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Term Insurance vs Life Insurance: Which one to choose?

Summary: There are certain differences between a Term Insurance and a Life Insurance product that involve their tenure, scope, and maturity benefits, etc. Read on to find which product could be the right choice for you.

07 Jan 2023 by Team FinFIRST
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When you want to be insured, you can choose either a Term Insurance or a Life Insurance product. However, although Term Insurance and Life Insurance are often mentioned under the same breath, they differ on certain aspects.

Term Insurance is a type of Life Insurance that provides only death cover for a specific tenure. On the other hand, life insurance can remain active for entire policyholder’s lifetime.

In the term plan vs Life Insurance comparison, the suitability of either would depend on your existing coverage and financial position. Let's examine the various features and details of each so that you can decide which is better: term or life insurance.

Extent of coverage
 

First, choosing between Term and Life Insurance would depend on your preferred coverage duration. If you want uninterrupted life coverage throughout your life, life coverage would be ideal. But if you find life coverage essential until retirement, Term Insurance will be better.

Purpose of insurance
 

The primary purpose of Term Insurance is pure risk coverage, whereas Life Insurance policies often offer maturity benefits. If you want a substantial death benefit on your policy and do not expect any return on maturity, Term Insurance is better. But if you want Life Insurance as a tool for saving, Life Insurance will ensure maturity and death benefits.

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Cost of premium
 

Since term policies don't come with maturity benefits, they are comparatively less expensive. Within Life Insurance, an endowment policy without profit will have a lower premium than an endowment policy where profit is a part of the maturity sum assured. So, if your survivors are financially secure and you don't want to spend on higher premiums, you can go for Term Insurance.

Duration of the policy
 

Life policies are less flexible than term plans, so if you are unsure how long you will continue your life policy, you should go for a term plan. If you stop paying Term Insurance premiums, your life coverage ceases, and the insurer will not pay a death benefit. You can renew the term policy later and convert it into an endowment policy.

However, if you don't pay all the premiums in a life policy, you become ineligible for the maturity benefits. If you surrender the policy, you will receive a surrender value amount that is much less than the maturity benefits. 

To sum it up

Additionally, as a part of your financial planning, you should check the tax deferred on Life Insurance benefits and the tax deductions available to you. Based on these parameters, you can decide whether Term Insurance or Life Insurance offers you the desired life coverage.

Metra Trust has curated some of the best Term and Life Insurance plans available to you at reasonable premium amounts. Avail of one and secure your life and that of your loved ones today!



 

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The features, benefits and offers mentioned in the article are applicable as on the day of publication of this blog and is subject to change without notice. The contents herein are also subject to other product specific terms and conditions and any third party terms and conditions, as applicable. Please refer our website www.metratrust.com for latest updates.

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