Life insurance : an income protection measure
By: Allan | Posted: 30th August 2007
Life insurance is basically an income-protection measure. If the insured person is the sole bread earner of the family and he passes away all on a sudden, the family will not be left in the lurch, at least financially. As per the terms of the insurance policy, beneficiary will receive the proceeds to offset the lost income that is caused due to the demise of the insured person.
A person of any age can go for life insurance, though some of the agencies may not be ready to cover the group that is very old. A person who is above sixty can take out an insurance policy, but it may not be a good idea. You are around 60 years old means that your income stream is largely over and hopefully you have accumulated the assets you need anyway by now. So, an insurance policy will not have great rewards to give you.
However, if you have nothing left with you in terms of monetary savings, you better go for a life insurance policy, no matter what your age is. Insurance not only covers you when you lose your income; rather it comes handy in so many other ways. Insurance is exigent for those who are married and earn a living through work. This is applicable for spouses that use their income to support their lifestyle.
In case you are married and the spouse is not working, then the bread earner should go for Life Insurance. Of course, if you are independently wealthy then you may not need one. Otherwise an insurance policy may go a long way to save a family from any kind of financial woes and worries that is resulted by the death of the bread earner. Whatever type of insurance policy you take out, make it sure that you do some research before you finally pack up a deal.
Allan Elvin is an MBA in Finance and has a rich experience of writing on topics related to finance. He professes special interest and expertise in Life Insurance and in guiding you on its various details.
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