Your Questions Answered I’m young and in great shape. Do I have to pay as much as everyone else? Good for you. Ask about your eligibility for preferred rates based on your good health, on coverage amounts of $250,000 or more. Yes. The more Whole Life insurance you own under the same policy, the lower your rate will be. Volume discounts begin with insurance amounts of $100,000. I’m a smoker but planning on quitting, will my premiums be higher? Under the Non-Par Whole Life, single life insurance plan, smokers get the advantage of paying lower non-smoker rates for the first two policy years. These rates may be maintained by providing satisfactory evidence that you meet the insurers...
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Many people recognize that having life insurance is a necessary part of their estate planning. But life insurance can be hard to understand, so you’ll find answers to five common questions about life insurance here. What’s the main difference between term life, whole life and universal life? Generally, there are two types of life insurance policies: term and permanent. Term life insurance provides pure life insurance protection for a specified period (the term). Both whole life and universal life insurance are forms of permanent life insurance and consist of two parts: insurance for your life plus an investment (cash value). The investment component of whole life policies is...
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What Are Life Insurance Non-forfeiture Options? Insurance is a highly-regulated industry We can credit our favorite kite-flying forefather, Benjamin Franklin, for playing a major role in founding the life insurance industry in the United States in the 1700s but it was not until the mid-19th century that the regulatory framework for the industry was created. Insurance regulations were developed to protect consumers in three main areas: the financial solvency of insurance companies, the products they sell, and market conduct and prevention of unfair trade practices. Almost all regulations that life insurance companies must follow are state laws rather than federal laws. Each state has a...
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People choose to purchase life insurance policies for many good reasons, like providing financial security for dependent children, or protecting a business venture. But over time, those circumstances change. Perhaps your dependent children are now grown and financially independent. Or maybe you’ve retired or sold your business. Whatever the reason, many life insurance policies no longer serve their intended purpose. This is one of the primary reasons why so few policies ever pay a death benefit to beneficiaries. In fact, according to industry data, over 90 percent of the life insurance policies (by face amount) terminated in 2018 were lapsed or surrendered, and therefore did not pay a death...
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What is Spouse Term Insurance? As its name suggests, a spouse term insurance plan provides the opportunity to insure oneself with his/her spouse under one plan. These policies are comprehensive protection policies that offer multiple benefits to both husband and wife insured in it. One can opt for an endowment policy or term plan, which are sold online and physically. In this way, a term plan for husband and wife ensures that the family is financially protected even either of the policyholders is not there. In addition to this, such term insurance plans are introduced to give due respect to both spouses and ensure that both partners' lives are equally important. A spouse term insurance plan...
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Is Term Life Insurance for You? Term insurance is the simplest form of life insurance. It provides temporary life insurance protection on a limited budget. Here’s how it works: When a policyholder buys term insurance, they buy coverage for a specific period of time and pay a specific price for that coverage. If the policyholder dies during that time, their beneficiaries receive the benefit from the policy. If they outlive the term of the policy, it is no longer in effect. The person would have to reapply to receive any further benefit. Unlike permanent insurance, term insurance only pays. It does not accumulate a cash value. That’s one of the reasons term insurance tends to be...
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Is Term Life Insurance for You? Term insurance is the simplest form of life insurance. It provides temporary life insurance protection on a limited budget. Here’s how it works: When a policyholder buys term insurance, they buy coverage for a specific period of time and pay a specific price for that coverage. If the policyholder dies during that time, their beneficiaries receive the benefit from the policy. If they outlive the term of the policy, it is no longer in effect. The person would have to reapply to receive any further benefit. Unlike permanent insurance, term insurance only pays. It does not accumulate a cash value. That’s one of the reasons term insurance tends to be...
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Anybody who's shopped for any type of insurance knows it's a complex process. Life insurance is no exception. It’s confusing even understanding the differences between term life insurance and whole life insurance. But knowing what separates the two is key to getting the right coverage for you and your family. The good news is that life insurance doesn't have to be complicated. TruStage offers both term life insurance and whole life insurance, and we can help you navigate the options to find a policy that meets your budget and is tailored to your needs. What is life insurance? Unsure about what life insurance is? Basically, it helps protect a family’s financial stability in the event of...
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Term Life Insurance: It’s Not So Simple When the primary focus of a personal financial plan is maximizing accumulation, things that don’t contribute directly to this objective are often given the briefest of and evaluated in the simplest of contexts. because “simple” approaches to these other issues can be costly. Consider term life insurance. Getting Past the Premium to the Real Numbers A principal attraction of term life insurance is that it offers protection against a premature death at a low initial cost. For those who prioritize accumulation, insurance makes more money available for investment. But when you take a deeper look at the economic factors inherent in term life insurance,...
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Throughout our life, we play different roles for our family. Your first experience with household responsibilities happens as you start your first job. As you get married, you plan for financial milestones with your spouse. As you become a parent, you try to make your child's academic and personal goals possible. Throughout these different stages in life, you need a support system to ensure that your family's financial needs are taken care of; whether your are around, or not. Traditionally, term plans were synonymous with a one-time whole cover amount payment by the insurer company at the time of death of the insured, during the policy term. However new-age plans which offer you the...
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