Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Combined Life Insurance: Stuff You Need To Know

By Chimezirim Odimba

Combination plans are life insurance plans that mix together the best types of coverage. Often, a combination plan will provide a mix of benefits and terms that is found in both whole life coverage and term life insurance policies.

It is more common to see these combination life insurance plans in a corporate setting as opposed to an individual one. The employee then has some control over the structure of his or her benefits in a combination plan because it is a group plan.

If the main focus for the employee is providing some sort of benefit to loved ones in the event of the death of the insured party, combination plans often provide several ways to accomplish this. Some people just want to build up some money value and let it accumulate so an ideal plan is the combination policy. Often, the money value is accrued on a tax-deferred basis, which might also be striking to the employee.

It is easy to make changes within group combination plans so it isn't a problem if the insured starts the policy with one mind set and changes it along the way. Many corporate plans allow at least one period per calendar year where an employee can make changes in the structure of the benefit. Most policies permit the employee to make alterations when changes occur, such as a marriage, birth of a child, or a divorce.

Some combination plans also allow the insured parties to make selections in investments that will help determine the ultimate value of the life insurance policy. When this happens, the combination plan not only offers the comfort that comes with life insurance protection, but also gives the employee a bigger part in ensuring that the plan gives the maximum protection for the payments made.

Term life insurance or whole life insurance is a issue that many wonder about. It is not an easy one to answer. It depends on what you want your life insurance to accomplish for your family.

Term insurance is excellent to replace income for young growing families if a wage earner dies. However, estimates reveal that less than one-percent of term policies sold ever pay their death benefit. Death usually happens well after the policy has expired. Term life insurance coverage primarily protects against premature death.

If you want to make sure there is a death benefit for your family at the time of your death, whole life coverage is the answer. Whole life insurance is a fine manner to make an estate for your beneficiaries. A combination plan is the only way to get both plans together. - 15224

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