Term Vs Wholelife - A Definition of Insurance
August 10th, 2008Many people do not understand the difference between the term insurance and wholelife insurance. I always thought that term is not worth the money, but that is not the case. In fact, most do not need whole life product. Though in certain situation, it is necessary.
Wholelife is useful when you need long term care, such as a disabled child. When the child is all alone, a whole life insurance will ensure that the child gets proper coverage throughout his life.
In other cases, perhaps term insurance is all they need. The payout can help pay for funeral expenses, and other situation. It is always good to have some kind of insurance.
Term insurance can go for a few years or on up. Some policies are renewable as time goes on, but once the children have grown and a good retirement account has been established, it might not be necessary to keep the term insurance at all.
This will be a judgment call of course, but it is not going to be the sole source of income if someone were to die early. Some who are of a charitable mind will have term life with the benefits going to charity until the day they marry or have children. Others find that they have a great policy at work, but they should remember this probably only covers death that happens on the clock. They need something more than that for their family.
























