Term Life Insurance Rip-Off

In some cases,
Term Insurance can be a rip-off.
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Is Term life insurance affordable insurance protection or just a band-aid solution? The answer is both. Term Life policies offer cheap premiums in the initial policy years, but the premiums rise significantly at the policy renewal.

Most term 10 life insurance policies offer premiums level for the first 10 policy years, but at the policy renewal premiums will increase anywhere from 300% to 800%. An example $500,000 Term for a 40-year-old male, non smoker with Canada Life is $385 a year. The renewal premium is $2500.

The question might be then, why not always take a Permanent policy? i.e. one with a fixed premium and lifetime time protection. The answer is:

1) the premiums may not be within the insured’s budget.

2) the insurance may only be required for a temporary period of time. Term policies can provide a great value if life insurance is needed for a mortgage, business loan or line of credit.

 However, if the life insurance policy is purchased to offset future taxes, or to enhance the insured’s overall estate, than a Term Life insurance policy likely would not be a good fit. The reason is the insured is likely to live beyond the initial term, and the renewal could make the premiums unaffordable later years, thus, not allowing the policy to fulfill its initial purpose.

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Posted by Chantal Marr.