TERM LIFE INSURANCE
THE MOST AFFORDABLE LIFE INSURANCE
Term insurance is basic, inexpensive and easy to understand. It gives you all the coverage you need and none that you don't. That's why it's the best choice for almost everyone.
As the name implies, a term insurance policy is good for a specific period of time; that can be one year, 10 years, 20 years or even up to 30 years. Given that you generally need life insurance only until you've managed to save up money elsewhere, just pick the term that dovetails with the time you need coverage. If you die during that term, your beneficiaries get a payout, known as the death benefit. If you die after the term expires, there's no payout.
Term policies typically have maximum issue ages. If you're past age 80, you'll have a hard time getting term insurance. (You almost certainly won't need it at that age anyway.)
How long could your family pay the bills if something happened to you? You know what it takes to provide and care for your family. And, you understand both the immediate and the ongoing expenses that would have to be met if you suddenly weren't there.
What you may not know is how simple it can be to purchase life insurance coverage so that, should the unexpected happen, the financial resources your family needs will be there.