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Your employer’s life insurance policy can serve as a valuable safety net if something were to happen to you. If you already have this benefit at work, you're taking an important step to protect your family.
But do you know what type of life insurance coverage you have? Is it enough? Is it even the most affordable option for you? What would happen to your life insurance if you lost your job?
Group life insurance through work can be a valuable benefit, but the policy is only effective as long as you're employed there. Plus, the coverage is typically designed to accommodate all employees – and life insurance is definitely not “one size fits all.”
That's where your local financial advisor comes in. By looking at your family's situation and needs, and using our tools and resources, we can come up with options that make the most sense for you.
Consider this example:
A family receives an $96,998 payout from an employer plan.
$96,998
- $10,000 funeral expenses
- $8,000 debt
= $78,998 left over
Assuming the family invested that $78,998 and earned a 5% rate of return, they would only have $3,950 in income a year to live on. If the family normally relied on $96,998 a year, that's a gap of $93,048 that would need to be filled each and every year – or hundreds of thousands of dollars over a lifetime.
Another factor to consider is that unlike an individually purchased policy, group life insurance does not guarantee insurability. If you become seriously ill, you could find yourself uninsurable once you eventually recover. This means that when you need life insurance most, you may not even be able to purchase it.
That's where your local financial advisor comes in. By looking at your family's situation and needs, and using our tools and resources, we can come up with options that make sense for you. We'll use L-I-F-E to calculate your needs:
Before you simply “check the box” for your employer’s life insurance, talk to your local financial advisor. We can look at your entire financial situation and help you tailor your life insurance to your life.
Important Information:
*GenRe 2018 U.S. Group Term Life Market Survey
Edward Jones is a licensed insurance producer in all states and Washington, D.C., through Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., and in California, New Mexico and Massachusetts through Edward Jones Insurance Agency of California, L.L.C.; Edward Jones Insurance Agency of New Mexico, L.L.C.; and Edward Jones Insurance Agency of Massachusetts, L.L.C.
Our guide to help you figure out how much and what type you need.
For life insurance needs of 20 years or more, permanent insurance may be a better option.
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