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[W570]What Term Life Insurance

by Ian Koch, Ian

Many consumers are confused by the many choices for life insurance that are on the market today. What few realize is that in most cases the best type of coverage is often term coverage depending on their situation and financial obligations. In this article we'll take a look at this special type of coverage and show you how it can benefit you and your family while keeping your costs under control. But before that, let's take a look at the concept 'term life insurance'. If it an ordinary life insurance or some special variant? Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ? 2001-2006 says:

"Term life insurance is a type of life insurance that is temporary, as it covers only a specific period of time, the relevant term. It can be considered pure insurance because it builds no cash value. This is in contrast to permanent life insurance such as whole life, universal life, and variable universal life.

Term insurance is the cheapest way, in the short run, to buy a given amount of insurance death benefit on a coverage per premium dollar basis."

If you have ever obtained a life insurance rate quote you know that rates can vary widely based on policy type. Most of us buy insurance that we really don't need and end up spending a fortune in premiums instead of investing that money in other areas that could help us enjoy a better lifestyle before we pass on. Contrary to what we have been told, term life policies are usually sufficient for about 75% of the population.

If you look at what insurance is providing the main reason we carry it is so we can protect the financial future of our family should we pass away early in life. Term policies meet this need by providing coverage during the years when we have the most financial obligation to our families: when we have children at home, mortgages and other large debts. For most of us this period in life is between the ages of 25-60. By the time we reach 60 years of age our houses are paid off, our children have graduated college and most large debts are paid off and we begin looking forward to retirement.

While these types of policies don't build value and terminate at a specific time in the future (usually at age 65 or 70) they do provide the major protection we need at affordable prices for the most vulnerable financial times in our life.

So you're in the new position of needing to purchase term life insurance. It's not a common purchase so the new terminology can be overwhelming. Term life is actually a lot simpler than other types of insurance but let's do a quick walkthrough of the basics so we can enter the market in a position of confidence.

What prompts most people to look at purchasing term life insurance? It's usually a realization brought on by situations close to a person. A common example is the birth of a first (or second) child. All of a sudden, there's the realization that if something were to happen to one of the parents or the main earner for the family, the remaining spouse and especially the children would be in a predicament for a long time to come. Another trigger can be the purchase of a first house. As great as that is, it comes along with a very long-term financial obligation. Thirty years is a long time! The combination of a new baby and a new house is the one-two bunch that usually spurs a resulting, "Hey, I need some life insurance". This is the typical scenario although there are others that lead people to the same realization. So now that you "need" life insurance...what's next?

If you're like millions of Americans, your first inclination is to go online and research (which is probably how you found us outside of the many referrals we get). This is a new and welcomed trend. It's so much easier! We remember the old way and it involved you going to insurance agent's office or worst yet, them coming to your home. You sit down around a table with dozens of pages of numbers and pictures with smiling faces designed to entice you into this or that plan. It was a lengthy and arduous process. The rates took time to calculate as the agent would take a base rate....I won't bother you with the details but it was not fun, fast, or enjoyable. Skip 10 years ahead and everything has changed. The carriers have really fine-tuned term life insurance to a point that's a commodity which means, very similar from carrier to carrier and plan to plan. You can now go online and get an instant quote through our term life insurance quote engine. You'll fine multiple carriers with various plans and quotes all side by side. This really is a whole new way of doing business. It puts the power and information in your hands. We firmly believe this is the right approach. Some life insurance agents want to maintain control and steer people to one plan/carrier or the other. Why?? I personally don't know. Ultimately, we want our customer to be in the very best priced plan with a strong carrier...period. As we discussed in our Agent ethics and responsibility article, we would hope someone would do the same for us.

Some websites still try to trap you with emails and phone number requests up front...maybe a vestige of the old way of doing business around the table. Annoying and unneeded. We don't think this is the right way to go and so you can get your instant quote on any page at etermlifeinsurancequote.com with no email or phone request. We have provided (and continue to add) as much information as possible to help you really understand term life insurance to depth that you choose to. From our term life article listing page, you can learn and research any element of the term life process or plan from the point of view of our years of experience. You'll notice that we DO NOT recommend the most expensive types of life insurance (I wouldn't buy it for my family) in our term versus whole life article and we explain why. It's like having a friend in the business and believe me, you need one when purchasing term life insurance.

So once you've taken advantage of our online tools to quote, compare, and find the best term life rate and plan for yourself, we then help as your licensed term life insurance broker with the the life application process and beyond. Filling out insurance application (including term life) is never fun but we'll help guide you along the away as successfully completing the application can save you from serious regrets later on.

Hopefully, we can make purchasing term life insurance a process that you come out of with confidence, satisfaction, and most importantly...an affordable term life insurance policy that fits your needs!

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