Wednesday, November 23, 2011

A Look At The Different Insurance Products To Choose From

By Ed Hulse


Apart from life, health, and automotive coverage, there are other various insurance products that you can buy. They include retirement cover and trip cancellation coverage. It is important to locate a reputable cover company in order to get any of these products.

You and your entire family can be covered when you buy health insurance. It caters for a portion of your medical bill. Prescription drugs can also be covered by some health policies.

Life cover usually comes in two different types, whole life and term life. Whole life combines cover with an investment strategy, such as bonds or money market instruments. Dividends are paid from these investments and added to the face value. Term life pays only the face value of the policy upon death.

Car accidents and thefts are covered by auto policy. In case of an accident and you are found guilty, collision policy covers both vehicles involved in the accident. In case you have chosen liability form of coverage, you have only covered the other car. In case you have not insured or you have underinsured with motorist policy, you will be forced to foot property and damages on the other vehicle if you caused the accident.

Retirement policy, or an annuity, is a contract to make payments to an account. After you retire, a sum will be paid to you for the rest of your life. Annuities are normally a stable and safe form of retirement savings.

If you own a business, then you need business coverage. This covers property destruction by fires or theft. Also some policies cover the employees' claims of compensation against injuries in the course of duty and also contractual terms.

Trip cancellation insurance covers travel and ticket costs. This can be when you are sick and you can not for a long vacation that you had planned. It can also cover you when the airline or cruise line is out of business.

Umbrella coverage is a policy that covers and protects you or your business against unexpected losses due to large settlements or by exhausting the liability limits on any of your policies. It covers unexpected accidents in your vehicle and on your property that exceeds the liability limits which may be in the thousands of dollars. This extra coverage would have to bought in addition to other policies.

It is good to be aware of the various insurance products available. Majority of the policies will have a deductible that must be paid before the policy becomes effective. You can get information of the various options available from the internet or by contacting an agent.




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