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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Understanding The Need For Insurance

By Ethan Kalvin

Any kind of insurance should be thought of as an investment instead of an expense. It is an investment for your very future. We all work hard to build our assets in order to increase our net worth. Should a catastrophe happen to you, your assets could be wiped out instantly and you'd be left with nothing. Insurance can protect from that.

This situation happens to more people than you would imagine. The only sure way to protect your assets is for you to have full insurance coverage. Insurance such as health insurance, car insurance, life insurance and disability insurance can protect you in times of need.

It is easy for most people to understand the financial advantage of carrying auto insurance for a vehicle, or homeowners insurance to protect a home. In many cases, having a loan or a lease on these types of property will require you to keep a high amount of coverage as long as the loan is not paid off. At the loan's maturity however, many will choose to reduce their coverage, and this is not a good idea.

Another type of coverage that people sometimes tend to overlook is health insurance. Health insurance can protect you from losing your accumulated wealth, and most people don't realize that. Every year many people lose their homes and their fortunes to bankruptcy because of sudden unexpected medical bills and expenses.

Just because you are young, you shouldn't assume that health insurance coverage is not important, because it is. Saving a few dollars on health insurance doesn't make sense when you are at risk of losing everything you own. Make sure you are adequately covered by all appropriate types of insurance so that you will stay protected. It is a necessity.

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