Life Insurance Explained
Copyright 2006 Stacey Zimmerman
Most people generally understand that life insurance is necessary.
Your life insurance policy is a method of protecting your family after your death.
However, many may not understand the various types of life insurance that are available today.
Whole Life Insurance is an insurance protection policy that will remain in effect, as long as you continue to make the premium payments.
One of the major benefits of Whole Life Insurance is that you will be able to build cash value on your policy and it will be on a tax-deferred basis.
This works by having a percentage of the premiums that you pay put into a savings that the insurance policy invests.
Any interest earned is added to this savings and it will build cash value.
If this cash value gets build up enough, you may to have to continue to pay premiums after you reach a certain age or you may be able to borrow against the cash value.
Another major benefit to Whole Life Insurance is that the premiums will not change.
You'll never have to worry about premium jumps as long as you pay them on time and if you borrow against the cash value, you simply have to repay the policy loan.
The downside to Whole Life Insurance is that you have no control over how the insurance company invests your premium dollars.
Term Life Insurance is an insurance protection that you select for a specific time period.
If you die within this specific time period, your family would receive a lump sum of money, as specified in the contract.
The premiums on Term Life Insurance is lower than other types of life insurance as it does not build a cash value, meaning you can not borrow against the policy.
One downside to Term Life Insurance is that each year, when your policy can be renewed and the premiums can be increased.
Under this type of policy, the premiums simply increase year, making it more expensive for this coverage.
However, it does provide complete protection for your family.
There are other types of life insurance, as well, such as Variable Life insurance.
This will allow you to be more involved in the investing of your premium dollars.
Variable-Universal Life Insurance
will offer more flexibility and the possibility of increasing the cash value depending upon how the investments perform.
The most important thing for you to remember about life insurance, however, is your need to protect your family in case of your death.
While most policies will do this, you will need to talk with your life insurance agent about all of your options and consider all the expenses, including your children's education, healthcare, and other costs that may be incurred should you die.
Make sure you compare costs on life insurance policies and guarantee that your family will be covered and taken care of upon your death.
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Estate Planning - What About Life Insurance?
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
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In fact, for those in the median and lower income ranges, it was often the only recognized method
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Life Insurance Rates Continue to Drop
(ContentDesk) December 6, 2005 -- A recent study showed that rates for individual term life insurance and permanent life insurance (whole life and universal life) will likely drop by 3 percent in 2006.This is because people are living longer (what the insurance business calls "mortality improvements) and also because of competition.One will be able to see these improvements instantly on the www.lifeinsure.com insurance quotes engine as these changes come about.Term life insurance rates have been in a downward trajectory for the last 20 years or so.The biggest rate reductions that we have seen have been for the most healthy people who don't use tobacco which the life insurance companies call the "best risks".The lowest rates available in 2005 are more than 50 percent lower than term life insurance rates from a decade ago.There are two major types of life insurance; permanent life insurance and term life insurance.
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What is Term Life Insurance?
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Life Insurance Benefits
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Oxford Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries Christian Fidelity Life Insurance Company and North American Insurance Company Announce Upgrades in Financial Strength Ratings
Oxford Life Insurance Company (Oxford Life) (Arizona) has been upgraded by A. M. Best, the world's oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source, to B (Fair) from B- (Fair). The rating increase also applies to Oxford Life subsidiary companies Christian Fidelity Life Insurance Company (Texas) and North American Insurance Company (Wisconsin). The rating outlook for all three companies remains positive."This upgrade reflects our emphasis on continuing financial security, improved operating results, increased capitalization and reduced risk exposure in our invested asset portfolio." said Mark A.
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Estate Planning - What About Life Insurance?
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
Not too many years ago life insurance was considered to be the indispensable platform upon which all other estate planning efforts should be based.
In fact, for those in the median and lower income ranges, it was often the only recognized method
for protecting one's heirs, particularly in the event of untimely death.
However, over the past twenty or so years, the concept of financial planning has changed considerably. The proliferation of varied retirement plans available through work (IRAs, SEPs, SARSEPs, mutual funds, etc) has changed people's perspectives about the need for life large life insurance policies.
Does that mean that you don't need life insurance?
No.
Most people, perhaps with the exception of the very wealthy, do need some sort of life insurance, although even the very wealthy may opt for a life insurance policy (generally whole life) to defray the costs of burial and...
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