Sunday, July 4, 2010

Why Do I Need Life Insurance?

With all the increasing prices of almost all the basic necessities today, an extra amount for life insurance may be bothersome. You may think that since you are still young, healthy and still have a bright future ahead, life insurance is an additional burden. While it may be true that an additional bill is a somewhat a burden already, this should not block one’s determination in looking ahead for the events that may come inevitably and without notice.

Why do you need life insurance? Basically, to protect and secure the future of you family and (if you do not have a family yet) the ones who are dependent on you. Every now and then we hear of helpless family members who are left in nothingness when their breadwinners die without a savings. These are very sad scenes which you surely want to happen in your family. No matter how healthy you think you are or how stable your job is, circumstances may happen that involve accidents or even death.

Life insurance in South Africa is already a necessity nowadays. If you do not know about the basics of life insurance, then read on so that you can have at least an overview of what the benefits and requirements it may give or ask of you. Life insurance works like any other insurance, only that you are insuring a life and not a thing. Therefore, it more serious than you can ever imagine. It is an agreement called a “policy” where you and the insurance company are the parties. You have to pay a premium to be considered a policy holder. This premium will largely depend on you income and the policy that you will choose since there are many types of insurance policy. Beneficiaries refer to the dependents whom you want to receive the death benefit that you have somewhat save with your premiums. You should be an active policy holder for your policy to be active. If anything happens to you in a particular time covered by the policy, then due amount will be given to the beneficiaries.

As to the advantages of life insurance, there are ample of them. The main purpose of life insurance, as mentioned, is to secure the future of you family. You wouldn’t want to let your family go to other’s houses and live with other people because they cannot afford even the basic necessities after you die, would you? How about the education of your children? These plus the debts and loans that you will leave will be a very big burden to them. There are types of life insurances that give other privileges too like interests and cuts. When entrusted to a reliable insurance company, you can gain interests that will be added to your premium in the end.

To get the best tips and suggestions about life insurances, you can consult your local agents or even visit companies that offer them. One important thing that you should keep in mind is to read and understand the provisions in the policy first and check its legality. Otherwise, you cannot get the desired end you are expecting. Worst, you will not be the one to suffer it but the beneficiaries that you will leave.

1 comment:

  1. So many people do wanted to know what is the use of having a life insurance policy. No one wants to think of death and money can't cover the loss of a person. This article helped to understand the use of having a life policy. Thanks.
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