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Insurance info: The purpose of life insurance is to provide a source of income,
in case of your death, for your children, dependents, or other beneficiaries.
Life insurance can also serve other estate planning purposes, such as giving
money to charity on your death, paying for estate taxes, or providing for a
buy-out of a business interest. However we won’t go into these other purposes in
this guide.
Whether you need to buy life insurance depends on whether anyone is depending
on your income. If you have a spouse, child, parent, or some other individual
who depends on your income, you probably need life insurance. (You might also
need life insurance for estate planning or business succession planning
purposes.) Here are some typical insurance situations along with typical
insurance needs:
Situation 1. Families or single parents with young
children or other dependents. The younger your children, the more insurance
you need. If both spouses earn income, then both spouses should be insured, with
insurance amounts proportionate to salary amounts. If the family cannot afford
to insure both wage earners, the primary wage earner should be insured first,
and the secondary wage earner should be insured later on. A less expensive term
policy might be used to fill an insurance gap. If one spouse does not work
outside the home, insurance should be purchased to cover the absence of the
services being provided by that spouse (child care, housekeeping, bookkeeping).
However, if funds are limited, insurance on the non-wage earner should be
secondary to insurance on the life of the wage earner.
Situation 2. Adults with no children or other
dependents. If your spouse could live comfortably without your income, then
you will need less insurance than the people in situation (1). However, you will
still need some life insurance. At a minimum, you will want to provide for
burial expenses, for paying off whatever debts you have incurred, and for
providing an orderly transition for the surviving spouse. If your spouse would
undergo financial hardship without your income, or if you do not have adequate
savings, you may need to purchase more insurance. The amount will depend on your
salary level and that of your spouse, on the amount of savings you have, and on
the amount of debt you both have.
Situation 3. Single adults with no dependents. You
will need only enough insurance to cover burial expenses and debts, unless you
want to use insurance for estate planning purposes.
Situation 4. Children. Children generally need only
enough life insurance to pay burial expenses and medical debts. In some cases, a
life insurance policy might be used as a long-term savings vehicle.
Situation 5. Retirees. There is less of a need for
life insurance after retirement, unless it is to be used for other estate
planning purposes. You may need to provided an income for the second spouse to
die if your retirement assets are not large enough. Further, you will need some
insurance to pay burial expenses, final medical costs, and debts.
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