By: Luke Lehrfeld
Everyone with a partner and children will want to do their best to look after their family, no matter what they may face. Protecting those nearest and dearest to you shouldn’t have to come at a great cost, and for a small premium, family life insurance can cover you, your partner and the kids if one of you were to pass away for some reason. This form of cover can give you or your family peace of mind at least in financial terms, but how does family life insurance work, and what can it do for you?
Family life insurance helps you if one member of the family passes away or is given a diagnosis of a terminal illness such as cancer, giving you a lump sum to help cope with costs such as loss of income, medical bills and even funeral costs. It can be surprisingly cheap, especially if visiting a health insurance comparison site to try and find the best deals on offer from different insurers. After diagnosis or death, the cash lump sum will be paid out to whoever is meant to benefit from it.
Worrying about whether or not your family would survive without your income can be reduced if you take out a life insurance policy. If you decide to take out this type of insurance, you should know that:
- You can choose the level of cover according to your family’s circumstances – it could help your family if the sole breadwinner passes away and replace their income for a limited period of time.
- You could choose to take out joint life insurance if both you and your partner work full-time. This will increase the payment if you were to both pass away, passing on money to your kids or anyone who will care for them like an aunt, uncle or grandparent.
- You can take out family life insurance between the ages of 18-64, so it’s never too early to take out a policy in order to protect your family’s future finances, especially if you fear the worst about your kids’ ability to live well if you pass away suddenly.
This is general information only: and does not take into account your financial situation or needs.
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Life insurance is a must with a family with kids. It is good to have if one of the breadwinners dies, then the other surviving member can pay the bills and not have to lose the house. My sister was so glad she had life insurance because her husband died and she did not loose the house!
The younger you get insurance the cheaper it is per month! Some insurances also let you borrow against it should you have an emergency situation.