Term Insurance Policy Features That Are Beneficial For Nominees

Life is uncertain. There are too many risks like disease, accidents, disabilities, and death, which can put a dent in the emotional and financial aspects of life. In a community, individual financial stability is not attained without savings. If an individual with a family loses financial stability, the whole family suffers. Hence, you need an efficient plan to keep your family financially protected. Term plans are the purest form of life insurance plans that will keep your family safe.

Features Of A Term Policy And Its Benefits

As every investor will stress, you need adequate knowledge about the plans to accurately choose a term plan. Hence, researching the plans should be mandatory. To help you choose the best term plan, here are some features of a term plan that make it a desirable investment option.

• Affordable

Affordability is the most spectacular feature of a term insurance plan. The best term plan offers life cover for a specified amount known as the sum assured and a specific time known as the policy term. If the nominee dies or gets into an accident with permanent after-effects during the policy term, the death benefits will go to the appointed nominee. The plan is simple and affordable as the insurers have to pay a death benefit only.

• Easy To Buy

You can buy a term plan easily, just like you buy clothes or books from online shopping. Buying a term plan is also comparatively easier than buying other types of investment plans and financial arrangements. The framework of a term policy is simple enough that you don't have to be worried about the returns and where the money is invested. To accurately use the plan, you have to appropriately calculate the affordable money as per your financial capabilities, livelihood, and financial problems like debts, loans, etc.

• Flexibility Of Payment

The policyholder can choose when he/she pays the payment that is due. A term policy can be chosen as annual, semi-annual, quarterly, weekly, or monthly. There are also plans that offer either a single pay or limited premium option apart from regular options. These are the reasons why the pay is flexible as the policyholder would be able to choose payment as per their financial capabilities.

• Additional Riders

Every term insurance plan offers additional riders in case of injury, accident, disease, or disability. These riders come with additional charges and offer extended periods in connection with the main plan. Hence, it is important to take these additional riders into account as per your financial capabilities to ensure maximum coverage and the security of the family and loved ones.

• Staggered Claims Payout Option

Every term plan offers a lump sum benefit in the event of a death claim benefit. The amount could be large enough that maintaining it will be difficult, or it could be a challenge if the money was invested by the wrong investors or greedy members took the money for granted. In the case of these circumstances, there are term policies that offer a staggered claim payout under which partial claim amount is payable as lump-sum, and the remaining amount could be payable as a monthly/yearly income.

• No Capital Build-up

Term life insurance doesn't accumulate wealth as a universal policy would. It goes directly to compensation of life insurance if the unthinkable happens. If you stop making premium payments or if the policy matures (reaches its end of term), you will be left with zero capital. Premiums would be used purely for the death benefit.

• Pay The Policy Premium Till Retirement

You can choose a term policy that requires you to get covered till age eighty-five but pay premiums only till age sixty-five. In other words, you need not pay for the entire tenure of the policy but pay only when you are working. Therefore, to get the benefit, you must choose a term policy with a premium payment option that falls within your retirement age and follows your retirement plan.

• Fixed Coverage Amount

Term life insurance can be purchased with varying amounts, ranging from thousands to lakhs. The amount of coverage desired affects the size of the annual premium as companies could easily charge policyholders Rs. 1000 per coverage.

• Increasing Premiums

Many term plan premiums increase each year. Also, all insurance has the problem of rising mortality charges. Hence, a permanent term policy averages out later premiums with former ones, which will allow funders to pay annually with the policy of their choosing. As such, make sure to have a discussion with your insurer and take care to know all about your premium charges and benefits.

• Non-working Spouse Coverage

The best term plan would have a feature that will allow you to add in your spouse as the beneficiary in your plan. Make sure to choose this plan as it will allow the benefits of the plan to reach your family and safeguard them against any financial troubles in the event of an unfortunate event. Hence, make sure to have a discussion with your insurer. Get advice from your family members, as the financial situation concerns them too.

Conclusion

These features are generalized for a variety of term policies and are the basic ones any term policy should have. Many insurance companies have additional benefits along with these. So make sure to research properly and take care of the details with your insurer.

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Disclaimer: This article is issued in the general public interest and meant for general information purposes only. Readers are advised not to rely on the contents of the article as conclusive in nature and should research further or consult an expert in this regard.