Saturday, July 16, 2011

A Look At The Different Insurance Products To Choose From

By Ed Hulse


Majority of people have little information concerning insurance products. For some they only know the widely known policies like automobile, health and probably life covers. Most mainstream insurance companies have a wide range of products to choose from. This may include flight cancellation and retirement policies.

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 exists in two categories all payable upon death. The first one merges insurance and investment plan on investments like money markets, stocks or bonds. This is called whole life where the accrued benefits on investment are added to the initial face value upon maturity. The second policy commonly referred to as term life is different and pays upon your passing on the policy's face value.

In case of calamity or theft of your automobile, automobile cover will cater for such situations. Your vehicle and other person's vehicle will be covered by collusion policy just in case you caused an accident. In liability policy, only the other vehicle will be covered if you are the one who caused the accident. Underinsured or uninsured type of motorist cover, caters for property and vehicle which get damaged when the two drivers are found at fault or either of them is underinsured or not insured.

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.

Business policy covers a broad range of services. It can cover a landlord in case of an accident or fire on his property. It can cover a business against employee theft and contractor losses. It can also cover workers compensation claims.

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.

In case you are generously endowed and you fill that your existing policies are not sufficient to cover all your properties, you need an addition policy called umbrella cover. Normally it covers excesses in your policy including unexpected business losses and car accidents that may exceed your liabilities.

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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