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| Should it include the baby, the high school student, the college student,
the young couple just starting out, the couple with a growing family, or
the older couple whose kids have all moved out? Everyone should have life
insurance because some expenses will be incurred in the passing away of
anyone, even a baby, such as funeral expenses. For everyone to have life
insurance, however, is an ideal situation. On a more practical basis, you
should have life insurance if you are a breadwinner of your family in order
to protect your d ones from financial difficulties arising from loss of
income that will result from your premature death. |
| As stated before, the type of insurance that is best for you will depend
upon your age, health, income level, and special needs. This is because
there are advantages and disadvantages with each of the two types of life
insurance, and you will need to consider these to determine the one best
suited to your needs. Some advantages and disadvantages for the term life
and whole life are given below. |
| With the many products out there, picking one can prove to be quite
confusing. There are, however, really only two basic types of life
insurance--term and whole life (also called cash value), each having its
advantages and disadvantages. For most people, term life is the best
option though the ultimate choice will depend upon your health, age, income
level, and special needs. But, since most insurance agents tend to push
whole life or cash value insurance because of the fatter commissions they
get from it, a greater number of people tend to take whole life thereby
shortchanging themselves by paying too much and ending up with little death
benefits for the same amount of premium compared to term insurance. |
| Disadvantages
* It is not permanent
* You may not be able to renew it above a certain age, e.g., above 70
years in some states. However, this may not necessarily be
disadvantageous since you may not need life insurance at that age because
your dependents will most probably have been able to establish on their own
by then. |
| Should you have life insurance?
Who should get life insurance?
What type of life insurance should you have?
Which type of insurance should you pick?
How much life insurance do you need? and
How can you shop for life insurance? |
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