Term Life Insurance
Term life insurance provides a specified death benefit to the beneficiary in the event the owner of the policy dies during the specific term of years. The purchaser of the policy may chose the number of term of years the policy can be in effect. The term are usually one, five, ten, etc.. This policy does not have the savings feature mentioned previously. It only provides insurance protections should you die during the duration of the policy. Initially, term insurance is not expensive especially when someone buys it at a young age. If you are a young person with little responsibility then usually this is a policy you should consider. Because it is relatively inexpensive, it is probably an ideal product for young families who have limited amount of money to spare for insurance. However, after each period ends, the cost of the policy rises for the next period. So, by the time the policy owner reached 65, he might end up paying more for it then he would for other types of life insurance.
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Most term policies are insured as follows:
Guaranteed Renewability - If you are buying term insurance and expect to renew it, then insist on a a guaranteed renewable term. Remember that when a term policy expires, the life insurance protection ends too. Without guaranteed renewable term, the insurance company and refuse to renew the policy if the owner's health changes in as the insurance company considers to be a risk. With a guaranteed renewable term, the company cannot deny the owner's rights to renew the contract even if his health has changed. To limit the risk, most insurance companies won't renew after the owner passes a stated age. Some policies may not renew it at age 55.
Decreasing term insurance - This special type of term insurance provides decrease insurance coverage with a constant premium. This policy allows the buyer to pay a fixed premium, but the insurance coverage will decrease each year. This is a good solution when the buyer feels the need of insurance decrease as his finances are stable and all the children are grown. However, decreasing term policies are not all alike, in the rate of how the policy coverage declines. Some policies specify a constant rate of decrease while other policies decrease coverage at a accelerating rate. This policy may be appealing to the homeowner because it is designed to provide exactly the unpaid balance of the mortgage upon the death of the policyowner. But remember, the policy expires and no longer benefit is provided when the mortgage is paid off. One advantage of this policy is that it allows the policy owners to convert the amount of remaining coverage into premium insurance.
Convertible Term - With this policy, it simply means that the policy owner can convert his policy into a permanent insurance (such as whole life) without a medical examination. naturally the conversion will cause the premiums to increase, perhaps substantially when compared to the premium charged for term coverage. Also, it is usually limited to a specific age. For example, a ten year term policy may be convertible only through the eight year of the policy, and the owner of the policy may become "uninsurable" after the policy expires. This is why it is important to periodically review the policy.