A white circle with a black border surrounding a chevron pointing up. It indicates 'click here to go back to the top of the page.' Dependent life insurance can cover unexpected costs if your spouse or child dies unexpectedly Three evenly spaced dots forming an ellipsis: "...". Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. If your spouse is a full-time parent, you should consider the cost of replacing that "service" if your spouse were to die. MoMo Productions/Getty Images Dependent life insurance offers a payment, known as a death benefit, in the event a covered spouse or child dies. This type of insurance commonly covers funeral...
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Note that with the inclusion of a child, the sum insured will increase and so will the premium of the policy. According to experts, policyholders should have a family floater with a sum insured of Rs 10 lakh or a minimum of Rs 5 lakh, given the rise of medical costs. Healthcare costs all over the world, including India, have risen drastically over the last few years. Now only for the elderly, but healthcare has become expensive across all age groups. Even for newborns, couples have seen a sudden rise in their expenses. For instance, other than the usual check-up expenses of the mother, normal delivery at a top hospital in a metro can cost anywhere between Rs 60,000 and Rs 1.5 lakh. Most...
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MUMBAI, India, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With an aim to tackle life's financial uncertainties, Edelweiss Tokio Life's new income solution offers the means to meet one's dreams and aspirations in the near and distant future. With a longer coverage and an optional flexible income benefit, this plan also acts as a three-generation product ideal for a grandparent, parent or a child. With a low entry age and a high exit age, the Active Income Plan can be opted by any member of the family. Moreover, the Active Income Plan offers the family benefit option wherein the family receives Income and Maturity Benefits in case the policyholder is diagnosed with a critical illness or passes away. Any...
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What is mortgage life insurance? Mortgage life insurance is typically bought to cover a repayment mortgage, so in the event of your death your loved ones can pay off your outstanding mortgage. It’s also called decreasing term life insurance. This is because the amount you are covered for decreases over the term of your policy, like the way a repayment mortgage decreases. How does mortgage life insurance work? You choose a payout amount and a policy term that matches that of your mortgage or loan. This way your insurance matches your loan commitment. So each month your cover decreases, roughly in line with the debt you're repaying. As both your mortgage loan and policy end at the same...
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Life Insurance on a Child with Special Needs: Benefits and Challenges Parents with a special needs child often insure themselves to provide for their child when they have died. A more complicated issue is whether the parents should consider purchasing life insurance on the life of their child to address the possibility that they will outlive their child. Purchasing a life insurance policy on the life of a child with disabilities can provide several benefits for family caregivers. The purpose of this article is to explain these benefits, provide an overview of the application process and describe the types of policies that may be available, while highlighting some of the special...
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We understand the need of the customer to compare a plethora of different type of insurance product from competing insurance companies and offer best product to meet the requirement of the client. We always believe in product services support-post sells services provided to the client. Life insurance products offer protection against the loss of economic value of an individual’s productive abilities, which is available to his dependents or to the self. The very word „insurance‟ in „life insurance‟ signifies the need to protect both oneself and one’s loved ones against financial loss upon death or permanent disability. There are other functions, such as savings and investment, but death or...
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This is the fourth installment in our Life Insurance for Moms series. If you haven’t read the first few, please click the link below to view it: If you are a family searching for family plan life insurance, it may seem like a pretty convenient way to purchase your life insurance. Unfortunately, it’s not all rainbows when you start comparing premiums. Some companies even offer you a “discount” to bundle your life insurance with other forms of insurance. Family plan life insurance is indeed convenient, but you’ll likely pay extra for the convenience factor. Avoid bundle programs and you’ll pay significantly less for your coverage. Whichever you choose, here...
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Death Claim: Is it possible to claim from more than one Life Insurance policy? It is perfectly legal to buy and hold more than one life insurance policy. Your beneficiary can rightfully claim from all the life insurance policies you hold in the unfortunate event of your death. Multiple policies offer an extra level of protection that a single plan might not necessarily provide you. Are you hesitant to invest in a number of covers because you feel you are not equipped to handle multiple policies? Here we take a look at how, if and when you can avail a death benefit from more than one policy. What is a Death Claim? In the case of Life...
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Many of us already have life insurance through our job. But did you know that most life insurance offered through the workplace is term insurance? Term insurance through your employer may only protect you only for a specified period of time, and the coverage usually ends if you switch jobs. Always check with your employer to understand the full benefits they provide. With term insurance, the only benefit it provides is a death benefit. Whole Life Insurance through The Family Security Plan will help your family maintain their standard of living if they were to suddenly lose an income. It can also give your loved ones peace of mind when they need it most. One of the best parts of Whole Life...
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Different Types of Life Insurance Policy Life insurance is normally taken out by people in order to allow them to take ease in the knowledge that their dependents will be financially supported in the case of the policy holder's death. There are a huge variety of life insurance policies that one can take out and it can often be overwhelming when trying to choose between them. Everybody's needs are different so it is important to gain an understanding of the various policies before decide upon one for yourself. Some of the features that will vary depending on what form of cover you choose include the length of the policy, the sum paid out and the manner in which the payment is made - as a...
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