American Income Life Product Tips

Remember when you were in school and the teacher graded your exams using a ‘Bell Curve’? Guess what? The Bell Curve is not only for exams. It literally applies to life!

This illustration shows the milestones in life. It also shows that insurance needs change depending on where you are on the curve. The need for insurance should increase or decrease – like the shape of the Bell Curve – as your earning potential and responsibilities increase or decrease.

There are two main types of life insurance – whole life and term life. Whole life provides coverage for your entire life and builds cash and loan value as you pay premiums. Premiums never increase. But whole life is generally more expensive because coverage lasts a lifetime. It provides the best overall protection for your family and covers final expenses.

Term life provides coverage only for a limited time. After that, the policyholder generally pays increased premiums to maintain the coverage. Term life, however, is usually less expensive than whole life. It’s appropriate for those with limited financial resources or who want the coverage only for a short time.

As you near retirement, the need for term insurance dwindles. By that time, you would have likely accumulated enough money to live on. From retirement to the end of life, you generally don’t need term coverage if you have an appropriate whole life product in place that can help pay final expenses.

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