Friday, September 5, 2008

What you need to know about life insurance

Losing your life is something that happens to all of us, we just never know when. And although it is a morbid subject you have to face the fact of it happening to you sometime in the future. Protecting with a life insurance policy is one way of guarding against the unknown and protecting your family financially.

There are many types of life insurance to be taken into account but taking some form of protection should on the minds of everyone who has loved ones that rely on them financially.

Often the simplest way to cover your life is with term insurance cover. You set the amount you wish to insure and the number of years and if you pass away during the policy term, your family benefit. However no payout is made if you are still alive when the policy reaches the end of its term.

Your loved ones would not have to fear bills coming into the home as the money from your insurance cover policy would allow them to meet them, subject to how much cover you took out of course.

Life insurance can be found online with a website specialising in offering comparisons from a selection of insurance cover providers and this is often the cheapest way to take out your policy. You can compare not only the cost of the insurance cover but also what the policies exclusions are.

Two things that go towards setting the cost of your premiums are whether you are a smoker or a drinker. If you do both then the premiums will be set higher as there is more chance of you suffering from life threatening illnesses. If you want to save money on the premiums then cut out both.

If you have a partner and you both want to take out insurance cover then sometimes taking both policies together can lead to the biggest savings. You should get quotes for cover together and also separate ones to see if you could save anything this way.

One way of getting affordable life cover is by when it comes to insurance cover companies who offer special plans for those over a certain age. If you fit this category then you can get the best premiums by comparing deals such as this.

Anyone applying for life cover would be able to get their premiums for a lot less if they were healthy and are at their ideal weight. Your health is one of the major factors which go towards setting how much you pay for your policy. By keeping fit and doing daily exercise you can often make savings on the cost of your policy.

When searching for life insurance cover you will have to work out how much you wish to cover yourself for and the easiest way of doing this is by taking the salary you bring home each year and multiplying it by a least 10. This will give you a rough idea of the sort of sum insured you will need.

The life insurance policy is only as good as those providing it so choose the company careful and make sure they have a good reputation for selling quality insurance cover products.



David Thomson is Chief Executive of BestDealInsurance an independent specialist broker dedicated to providing their clients with the best deal on their life insurance, critical illness cover and home and motor insurance.

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