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Stepped or Level Premiums for Life Insurance?
Stepped or Level Premiums for Life Insurance?
When looking for the right Life Insurance policy within Australia, it is important to consider which premium structure you would like to choose. Stepped premiums are great in the short term, though will end up costing you a lot more in the longer term.
"When discussing with clients, I always ask for how long they see themselves needing life insurances and income protection." says Peter Kaleta Principal Adviser from Life Shield. "If the answer is 'long term' (greater than 5-10 years), then it is worth considering a level premium structure for their new policy."
Normally you are only told about stepped premiums as these are the cheaper option, at least initially and therefore is easier for the broker to 'make the sale'. Stepped premiums are re-rated each year at renewal as per the client's age and therefore the cost goes up. The older you get, the higher the increase is. The problem here is, that once you are in your fifties and even sixties, the cost of your insurance becomes so high that often clients are forced to either reduce their benefit or cancel the cover all together. This potentially leaves the client without the required cover at a time when they need it most.
Level premiums do not have age based increases and therefore do not have the dramatic increases in cost over time. In fact, the only increases in cost that you will have on your policy are due to CPI (Consumer Price Index - linked to inflation of between 3-5% pa) (and the sum insured will also increase each year by this amount) or general rate increases imposed by the insurer.
Level premiums give you the certainty of knowing what you will pay for your insurances up to age 65 in most cases. Once you are of age 65, the premium will revert to a stepped structure and therefore begin to increase each year.
As an example, a male aged 40 with $100,000 of life insurance will pay approximately $15 per month (depending on which company is chosen) initially and a total spend up to age 65 of almost $15,000. On the level premium structure the same person will spend initially $24 per month however up to age 65 the total cost is less than half at $7,000.
Initially there is the cash flow issue as you will be paying More Than you need to, however in the longer term the cost of a level premiums structure will be well below what you would on a stepped premium.
More information - visit www.lifeshield.com.au
About the Author
Life Shield helps Australians review and compare Life Insurance, Income Protection policies in order to ensure that they have the best cover for their needs.
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