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Marilyn Katz
Why would people look for a term policy after age 50. Isn't term for young parents with a home to cover, small kids, and no time to accumulate savings? Many older people are also turning to this option so lets look at reasons why. Of course, some of us wonder if we will ever be past this point. The plans we had to be financially secure at age 50 or 60 did not always work out the way we thought they would! Our kids did not move on our schedule, our homes got sold or refinanced, and our savings never grew the way they should have. Why do people buy a temporary policy? There are several reasons we can examine to see if they would strike a note with you. Many want to make sure a mortgage is covered so their families can keep a home if they pass away. A home tends to be a family's largest asset and biggest loan. It is also a source of stability and security which is the center of a family. The temporary policy may be designed to last as long as a mortgage does. Business financing can be secured with a policy too. If a small business owner or key person is essential to the success of a venture, a financing company may require life insurance in order to establish security. This tends to be particularly true when that important business person is older. This is one important reason many older people seek a term life insurance policy. They only need coverage while the loan is still being paid off. Many companies buy term that will cover the loans. Some older people buy term for the same reasons younger people do. Term policies are considered pure insurance, and that is exactly what the consumer wants to buy. Premiums are cheaper because there is no savings or investment included in the policy, and because it is temporary. They may also still have some of the same needs they did at thirty years old. It just is not that likely that we still have the same mortgage we took out at age 35. We may have bought another home, or we may have refinanced the old loan. Kids may not have secured their educations, and may still depend upon parents for some support. This is common these days, and sometimes those kids come home with their own kids! Can we still buy cheap term after fifty or sixty? Actually, insurers are extending policies to older people these days. That is because statistics show that people are living longer than they did in past decades. We all want to live longer, and it helps insurance buyers. Look for no medical exam term policies too. An applicant will simply have to answer some questions on an application which will determine if the person qualifies for coverage, and also what rate class they should in. Of course, healthy lifestyle choices make it even easier to find affordable policies.
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