Which Life Insurance Policy should I choose
Which life insurance policy should you buy? You will at some time in your life come to the conclusion that you need to buy some life insurance. You have a pretty good idea how much you need but deciding which life insurance policy is best for your particular need is another question. There are many to choose from. May be if we examine the varying reasons why people buy life insurance and which policy best fits a particular need you would more easily come to a decision. Here goes.
Mortgage Life Insurance Protection
Most people have a desire to own a house at some time. Some are small and cozy and seem to just ooze family. Others are larger and may seem to project affluence and success. One thing they all seem to have in common is that this piece of property is very important to it's owners. Sometimes it is simply pride of ownership that drives a person to buy a house. In other situations this home is bought because the couple may just want a home for the family. They want their children to know that this is their home.
You buy homeowners insurance to protect your home in case of fire or any type of disaster that may destroy it. You also need to buy some mortgage life insurance in the event of the death of the person who pays the mortgage. One of the best policies to use is the decreasing term life insurance policy. You buy this policy for the duration of the mortgage...for example 20 years. Upon your death the insurance company pays your beneficiary an amount equal to the balance owed...
They therefore have a house free and clear. Some people prefer to use, for our example, a 20 year level term life insurance policy. If you died in the first year the same ( secured loans ) amount would be paid to your beneficiary but if you should die for example in year ten there would be sufficient money to pay off the mortgage but there would be considerably more cash that your loved ones would certainly welcome.
Family Protection
One of the main reasons for buying a life insurance policy is for the protection of your family in case you should prematurely die. They will need money to pay last ( personal loans ) expenses like burial costs, probate costs, attorneys fees and of course the big one...estate taxes. Although the congress has repealed the estate tax it has been done on somewhat of a sliding scale until the year 2010...so the fact is that if you are in that tax bracket you have estate taxes to pay upon death.
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