Life Insurance Policy FAQs

By: Jason Gluckman
Submitted: 2007-01-17 16:17:36
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There are a lot of things that one needs to know about buying a life insurance policy. This list of frequently asked questions on life insurance is an attempt to answer a few such questions.

What is life insurance?

First of all, there are many people who do not know what life insurance is. Life insurance is a protection that is provided to someone?s family in case of his/her death. For instance, if a person is the sole bread winner of the family, his or her family would be forced into hardship if something were to happen to him or her. It is at such a time that a life insurance policy provides for the surviving family.

Do I need to purchase a life insurance policy?

People who do not know much about life insurance also do not know whether they need it. The answer to that is an emphatic yes. No matter how much one earns while alive, there is no guarantee that one would be able to do provide for his or her family after one?s death. Generally, with death, the earnings of a person cease, causing a lot of problems to surviving family members. In such a scenario, life insurance policies become an absolute must for the family.

What are the other benefits of a life insurance policy?

Another reason someone may want a life insurance policy is to secure mortgage loans for their children?s education. Besides, there is also a lot of tax rebates on the money spent on insurance policies and their earnings. Thus, even for those who have money, life insurance can be a very important tool for saving more.

What should be the amount of coverage?

Once somebody has decided to take a policy, one needs to find out what is good for him. Various questions arise about the amount one needs to be insured for, the other factors for purchasing life insurance, and the affordability factor. There are no easy answers to this. One needs to begin by looking at one?s own needs to find an answer. The average expenses of the family, the income earned by the spouse, the age of the children, amount of debt that has been incurred, etc, must be considered. There are many policies, such as endowment plans, that offer benefits even when the policy holder is alive.

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