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In the insurance industry, an annual dividend is a yearly payment given by an insurance company to a policyholder.

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Dividends are a portion of a company’s profits issued to shareholders and are taxable. Learn the dividend tax rate and what you’ll owe. Here's more to read: ...

I recently dug into the pros and cons of dividend reinvestment. Readers of the article sent me questions about other dividend-related topics. Here are some of the most common questions I got: What ...