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How often should I review my life insurance coverage?
Jan 17, 2013 | 768 views | 2 2 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend | print

What’s most important to you and your family in life may change over time. That’s why it’s necessary to periodically

review your life insurance plan. You want to make sure that your plan adequately covers your needs.

You may decide to review your life insurance plan annually with your local life insurance representative. If not, it’s important to review your plan when significant events occur in your family’s lives.

These events may signal the need for a life insurance review:

• Recently married

• Become a parent

• Suffered a death in the family

• Retired or nearing retirement

• Children enrolled in high school or college

• Paid off a loan

• Bought or sold a house

• Changed jobs or recently promoted

• Changes in employee benefits

• Enjoyed a financial gain

• Interested in strategies to reduce potential estate taxes

• Taken out a loan

• Children are now financially independent

Remember, life insurance is the one product your family can count on for death benefit protection.

— Jamont McRae, is a managing partner with Modern Woodmen of America.



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January 19, 2013
Great post. I would add to this every time you add a child into the family. We took out life insurance when we had one child, and proceeded to have four more. Each time we would revisit the process to ensure everything was taken into account. Also, we were committed to private school for our kids once they became school age, which meant taking that into consideration as well. http://www.lifeinsurancecompaniesbystate.com/
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January 17, 2013
Another reason to review your policy if it has been several years since you purchased it, is that due to the economy and competition brought on my online quote comparison sites, rates have fallen, dramatically!

Because term life insurance is now more affordable than ever, you could get the same coverage at a lower premium.

There is a 2nd generation term life insurance quote site, which quotes nearly one hundred, top-rated insurers. http://www.qualitytermlife.com
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