Life Insurance at an Early Age | 800-900-5867 | The Retirement Group

Oct. 4, 2010 - PRLog -- You’ve got your health. Typically, Americans shop for a life insurance policy in the middle of their life spans – when they are in their forties or fifties. At that time, they may have already fallen into the grip of bad habits (smoking, obesity, heavy drinking) and diabetes, heart disease, cancer or HIV may have entered their health picture. All these conditions can jack up premiums or make it harder to get a policy.

The cost is relatively cheap. Okay, maybe you won’t have to contend with any of the above health risks at 45 or 50 – but who knows? Buying a term or permanent life policy early in life, before you have to encounter any of these problems, should allow you to pay less expensive premiums. (Presuming you don’t face recurring risks to your health and safety today.)
Did you know that premiums for standard-risk term life insurance fell 50% between 1994 and 2007?1 Premiums have been getting cheaper and cheaper for new term life policyholders, partly because the mortality rate has dropped over the decades. In fact, the non-profit Insurance Information Institute says term insurance premiums have fallen by more than 4% per year since 2000, and the premiums on cash value policies are averaging roughly 5% lower today compared to a decade ago.2

Why would young singles need life insurance? Good question. Some financial consultants will tell you there is no pressing reason for it. Yet if you are single, buying a term life policy (or even a permanent life policy) early on could bring you a better deal and potentially guarantee your insurability.

Maybe it’s time. Time passes, things change, and so does your need for insurance. Even if you are insured, it’s important to keep up with change – as an example, the Insurance Information Institute estimates that about a third of families don’t update their life insurance coverage after a new baby comes home.1

If you’re young and you haven’t yet talked to a qualified insurance advisor, think about doing so today – you may be pleasantly surprised how affordable life insurance can be.

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1 msnbc.msn.com/id/18926723/   [5/29/07]
2 registeredrep.com/wealthmanagement/insurance/people_living_longer_0819/      [8/19/08]

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