Wednesday, October 22, 2008

How to make the right choice in buying a life insurance?

By Todd Martin

Almost everyone is aware that life insurance plays an important role in every ones life. But when you visit a life insurance broker or an advisor, he will use some terms related to life insurance and you may not be aware of those terms. It is always advisable for such people to not to be shy of asking probing questions and to know what exactly that means. After all life insurance is taken once in a life time and it will allow you to choose the most appropriate life insurance protection to fulfill your needs.

I remember how one of my friends had suffered for not taking a correct decision in buying a life insurance. We were neighbors and right from our childhood we were good friends. We grew up together and when I became eighteen years of age, I started getting my first insurance related brochures in mail. I used to discuss this with my friend. He never took insurance related topics seriously. He used to say that right now he is covered under his parents insurance and does not has the need to buy any insurance separately.

Give some time to yourself to study and check out what is latest in the field of insurance. Then make a list of points that you would like the clarification on. Then you can call on any insurance broker and you can get your queries satisfied. Another good way of getting information on insurance is by talking to your friends and colleagues. If any of your friends have taken a insurance at least he would share some experience with you. He can tell you about which part he missed out and which part he took advantage of.

I used to advise him to take at least some kind of life insurance at least to take care of his liabilities. He used to say that life insurance is a waste of money and said instead of paying the insurance company he can always use that money to repay the debts that he had created. Neither did he realized that an insurance is a blanket cover for your dependents which will protect them from any untoward thing that may happen accidentally anytime of your life. One day he had a heart attack and he died due to that. His family was shocked of this sudden situation that came to them unexpectedly.

They had to face even more problems when one by one all the lenders started claiming on his assets and finally his family of two children and his wife were all homeless with no property at all. Now they are facing the worst time of their life. Had my friend taken a life insurance policy this kind of situation could have been avoided. Insurance is not a luxury that anyone would like to have, but it is even more important then a luxury so as to protect your loved ones in times of when you are not there. Life insurance is designed to take care of your loved ones and protects them from any adverse happening. - 15634

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