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Why Do Seniors Buy Life Insurance?

By Marilyn Katz

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Published: 24Oct2009
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Do Seniors Need Life Insurance Policies?

Have you seen ads on TV for senior life policies? Most of us associate this coverage with younger people. Younger parents may want to cover themselves so their children could be educated and a home mortgage can get paid if they pass away. We do not think older people have needs like these. So why would an older person need a policy anyway?

Well, just because you have reached middle or retirement age does not always mean you have outgrown the need to protect your assets and your family. Some reasons that a older person may shop for a policy are simple and some are complex. But older people are looking for policies, and that is why they are being marketed.

Final Expense - Some older people just want to make sure that their families have cash to pay for a nice funeral. While some believe they can rely on savings, the reality is that these can evaporate fast if a person gets sick and needs intensive medical care or nursing care. A final expensive or burial life insurance policy is a very popular option with older people.

Estate Transfer - One simple, and usually tax free, way to pass money to heirs is through life insurance. Rather than worrying about having lots of money in the bank, just paying a premium, is one way to plan for the transfer of wealth to another generation.

Business Policies. This may be the most common reason that large policies are purchased for older people. An insurance policy may be required for business financing. A company may want to make sure they can survive the loss of an owner or key man. Companies have lots of uses for insuring older people.

Stopping Conflict - This is one other common situation that involves a busiess owner who may have more than one child and/or a spouse. Let's say that one daughter has been groomed to take over the family business. When the business owner dies, a policy can make sure that the other childre and the spouse are compensated because they will not inherit a share of the business.

Consider the case of an elderly man who still runs a small law firm. His oldest daughter went to law school, works at his firm, and is in line to inherit the business. However, he also has a wife who needs to be supported. He also has two sons, and one became a high school teacher while the other one chose to start a busiess unrelated to the law.

When this man passes away, his daughter can inherit the law firm that she has been groomed to take over. Meanwhile, the man's wife and two sons can collect the proceeds of this policy so they are compensated for not inheriting the firm.

A setup like this can avoid a lot of problems within families.

Older people can find coverage too. Insurers do market products designed to settle these issues, and the right products are out there. And since Americans are living longer and more productive lives, rates may be more affordable than ever before!

Do seniors need life insurance? Sometimes they do, and we want to help you find life insurance for older people. Get more help at Seniors Life Solutions.

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