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Marilyn Katz
Do you know how much funerals cost today? If you have even been involved in funeral planning, you know how stressful this time can be. Trying to come up with the money to pay for the burial, funeral service, and other needs, can add to that stress. This type of insurance has become a popular alternative to trying to stash away enough cash to pay for final expenses. US funerals can cost eight thousand dollars or more. This is a very real concern with lots of people. They may be permanent policies, like whole life, or they could even be term life. They usually have a pretty low death benefit when compared to other life insurance we think about. The death benefit for a whole life policy may range from a couple of thousand to twenty or twenty-five thousand dollars. Term life policies probably range from 25 to 50 thousand dollars. This smaller face value means that it is easier to get them issued, and it keeps the premiums more affordable for average families. How Much Does A Burial Policy Cost? You have to compare premiums. They will differ because of the applicant's age, general health, location, insurance company and type of policy. I know that this all gets rather complex for people who are not inurance professionals. But online insurance quote systems can make it pretty simple to quote and compare. It is important to compare quotes before you buy because some insurers may have underwriting guidelines that are friendlier to different applicants. You probably already know that it will be cheaper to buy a policy for a 50 year old than an 80 year old. The more elderly senior may even pay two or three times as much. But still, funeral policies can be affordable option vs. the alternative of having to save several thousand dollars on short notice. Compare simplified issue and guaranteed issue policies. Consider the basic types of funeral insurance. These two type of burial policies are defined by the way that an insurance company writes a policy. A simplified issue policy will ask a few health questions, but most older people in decent health for their age should qualify. A simplified issue policy usually has an immediate death benefit. This means that the insured person is covered for the whole amount as soon as the policy is issued. If you apply for guaranteed issue burial life, you will not have to answer health questions or have a medical exam. Instead of health underwriting, it uses a waiting period. It may have something called a graded benefit. This means that the insured person must survive a waiting period, after the policy is issued, in order for the beneficiaries to collect the whole death benefit. If the insured person passes away before that waiting period expires, the family may get a portion of the full benefit, or they may just get premiums refunded. This is why it is called a graded death benefit, and it is not an immediate death benefit. Why Compare Burial Policies? Most of the time, simplified issue policies will cost less. So if you, or your family member, can qualify for simplified issue, I would urge you to consider that option. If you see senior policies advertised on television, you probably noticed that they are usually guaranteed issue. This may not be what you want at all! If a senior has severe health issues, a guaranteed issue policy may be the best choice. But you should understand that you do have choices so you can be a smart and informed consumer.
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