Why Do I Need Life Insurance?

By Author: David Nian
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As the famous saying goes - only two things in life are certain: death & taxes. No matter how rich or famous you are, you should always expect the unexpected. Times have changed and the reasons why people buy life insurance have grown from the original purpose. Please note that life insurance is commonly used for business reasons. The following is a list of some of the more common reasons:

Income Replacement - Protect the premature death of a spouse or parent so that the loss of income is not devastating to the family.

Payment of Outstanding Debts - Such as mortgages, car payments, credit cards.

Final Expenses - Funeral & other administrative expenses, etc.

Education Funding - The death of a parent may mean that the quality of education, intended for a child, may be out of reach.

Emergency Fund - Any adjustment expenses, such as time off work, medical and counseling expenses.

Special Needs Child - The use of life insurance provides a guarantee that the funds will be there to care for those special needs.

Business Continuation - To provide funding to assist in orderly transfer ...
... of business ownership, in the case of an owner's death - life insurance guarantees that the business is transferred as intended.

Business Insurance - Key Person, Executive Bonus, Split Dollar, and Deferred Compensation funded with life insurance.

Estate Taxes - Under current tax law life insurance can provide liquidity at death to pre-fund the estate tax liability. This may not be necessary if the Estate Tax is permanently repealed.

Charitable Giving - A charitable-minded client may leave a gift to a favourite organization, without significantly reducing the size of the estate by using the death benefit to replace the value of the property gifted to heirs.

Equalizing Inheritance - provides additional liquidity to assist in providing each child with equal shares of their parents' assets.

Income In Respect of a Decedent - People die owning assets that have not yet been taxed; these taxes then become the obligation of the beneficiary. Life Insurance provides liquidity to assist in the payment of these taxes.

Second Marriages - There can be conflict when a parent with children remarries. Life insurance on the parent provides the new spouse financial security from the insurance coverage. And at the same time allowing the children to receive the parent's estate immediately. This can avoid unwanted animosity between the children and the new spouse and allow them to live in harmony.

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