• “Rule of thumb” suggests an amount of life insurance equal to 6 to 8 times annual earnings. However, many factors should be taken into account when determining the right amount of life insurance for you and your family. Important factors include: Income sources and amounts [...]

  • In certain circumstances, it is advisable to purchase life insurance for children. However, generally such purchases should not be made in lieu of purchasing appropriate amounts of life insurance on the family breadwinner(s). It is of utmost importance that the income-earning capacity of the primary [...]

  • This depends on your personal circumstances. First, recognize that in any life insurance purchasing decision, two questions must be answered: “How much life insurance should I buy?” “What type of life insurance policy should I buy?” The first question should always be initially resolved. For [...]

  • The face amount under mortgage protection term insurance decreases over time, consistent with the projected annual decreases in the outstanding balance of a mortgage loan. Mortgage protection policies are generally available to cover a range of mortgage repayment periods – (e.g., 15, 20, 25 or [...]

  • Yes. An existing policy, either term or cash-value life insurance, can be used for many purposes, including paying off an outstanding mortgage loan balance in the event of the insured’s death. Although a lender may offer a mortgage protection term policy to you, the lender [...]

  • Credit life insurance is frequently more expensive than traditional term life insurance. If you already own a sufficient amount of life insurance to cover your financial needs, including debt repayment, the purchase of credit life insurance is normally not advisable due to its relatively high [...]