Life insurance is an important, yet often overlooked, household financial need. It not only protects your family, it also protects your income today and down the line. Make no mistake, not having a good life insurance policy puts a household on the fast path to financial ruin when a breadwinner dies. Data from BestLifeRates.org show that one in three U.S. households say a financial disaster would be more likely, if not certain, within 30 days of a breadwinner's death. While the need for life insurance is apparent, the process for making the right policy choice is not. In general, when looking for a good individual life insurance policy, it boils down to two main options -...
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Term life insurance is a cost-effective way to protect your family and fulfill your short-term needs. With these plans, you can buy large amounts of insurance at an affordable cost. It is commonly referred to as “temporary life insurance” because it provides coverage for a fixed period of time. This type of insurance may be converted to a Whole Life or Universal Life plan. There are several advantages with choosing Term life insurance. It is inexpensive at a younger age, which allows you to buy higher levels of coverage. Term insurance is good for covering needs that will disappear in time, such as mortgages or educational loans. Also, the conversion option allows you to...
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I give an explanation on my site. Basically, you buy Term insurance if you only want to be insured for an specific amount of time. Let say, you have children and you want your child to be insured until the age of 22 years old. So, you buy Term life Insurance for that specific amount of time you want to be insured. If you die during that time, (let hope not), your child will receive full benefits, if you don’t, then you don’t have to pay insurance anymore after he/she turns 22 years old or you can renew your Term insurance. Benefits: Cheaper, Term Insurance tends to be cheaper than whole life insurance. You can renew it or change it for whole life insurance. Problems: You don’t get any...
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