Buy Life Insurance Online

Reader’s Question:

Buying life Insurance Online is more convenient for me than going to an agent. What are the disadvantages which I may not be aware of?

Carmen

Chicago IL

Some insurance companies offer policies only thru web while others sell policies by using an agent and using the web. When shopping for insurance using the web, the coverage is cheaper. You can also get your coverage faster. It is also more convenient than buying an insurance by going to an
insurance agency.

However, there are still drawbacks on purchasing life insurance online. There are insurance policies that do not provide a variety of policy features, which limits your options. This is because there are certain types of life insurance policies that are complex and will be more easily explained by an agent. Some of these more complex products are whole life insurance, variable life insurance, and variable universal life
insurance. The features of these products need to be explained further. Insurance products that you will find on the internet are policies that can be easily understood.

According Arthur Fliegelman from Moody’s, online life insurance providers should make their online services user-friendly if they want to increase their share in the market. The
service online has not given insurance clients the ability to do other insurance transactions like paying premiums and changing coverage and beneficiaries.

Buy Term Life Insurance Online

Reader’s Question:

Can I buy term life insurance without taking a medical exam? Can I do everything online? I hate getting out of my house here in Mobile, AL.

Sandara

Mobile, AL

Hi there, Sandara. Modern technology offers us a lot of convenience in transactions. You can now do almost anything online! In fact, I just read about a crematorium offering online burials. Of course, it does not literally mean getting buried in the internet but that relatives in far away places can log on to witness the burial of a loved one – no more need to fly home just for the cremation or burial.

Now, let’s go back to your question. In a word, yes. Most insurers in the US, including Mobile, AL, offer the option of a no exam life insurance and provide online quotes regarding this. You can do most of your research online by typing in your zip code on the forms. This gets you access to a variety of free online life insurance quotes from insurers in Mobile, AL. You no longer have to meet with an insurance agent just to find out how much the premiums are going to cost for the type of coverage that you need. Of course, at some point after you have selected a local insurer, you may need to make physical contact (as opposed to the thus far, virtual communication) with your insurer. No need to worry, though, you can probably ask your insurer to send an insurance agent to your home or simply to contact you by phone instead of having to leave your house to visit their offices.

Most insurers do not hesitate to accommodate reasonable requests of potential clients so don’t be afraid to ask for these concessions. After all, this test if your insurer is accommodating also gives an indication of how difficult it would probably be to make a claim in the future.

Buy Whole Life Insurance Policy Online

Reader’s Question:

What should I know before I make a decision whether I take accelerated death benefits or not?

Should I buy a whole life insurance policy online, or would that just be a waste of money?

Jan

New York, NY

Accelerated death benefits are few of the benefits that you can add when you have a whole or permanent life insurance. With accelerated death benefits, you can immediately access cash that can fund the accumulated expenses while you are seriously ill. The life insurance company makes it possible for you to collect part of your life insurance death benefits. You should note however that there are certain conditions when the life insurance company pays these benefits.
Before you make a decision on purchasing an accelerated death benefits, you need to consider whether the balance from your policy is sufficient to fund the final expenses for example. Some examples of these final expenses are burial and funeral expenses. Aside from this, you should also consider the impact of this benefit to your Medicaid eligibility since the receipt of payments from this life insurance benefits may be considered part of the income. Lastly, you also need to consider the tax implication although federal Government usually life insurance proceeds are usually exempt life insurance proceeds from tax.