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| General liability insurance covers injuries/deaths and | | Whole life insurance policies often cost thousands of |
| property damage resulting from an accident. This is the | | dollars a year, as opposed to the mere hundreds of |
| most important coverage and is commonly required by | | dollars a year that the majority of term life insurance |
| law in many states. Each state has its own | | policies cost consumers. For example, if you are a |
| minimum liability requirement. Some insurance | | healthy, non-smoking 35 year old male, you can get a |
| companies offer "split-limit" coverage (each | | 10-year, $100,000 term life insurance policy for as little |
| part of the coverage is split into its own limit, i.e. $15,000 | | as $7.09 a month (or as little as $6.56 a month for a |
| max. per person injured, $5,000 for property, etc.) while | | comparable female). |
| others offer "combined single limit" (the entire | | |
| combined coverage for bodily and physical damages | | There are two basic types of life insurance: Term Life |
| under one limit, i.e. $100,000 total). | | insurance, where you choose the coverage amount and |
| | | length of the policy; and Whole or Permanent Life |
| Collision insurance covers damage to your own vehicle in | | insurance (of which there are many variations), which |
| an accident. Collision is generally optional unless | | combines an investment product with life insurance. |
| your car is financed or leased in which case your bank | | Whole life insurance is expensive, due mainly to its |
| or credit union, bank or lender will require collision | | investment aspect, while term life insurance is very |
| coverage as a condition of the loan in order to protect | | affordable, especially with todays all-time low prices. |
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| Review your policy often. Do a review of your | | Depending on your insurance plan, it will often cover |
| life insurance policy a minimum of every three years, if | | 80% of your medical fees. However, your carrier's |
| not more often. Rates may be lower, and your | | estimated cost of a procedure may differ from that of |
| circumstances may have changed, necessitating more or | | your doctor. As a result, that 80% may |
| less protection. If you are replacing a policy, make sure | | shrink! Many doctors will agree to charge your |
| you allow enough time to get your new policy in place so | | carrier's estimation and it doesn't hurt to ask! |
| coverages wont overlap or lapse. | | |
| | | Research the various insurance plans, coverages and |
| The right hobby with the wrong company could cost | | options. Find out which best suits you and your |
| you. People who participate in high-risk sports or | | family. Don't buy more insurance than you need |
| activities (such as hang-gliding, skydiving, mountain | | (i.e. young married couple probably doesn't need serious |
| climbing, scuba diving, and racing), or even those who | | medical coverage other than pregnancy). Consult |
| like to have an occasional cigar could very well pay more | | an agent to answer any specific question pertaining to |
| money if they dont pick the right company. Every | | you. |
| company looks at risk factors differently and some are | | |
| more liberal in certain areas than others. Make sure you | | |
| work with an insurance company that has properly | | |
| matched your personal profile with their underwriting | | |
| criteria. | | |
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