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Life insurance is basically a way to take care of your loved ones or people who financially depend on you after you die. It’s a good idea to have life insurance if you have anyone in your life you depends on you for support, and even if you do not have a family right now it would be wise to get insurance while you’re young so that your premiums stay low and hopefully you can have the cheapest life insurance for your future dependents.
What type of life insurance policy is best for you depends on a few things. First of which is why you are getting life insurance. If you are taking on life insurance because you are getting a dangerous job you may just want a term life insurance as it’s cheaper and would cover you as long as you needed it to. Term life insurance can be as short as 5 years or as long as 30 years. Term life insurance policies can be converted to a whole life insurance policy, however the payments would go up if you did this.
If on the other hand you wanted insurance while you were young and healthy and wanted it for your future family, getting a whole life policy would most likely be best for you, as it would start with your premiums being low. There is a second option under the whole life policy, called universal life. This is the same as Whole life but the money you put into the plan is invested in stocks and bonds. The payout of the policy can go up and down depending on the value of the investments. The last option under whole life is variable life, which like universal life offers investment options. The difference between the two is that variable life offers an even greater selection of investment options for you to choose from including mutual funds.
Depending how much you make in a year the average coverage is around five times of your annual salary. This however can change depending on how much your family depends on you for financial support. There are many ways to find out how much coverage you should have in case your death should occur.
If your spouse is part of the income of the family it is a good idea to obtain life insurance for your spouse, in case of death the family can still continue on financially and get back on their feet. Even if your spouse does not contribute to your family income it is a generally good idea to have them insured for funeral expenses as well as child care and any other unforeseen expenses.
