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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Life And Health Insurance ? The Difference

By Graham McKenzie

Don?t get perplexed with the several different terms in the insurance industry. Life and heath insurance plans are quite dissimilar and offer you coverage in various ways. It is important for you to research well about the various plans offered before you buy one.

Life insurance protects your family after your death. The compensation money which your family gets after your death is completely depends on the type of plan you are in. In most of the cases the compensation amount is 5 to 6 times of the annual income of the policy holder. The insurance plan is based on you making timely payments to the company.

Before providing you any life insurance plan the insurance company wants to decide about the amount of risk they are taking to provide you cover. It is always difficult to get cover for life once you start getting older, or you may be suffering from any serious illness. Insurance companies may consider your credit to decide on your ability of making monthly premiums. Once their research on your living style and your credit history completed they will put forward you a premium, which you will have to pay every month to secure your coverage.

Two major types of life insurance plans are available. One is the term insurance plan which offers you coverage for a specific timeframe, when you are required to make payments. This is ideal if you are looking for a short period deal. Many people opt for term life insurance when they have kids, so that they are protected when they are small and can get free of it when they are financially independent.

Health insurance is much different. It is intended to cover all or part of your medical bills related to your health. Some people get this type of insurance to cover their small doctor visits, while others get it as a safeguard in case they get a large and unexpected medical bill.

Full coverage is much costlier but provides coverage for any sort of medical expenses that might crop up. You may opt for an 80/20 plan which means that you pay only 20% of the expenses. The other type of plan bears only an amount of the expense and you have to pay for the rest. The plan that is most suitable for you depends on your condition.

It is also possible that you get life and health insurance from your employer. Look whether your employer has better deal for you which allow you to make lesser premiums on same benefits. The premium for your health insurance plan is almost determined in the similar manner as it is for life insurance plan. If you have adventures hobbies like rock climbing, and sky diving which is very dangerous, it is very difficult to get the deal on reasonable premiums. There are so many ways by which you can lower your monthly payments. First you have to improve your credit by clearing your past due and disputing false charges if any. If you are a smoker you can reduce your premium rates to half by simple leaving smoking for a year.

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2 comments:

  1. Most of the time, people fail to understand the importance of such a solution, which can be their escape plan from a situation like this. The key to escape plan is known as health insurance.

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  2. Thanks for the great post on your blog, it really gives me an insight on this topic.
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