Insurance companies increase the sum assured based on the health of the policyholder while buying the policy.
Riders are meant to elevate the level of protection coverage for the policyholder, thus making the term insurance plan more comprehensive in nature.
The old term insurance policy can be revived after paying the lapsed premium along with interest charges and medical costs.
The pandemic has acted as a catalyst, for increased awareness and importance of insurance
The premium paid per year increases if one chooses a limited premium payment period, say for 10 years rather than throughout the cover period
In majority of the term insurance plans, the maximum entry age is up to 65 years. These can provide coverage of up to 80 years.
If you are leaving the job or for some other reason cannot continue with the group insurance, you may convert it into an individual one
HDFC Life, CEO and MD, Vibha Padalkar said there would be no big impact on premium rates due to pandemic
A rule of thumb is to cover 10 times the income of the bread-earner in the family. The aim is to have enough cover in case of loss of income
While nothing can compensate for the emotional loss, it is wrong to assume that the absence of a non-working spouse will not affect finances