Term Life Insurance 101
Wednesday, May 12th, 2004To begin with it is good to be clear on what life insurance actually is. When an individual dies, there are many financial burdens. Family expenses and mortgage payments are just a few. The primary function of a life insurance is to provide, upon death of the policyholder, an amount that is sufficient to pay for any or all of the expenses. The expenses that will be covered are predetermined in the insurance coverage. Term life insurance is a kind of insurance policy that is exclusively for death coverage. These policies are written out for a specified period of time. This is also called the term as in the name term life insurance. The most regular terms are one year, five years and ten years, although longer terms like twenty and thirty years are also available.
If the person who is insured dies during the period of the term of the policy, the death benefit is paid directly to the specified beneficiaries. However, if on the completion of the term the insurance holder is still alive, the protection (more...)
