The Importance of Having Life Insurance

Life Insurance coverage is important, no matter what your age or situation. While you are young and healthy, it’s hard to think of reasons why you might need life insurance. You may start a family, change your employment, or lose a loved one before you even really start to ponder it.

Consider the following:

1)    The first reason to have life insurance is to handle your final expenses when you die. Grieving family members will have the burden of arranging and paying for burial or cremation. An average casket and cemetery plot can cost between six to ten thousand dollars.

2)    The primary reason to have life insurance is to settle your debt after your death. Your debts don’t just go away when you die. Like the final funeral expenses, family members will become legally liable for your debt, and could possibly be taken to court to settle it.

3)    Your “Last Will” will not be honored until your debts are paid. Your heirlooms or final wishes may come down to dollars and cents, instead of the loving memories you had planned to pass on.

4)    Life insurance becomes more expensive the longer you wait to get started. Premiums for people in their twenties are a lot less than those in their fifties because the mortality rate goes up as you age, and the life insurance companies are more likely to need to pay your policy out without having your long-term premiums being paid in. For this same reason, once you have health ailments, it becomes more difficult to insure your life at a reduced rate.

5)    Lastly, a “Whole Life” policy can be purchased at an early age and provides a “nest egg” for your future. This type of policy allows you to borrow against it, in case of an emergency while you are still living. This type of policy is especially useful for you and your family if there is a long illness leading up to your death. The policy can be used to pay medical bills, etc., instead of waiting it out until after your “Last Will”can be settled in court. You should take financial responsibility for yourself and provide what you can to your family after you are gone. In the end, a life insurance policy can be a life saver to your family that is left behind.