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Cheap Term Life Insurance
By: Gary Tallon
Should you buy cheap term life insurance? It's an often-asked question to which
there is a cheap and simple answer. If you have a mortgage or you have a
partner, family or dependants that could suffer financial hardship as a result
of your death then cheap term life insurance is a must!
Cheap term life insurance, otherwise known simply as life insurance or term life
is a cheap life insurance policy that pays out a lump sum upon your death. The
premiums are very cheap and term life insurance policies are very easy to
obtain. There are two basic types of term life insurance available from insurers
- cheap decreasing term life insurance and cheap level term life insurance.
Cheap decreasing term life insurance
Cheap decreasing term life insurance is very cheap. For only a few pounds each
month a cheap decreasing term life insurance policy will pay the balance of your
mortgage should you die before it reaches full term. This type of term policy is
called decreasing term life insurance because the sum insured decreases in line
with your outstanding mortgage balance. The cheap premium remains the same for
the life of the policy, making it an exceptionally cheap way to secure life
insurance. A cheap decreasing term life insurance policy ONLY pays out a lump
sum to clear your mortgage. This type of cheap term life insurance does not make
any other provision for the loved ones you leave behind.
Cheap level term life insurance
Level term life insurance policies are not as cheap as decreasing term life
insurance, although these types of term policies overall are still cheap, having
only slightly higher premiums attached to them. The reason for the premium not
being as cheap is that level term policies pay off your mortgage AND leave a
lump sum to your partner, family and/or dependants. The sum insured through a
cheap level term life insurance policy remains the same through the life of the
policy, as does the cheap premium.
A cheap level term life insurance is recommended to run in tandem with your
mortgage. However, a cheap level term life insurance policy can run differently
from the term of your mortgage. For instance, you could take out a 10-year level
term life insurance policy that is separate from any other cheap premium life
policy covering your mortgage. The premiums on the 10-year insurance policy will
not be as cheap because the term is short, but it will provide you with
additional life insurance cover in the unfortunate event of your death.
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