NavLife Helps Families, Loved Ones Navigate Life's Emergencies
Online, December 21, 2010 (Newswire.com) - A medical crisis threw the lives of Jim and Lisa Blazevich into turmoil.
Now, they've turned their experience into NavLife, the personal and financial preparedness tool that ensures other families don't have to endure the same uncertainty and stress. NavLife (www.mynavlife.com) allows users to create a succession plan, so others can easily step in and assume their responsibilities following an incapacitating illness, injury or death.
Four years ago, Jim was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening internal bleeding. A team of doctors gathered in the hospital room, weighing options to save his life as Lisa sat vigil at his bedside.
Jim's mind raced with all the things he hadn't done to protect his family. He imagined how difficult it would be for someone else to take over his personal and business responsibilities. He realized that he kept a lot of important information, like financial account passwords, in his head, unwritten and unknown to anyone else.
From his hospital bed, Jim quietly and quickly advised his wife how to run his business and gave her instructions about their personal finances, writing notes on the back of a hospital menu.
Thankfully, Jim survived his health scare. But in the aftermath, the Blazeviches realized they needed a better plan for managing life's unexpected moments. That's why they created NavLife.
"The time to prepare for someone else taking over your responsibilities is not when you're in the middle of a crisis. I learned that the hard way," Jim Blazevich said. "It pays to plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark."
"If we're ever facing another crisis like this, I won't have to ask, 'What would Jim do?' Because I know what he would do," Lisa Blazevich said. "He's left me a plan and insight into his decision-making process through NavLife. And I've done the same for him."
The irony is that the Blazeviches thought they were prepared for an emergency. Two years earlier, they had completed an inventory of their personal finances, making a list of all their account numbers, online banking passwords and other important data. They also had a will, and copies of their insurance policies handy - preparations typically recommended by estate attorneys, financial advisers, insurance brokers, and accountants.
But as Lisa and Jim discovered, their inventory wasn't enough.
"We didn't know what our family would really need in an emergency until we had lived through one," Jim said. "NavLife is a great blend of a financial inventory plus a guide that shows others how to implement the daily routine of an individual whose activities affect the security and well-being of their family and loved ones."
NavLife catalogs a person's most important responsibilities and daily routines, including emergency medical information, important financial and legal data and professional and personal schedules, into an easy-to-follow format.
More than half of adults in the United States do not have life insurance plans, and 60 percent don't have wills. Add to that the fact that many people manage their banking, investment and retirement accounts online, and it becomes clear how many husbands, wives, partners, mothers, fathers and single adults need NavLife. It's also the perfect gift for adult children to give to their parents who have everything.
"In our marriage, Lisa and I collaborate on a lot of things, including our finances. Even so, we each have our individual responsibilities and we store a lot of information, like passwords, in our heads," Jim Blazevich said. "I came to realize that if something happened to Lisa, I would be clueless when it comes to running our family as efficiently as she does. In essence, our lives would be a mess."
Once individuals choose the NavLife plan that is right for them, the system guides them through a series of questionnaires and forms to create personal, professional and financial inventories customized for their particular needs and stage in life.
"For a small investment and a few hours, you can give your loved ones the ultimate gift," Jim Blazevich said. "Not sure if you need NavLife? I'll answer that question with one of my own. How important is security, peace of mind and a well-run family to you? It's not a question of if you'll need NavLife. It's when. You and your family will need NavLife one day."
NavLife subscribers can chose from three different plans: The NavLife Rapid Response Plan™, designed to give frequent travelers easy access to medical, emergency and contact information in a crisis; The Comprehensive NavLife Plan™, the complete plan to keep your family secure and The NavLife Transition Plan for Small Business Owners™, which prepares the company to move forward in your absence. Account owners are able to share files or printouts of their stored information with trusted friends, family members and advisers.
To sign up for NavLife or for more information, please visit us online at www.mynavlife.com. Reporters may request a trial account by contacting Amy Buchanan at (336) 301-0483 or amy@thedvggroup.com.