damian Yerrick 05:53, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)

USA versus UK
It seems to me that the life insurance article takes a predominately USA specific perspective, whilst the life assurance article is talking from a UK perspective. As the actual products and markets have many differences, any merger should be careful to highlight these differences.

Complete re-write
I intend to re-write the life insurance page from a generic perspective introducing county specifc information further down.

I will re-write the life assurance page as a UK specific page to cover the unique complexities of the UK market. Simon West 08:07, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

The words "life assurance" are used in the UK. I typed in "life assurance" to find out what they meant. If a combined page is created, I think anyone searching for "life assurance" should be directed to that page, and it should be made clear that life assurance policies are the UK equivalent of US life insurance policies.

 * The page would have a redirect. ~ clearthought 02:45, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Difference in UK and USA usage
I was taught that the term life insurance, in UK usage, although common, is entirely incorrect; insurance refers to protection against something which might happen (eg. your house burning down), whereas assurance is protection against something that will happen (eg. your death). If this can be confirmed, I think it should be noted early on in either article. TheMadBaron 14:06, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

Investing / Lending and BTW what about bonuses?
I see an anon added lending as an activity in the phrase "... a pool of money from which to invest or lend, pay claims, and finance the insurance company's operations", and then this was reverted with an edit summary alomng the lines of 'lending is a form of investing' ... quite right, from what we migfht call a 'finance' perspective, but if we are talking about policy loans then from an operational perspective these are quite different things. Perhaps the question should be: are policy loans a significant enough activity to mention in this context? And what about bonuses?? Surely they rate a mention somewhere? — Stumps 09:28, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

Dividends?
I'd say that maybe the majority of companies are mutual (not sure) and the major difference that policyholders see is the payment of dividends (though not legally required or guarenteed, most mutual companies do them). What about having (under the Whole Life/Cash Value section) a subpart on dividends? Or a sub page.?? Gaviidae 19:07, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Mutual insurance companies are definitely in the minority. Some of the biggest are mutual, but still represent less than 10%. Dissento (talk) 19:16, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

I would go for a seperate page that is internally referenced. It's important to know what a dividend is, how its taxed, and the advantages and potential pitfalls. The main problem that I see with writing that section is finding a reliable external source that is not company specific or protected by company copyright law.

 * Google Books turned up a useful source on participating dividends, that I used to write Dividend, and I also used a page from New York Life. You could use them here. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 22:23, 8 July 2008 (UTC)

Critisism
What's this critisism part of the page??
 * "Criticism

Life insurance policies have been used as a financial exploit; motivating people to murder somebody after purchasing a life insurance policy (ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000) just for easy money. Despite the suspicion of a multitude of those type of circumstances; the insurance customer pays the high quantity anyway. Forensic Files has many episodes about that type of scenario. This scenario is similar to insurance fraud."

If I were more familiar and sure of myself in this Wiki thing, I would delete this. Easy money? Insurance companies are allowed to investigate the causes of death. Insuring someone just to kill them off has legal ramifications-- and the "insurance customer" would be the person purchasing this illegal policy anyway. This is based on some TV show??? And yes, if this scenario ever occurs, it is indeed fraud and isn't paid out to the perp. This is not legitimate insurance information.Gaviidae 12:48, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

The entire criticism section is very biased and off-key. I don't know of a single state I am licensed to sell insurance in that DOESN'T require the purchaser of a policy to have an insurable interest in the insured. On top of that, the majority of states require that the insured sign or at least be notified of the coverage. I have not had this experience, but I am certain that if an insured said, "that person has no reason to benefit financially from my death and is probably up to something," the insurance company would NOT issue the policy. Again, that concept is INSURABLE INTEREST.
 * Texas doesn't require insurable interest to be present. (AndreaMc1111 (talk) 17:57, 8 October 2010 (UTC))

Secondly, the circumstances used to describe what motivates people to purchase life insurance on children may certainly be true. But it is far from the norm. People buy life insurance on their children to protect their insurability. I write policies on my client's children on a regular basis. These clients have family histories of conditions such as diabetes and other such conditions that would make life insurance an impossibility if for no other reason that exhorbitant cost.

Further, single people (and everyone else) should have life insurance in an amount sufficient at least to cover final expenses. Policies written for this purpose are commonly called Final Expense policies. I see too many obituaries with a footnote that states "a memorial fund has been set up at the funeral home to help pay for the burial of John Doe, because he had no life insurance."

These criticisms should be evaluated closely. There is suppose to be a neutral point of view on this site, and it is severely lacking in this article. (unsigned comments)

It's OK to have a mention of how life insurance policies can be misused, or the targets of fraud, etc. But yeah, it needs to stay in a NPOV context, and any mention should be at a minimum. NickBurns 20:28, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree that the criticism section is weak if not outright superfluous. It's like some sort of blog thing where people just keep adding opinionated verbiage that doesn't seem to fit the neutral tone which an encyclopedia article should have. 2*6 03:29, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

U.S., UK perspective...
I keep reading all of this talk about representing U.S. or UK views, but not about representing all' views. I would think other nations would have life insurance/assurance too, no? Since Wikipedia is a global, worldly encyclopedia, we should not just represent the U.S., UK, or both, we should write a standpoint from a global perspective. ~ clearthought 02:47, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Of course we should. It's just that people that know anything about life insurance outside the US and UK haven't added anything. I don't know anything about the rest of the world, so I can't add anything, but if you do, or you have the time to do some research please go ahead. If there's too much US/UK material for a properly balanced article reduce it, summarize and move the rest to a sub article. - Taxman Talk 16:52, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

More on the US vs UK vs World issue
I completely understand and agree that there should be information about all perspectives of insurance/assurance around the world. I just don't agree, AT ALL, that the articles should be merged. However, I **DO** agree there should be one spot to look for it.....

This would be my suggestion: That we have a "landing page", like a disambiguation page, that gives a brief overview of the topic, and then lists a summary of types: ie, Life insurance (North American model), life assurance, and so on. There is SO much information that I think perhaps to try and have a comprehensive article on all insurance/assurance products would be a nightmare to create, edit, and maintain. If there is a separate model for, say, Asia, then an article on the Asian model could be written, and the "landing" page could include it in the list.

I'm not knowledgeable about the world models, but I can verify the US model, as I work in the legal dept. of an insurance company and have LOMA texts to refer to. NickBurns 18:40, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

weak external links
An external link was added today ( Life Insurance - Essential Info ). IMO it is bland and not appropriate. I suggest we delete it. 2*6 20:09, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

I noticed the link ( Online Quotes ) Is this allowed as it is just a commercial website? Tection99 23:06, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

strong external links
Re: Life Insurance History Project

At first the link was to the site home, which is just an insurance quotes page. An anonymous editor deleted it, which I understood. I added it back, this time pointing it to the page describing the "Life Insurance History Project", and providing the text of many very old life insurance and actuarial documents. The same anonymous editor (68.155.70.148) again deleted it, with the comment, "(visitors are still one click away from applying for an insurance policy. otherwise, any commercial site could create an "about" page and spam wikipedia)". While true, it ignores the actual, high quality and unique content available in this specific case. I suggest we re-add the link (BTW, I am not affiliated with the site owner, nor was I the editor who added the original link.). 2*6 22:04, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't see the high quality content. I also don't see how old life insurance documents would be that valuable, enough to justify their inclusion on the page. I'll take another look at it when I get a chance, but I just don't see it. The agressive behavior continuing to re-add the link is fishy. - Taxman Talk 19:59, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

 * I agree with Taxman. Betaeleven 20:33, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

 * For the record, currently more than half of 2*6's edits are to this talk page. Do I smell socks? Stumps 20:38, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Well, Stumps, if you do then your nose is paranoid. ;) I only edit when logged in, and only have one edit account.  My user page links to my home page, granting anyone who is interested information as to my actual identity.  The reason I have edited this page so many times is that the "weak external links" section was created as a subopic of the US/English merger discussion.  I tried to move it out, then I added a note saying that a bugzilla report had been filed.  When someone moved all topics out of the subtopic, I then edited it again, removing mention of the now moot issue with subtopics.  Back to the issue at hand, if folks don't think an encyclopedia benefits from old source documents concerning the subject, why the heck do we bother providing external links to anything? 2*6 22:37, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Here is a vote to keep the link to historical documents. I found them fascinating. Some of them document the important historical link between the development of life insurance with statistical theory. Historical source documents can be important to students and researchers. The added overhead is minimal compared with the potential contributions to original scholarship.

71.235.36.60 22:54, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

I suggest an external link to www.humanlifevalue.com be added. It's a very helpful, unbiased presentation that explains exactly what asset, and how much of that asset, people are insuring (or aren't) with life insurance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.93.252.233 (talk) 19:58, 8 November 2013 (UTC)

I added a sentence at the end of the Term section (under Types) explaining that some term policies can be converted to whole life, either for the duration of the term policy or for a specified time period. The external link I used was to a nonprofit source, Life Happens. I put it in the in-line text, but not at the External Links section at the bottom, because of the note. I think this is a good and objective source. Here is the link: http://www.lifehappens.org/insurance-overview/term-insurance/. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JustSpring (talk • contribs) 02:01, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

Taxation of life assurance in the United Kingdom
This section says "All (UK) insurers pay a special rate of corporation tax on the profits form their life book". Could I ask who added that?

My understanding is that UK life assurers pay a single tax charge which is levied on both shareholder and policy holder profits, with shareholder profits being taxed at the normal corporate rate (30% if a large company), and policy holder profits at the lower rate of income tax (currently 20%).

I have already changed the value of the tax credit given to policy holders from 22% to 20% as I thought 20% applied from 6 April 2003. jguk 13:20, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Various errors in syntax and grammar and fact
I work in life insurance in the US and have some experience with the UK and European scene as well. I notice that the early paragraphs needed some editing making clear that life insurance and critical illness insurance are different entities and noticed specific errors of fact regarding the Medical Information Bureau and lack of citations. I will come back after marking up a printout of the whole article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.235.36.60 (talk • contribs) 17:40, April 7, 2007 (UTC)

Why insurance is necessary
I have an article on Why insurance is necessary. kindly maill me at bkumar.jpr@gmail.com so that i can add it to wiki to enable people around the world know more.

Bhagwat —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bhagwatkumar (talk • contribs) 11:18, 11 May 2007 (UTC).

Useful articles about Life Insurance
Hi I found this web site today which has lots of articles on Life Insurance, but it also has articles on odd things about Life Insurance like Big Murders in Life Insurance, Vegetarians to be offered a smaller life insurance quote, as well as lots of useful information about terms explained, the different policy types etc etc

It also describes the difference between Assurance and Insurance http://www.jumplifeinsurance.co.uk/life_assurance_or_life_insurance.asp

Would this be a useful resource for users? http://www.jumplifeinsurance.co.uk/articles.asp

thanks Net knowledge (talk) 17:42, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Erroneous Comment About Taxation
I have removed the comment that stated that Universal Life Policies and Variable Universal Life Policies are handled differently for tax purposes. There are no significant differences. Dissento (talk) 19:34, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Suggested link

 * Life Insurance Pricing by Seth J. Chandler, The Wolfram Demonstrations Project: "as a matter of actuarial theory, life insurance policies should be priced so that the present value of expected premiums is equal to the present value of expected death benefits"

Introduction section
I just edited it to try to tighten it up. I deleted this: "Anyone whose assets equal more than the value of their primary residence should not be compensated beyond that value in case they cannot sell their house. Those who have lost a spouse should be compensated also for one full year of spouse's wages (which would or should be included to avoid lawsuits.)" because of the rather un-encyclopedic tone ("should"?) and the lack of explanation. These, if they are true somewhere, should be put in appropriate sections further down, I think.

Further issues with intro:

 * the phrase "life insurance is a contract between the insurer and the policy owner" is used twice, so there is a bit of redundancy that should probably be merged out.
 * the phrase "Insured events that may be covered include" opens a "list" with one item and no real explanation.

Don't remember how I found this page, but these issues did rather jump out at me. Huw Powell (talk) 21:31, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Pricing of term insurance statement incorrect.
Term insurance premiums are typically low because both the insurer and the policy owner agree that the death of the insured is unlikely during the term of coverage. Removed. Term insurance premiums are the same as any other type vis-a-vis the likelihood of death during the contract period (they use the same mortality tables). They are typically low because the cost of administration is lower, the lapse rate is higher, and the market (in the US at least) is highly competitive so the margins are lower. I'll replace with accurate information when I can cite it.--Bcomin (talk) 23:52, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Citation Added
I've added a citation where requested in the tenth paragraph of the "Costs, insurability, and underwriting" section. I hope it's helpful and supportive of the article.

Jemuen (talk) 14:51, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

primerica licensing

 * 1) REDIRECT 76.233.9.174 (talk) 12:57, 27 March 2009 (UTC)Target page name]]

Type of Insurance
The types of insurance is confusing. We read that there are two classes, temporary and permanent, and some number of "subclasses." Then there turns out to be just one temporary type, term insurance, and all the subclasses are permanent types. I think both the taxonomy and the explanation need more work.JoJo (talk) 02:23, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
 * There is more than one type of term insurance available. Increasing term, Decreasing term, Annually Renewable Term, Convertible Term, etc. (AndreaMc1111 (talk) 18:01, 8 October 2010 (UTC))

Better is that take endowment plans and pay premium regularly and get enjoy of life. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.246.53.200 (talk) 12:05, 1 October 2009 (UTC)

I added a sentence at the end of this section explaining that some term life policies can be converted to whole life, either for the life of the term policy or for a specified time. I linked to an external nonprofit source for this information in an inline citation, but didn't add it to External Links because a note there says not to add any more links to the list. (JustSpring (talk) 02:07, 2 June 2014 (UTC)) — Preceding unsigned comment added by JustSpring (talk • contribs) 01:56, 2 June 2014 (UTC)

life insurance
my husband got a paper in the mail saying there is an unclaimed life insurance policy on his father but my husband passed away febuary 23, 2013 i am his wife and i have full power of attorney am i intiteled to his share of the unclaimed policy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.87.179.20 (talk) 06:51, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

The definition of Life insurance is wrong
In my opinion, to say that Life insurance pays upon death is wrong. Life insurance is an insurance against the life of a policyholder and may be determined (typically) on death or after a fixed term of years (subject to redemption rights). If the US only sees life insurance as the former category, then I suggest somewhere in the introductory section the words "For example, in the U.S...."

For example, in the UK the mortgage market expanded rapidly by dint of the availability of life products geared towards paying down the mortgage after a fixed term of years (not death). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:2002:2F8:A2BE:6954:10F4:5D8B:EC34 (talk) 09:00, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

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Improving the Senior and Pre-Need product section
Hello everyone,

I recently went through the experience of helping my mom buy what's called final expense insurance. The current article touches on this subject briefly, but not accurately in my opinion. I knew nothing of this topic initially. I spent weeks researching it by visiting sites and speaking to companies. Based on my findings, the current text about this particular type of life insurance is very lacking. My goal was to expand the content on this matter to simplify it for the next guy who has to help his mom find this kind of insurance. I work in a grocery store, and have no affiliation with the insurance industry.

The current article says

This is true, but there are two other names insurance organizations use to describe this kind of insurance. Many times I've seen the words "burial insurance" and "funeral insurance" used interchangeably along with the label "final expense". I initially thought they were all different. It turns out, they are all the same thing.

The current article also says: This is also true, but my findings revealed that the health questions vary greatly from one final expense company to the next. I probably looked at 10 different applications from different companies, and they all asked about different health conditions. It very much seems like the biggest feature to these policies is the lenient underwriting. Cmbear82 (talk) 19:03, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

 * You'll need to find sources that meet our requirements for reliable sources. Please, please do not use this space to promote specific firms.  Kuru   (talk)  20:12, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

 * I'm not promoting them or any company. I just listed my source. I don't really care if you include the link or not. Wiki says cite your sources, so I did.Cmbear82 (talk) 21:45, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

Role of Presbyterian Church
Was a Scottish Presbyterian minister responsible for very early establishment of a fund to protect dependants of minsters who died in office and to develop the actuarial mathematics necessary.Michaelrharris (talk) 15:51, 8 December 2020 (UTC)

title: Talk:Life insurance