What is life insurance?
Life insurance provides financial benefits to dependents or beneficiaries after the insured person’s death. Life insurance can be used in many ways such as helping to replace the lost income of the deceased, assist in paying final expenses including burial costs and address estate planning issues.
How does life insurance work?
An insurance company that issued the life insurance policy pays a lump sum death benefit to your beneficiaries in exchange for premium payments made pursuant to the policy.
Who needs life insurance?
Life insurance is an important element of financial planning. The need varies by age, circumstance, number of dependents, and level and degree of financial responsibility you may have. For example, if you are married, are the primary wage earner and cover monthly household expenses (like the mortgage, car note, insurance, health care, and utilities) or contribute to daycare costs or a continuing education fund, life insurance should be considered.
Who are the parties to a life insurance policy?
The Owner is responsible for paying premiums and controls the ability to make changes to the policy. The Insured is the person whose death would trigger payment from a policy. The Beneficiary is the person or people who receive the benefits upon the death of the insured.