Is Employer-Provided Group Life Insurance Enough?
When you start a new job, one of the perks you might not think twice about is the group life insurance offered by your employer. It might seem like a great benefit at first glance, but what if the safety net it provides has more gaps than you realize?
Many of us rely on employer-provided group life insurance because it’s simple and often comes at no extra cost. However, this coverage usually comes with limitations—a flat amount or a modest multiple of your salary—that may not be enough to cover all of your family’s financial needs. If you have a mortgage, college tuition plans, or other significant expenses on the horizon, you might find yourself questioning whether your family is really protected when it matters most.
In this post, we’re going to break down exactly what employer-provided life insurance entails, its limitations, and how supplementing it with a tailored individual policy can bridge the gap. Keep reading to learn how you can take control of your financial future and ensure that your family’s security isn’t left to chance.
How Much Life Insurance Do You Need? Calculate Your Ideal Coverage
Most people with a family dependent on their income know that life insurance is an important part of their overall financial plan, but few know how much coverage they actually need. Some life insurance agents swear by a formula, such as 8 times of salary, or a flat rate of half a million for everybody. But it’s most likely that these ‘methods’ of determining your life insurance needs are inaccurate. Instead, they are fabricated by the agent to simplify his life by not having to perform the calculations manually. So what is the right amount? Thanks to software provided by the life insurance companies, all it takes is a few minutes to determine the life insurance coverage that you need. They are typically all very similar, prompting you to input cash and income needs at death, and sources of cash at death. It then adds these amounts together to output your total coverage required.
LifePhases: an alternative to term and permanent life insurance
The main argument against term insurance is that premiums often increase dramatically at renewal, becoming up to five times as expensive at the first renewal and up to one hundred times the initial premium at the final renewal. The premium increases do not reflect the increase in an individual’s income. On the other hand, permanent insurance is likely to be too expensive initially, beyond the means of the average consumer. There appears to be room for an intermediate product that has neither the outrageous renewal increases of term nor the staggering initial costs of permanent insurance. PPI Solutions, along with Assumption Life, came up with a solution, called LifePhases and LifePhases Plus.
Term vs Permanent Life Insurance: Which Should You Choose? [Infographic]
Choosing the right life insurance policy is one of the most important financial decisions you’ll make, but it often comes with a tough question: Should you go for term or permanent life insurance? Both types have their unique features, benefits, and drawbacks, and understanding them is key to making the right choice for your needs.
In this post, we’ll demystify the differences between term life insurance—a cost-effective option for temporary coverage—and permanent life insurance, which provides lifelong protection and potential cash value. We’ll delve into the pros and cons of each type, helping you weigh affordability, flexibility, and long-term benefits.
By the end, we’ll settle the debate once and for all, helping you determine which type of life insurance is most suitable for you, based on your financial goals and personal circumstances. Let’s dive in and uncover which policy aligns best with your life plan.
Permanent life insurance: 5 most common uses
Permanent life insurance has long been compared to term life insurance in terms of suitability and usage. While some favour term, permanent has its own set of benefits and uses. In this post we highlight permanent life insurance and its 5 most common uses: final expenses, investment/insurance hybrid, legacy, estate equalization, business applications.
Term life insurance and its 5 most common uses
Most people, when they think of life insurance, don’t picture a policy with cash values, investments, and so forth. They envision life insurance simply as straight forward as paying premiums in exchange for a death benefit when they die. This is exactly the principle of term life insurance. As part of a series of posts covering the basics of life insurance, in this week’s topic I will cover the 5 most common uses of term life insurance: final expenses, specific family need, income replacement, business applications, conversion to permanent.
5 important points to consider when purchasing life insurance
Five important points to keep in mind when thinking about purchasing life insurance. Know why you’re buying it, how much coverage is needed, whether to buy term or permanent, choosing additional options and affordability. There is no “perfect policy” that is suitable for everybody. The only perfect policy is one that is in force at the time of death of the life insured. Start by discussing with your family what your objective is for purchasing life insurance, and speak to a licensed insurance professional about your different options.
