Term insurance at affordable premiums

I came to know about term insurance in my mid twenties when I started my professional career. Due to lack of awareness at that time I was looking to invest first and grow my wealth. 5 years down the line when I got married to struck me that even though I am investing to grow my wealth but do I have enough financial cover for my family in case of an unfortunate event and the answer was NO! Then I started my research to identify a financial product that would give an adequate life cover. The answer was pretty simple – term insurance. But I should have taken term insurance earlier.

Once anyone decides to get a term insurance it can be a overwhelming process to go through the entire process of buying it. The same was the case with me. With so many options available online I got a bit confused on which option should I choose? I took a step back and followed the steps – Calculated my premium online, decided whether I needed any add-ons, evaluated the claims settlement ratio of various brands, consulted representatives of various brands and then took an informed decision. The actual process of buying once you have decided it’s that difficult. Good thing is that most of the things are online and hassle free. Now I am proud that I took a term plan for financial protection.

I come from a family where money management is given a lot of importance. Thanks to the awareness I had I knew it was imperative to financially protect my future before I started investing to grow my wealth. The first thing I did when I started to earn was to get my financial future sorted with a term plan. Now a days it’s not that difficult to get a term life insurance online with so many options to choose from. At the beginning I calculated my premium for 1 crore life cover and then had to go through the usual process for the policy to get issued.

For me buying term insurance proved to be a challenging task since I wasn’t conversant about financial products. Since I lacked the understanding of a term insurance, I did a lot of research online and spoke to few of my colleagues who had already bought a term insurance. In my journey to buy term insurance I understood why it was necessary to get term insurance. For me term life insurance has a crucial purpose to fulfill – financial protection. I opted for term insurance at the age of 34 and realized that I could have saved on my premiums if I would have bought it earlier.

When I started to earn, I was inclined towards growing my wealth and started to consult others. My brother introduced me to term life insurance and explained why getting term insurance was a necessity early in life. A term insurance serves the purpose of protecting the financial future of my dependents. Once I understood the benefits of a term plan I went ahead and did some research as to which one I should opt for. There are a few things that helped me make the decision – credibility of the brand, claims settlement ratio and ease of claim settlement.

Being an NRI I wanted to get extensive financial protection for my family. Post my research online, I got to know many life insurance providers in India have started providing term insurance for NRIs at reasonable premiums along with add-on riders such as critical illness and accidental death benefit rider.  To my surprise it was a hassle-free experience of buying a term insurance plan.

I decided to buy term life insurance when I had my first child and realized that as the primary earner, I must secure my family's financial future. To determine the sum assured, I considered our current expenses, future goals like my child’s education, and our home loan. Once sure of the amount, I evaluated riders for critical illness and accidental death. Term insurance is vital for financial planning, so assess all factors carefully before choosing your sum assured and provider.