A young mother made sure her family’s future was protected with life insurance.

Even though Katie Miller was young, she knew to plan for her family’s future with life insurance. Shortly after welcoming their second son, she passed from an aggressive cancer at age 30. “Nothing can bring Katie back, but having life insurance meant we didn’t lose everything,” says widowed husband Stephen.

Life Insurance 101

No one really wants to think about life insurance. If someone depends on you financially, it’s a topic you can’t avoid. Getting life insurance doesn’t have to be hard (or boring). We have some answers to common questions about life insurance so you can make informed decisions about protecting your loved ones financially.

Life Happens’ mission, as a nonprofit, is to give you unbiased information to help you make smart insurance choices to protect your loved ones.

Why is life insurance worth it?

Life insurance is important because it’s a simple answer to a very difficult question: How will my loved ones manage financially if something were to happen to me?

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What are the different types of life insurance?

Life insurance generally falls into two categories:

Term life insurance provides protection for a specific period of time (the term), often 10, 20 or 30 years.

Permanent life insurance provides lifelong protection, as long as you pay the premiums.

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What is the avarage life insurance cost?
The price of life insurance is based on a number of factors, but the most important are age, health and the type of policy. In general, life insurance is cheaper the younger and healthier you are.

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Do I need life insurance?

That’s a great question. And the truth is not everyone does. But ask yourself, “Would someone suffer financially if I died?” If you answered, “Yes,” then chances are you need life insurance.

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Life Insurance Needs Calculator

Answer a few simple questions to estimate the amount of life insurance coverage you need to take care of your family.

This is an estimate only. For a complete assessment, contact a qualified insurance professional.

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Short-Term Solutions

Our short-term solutions portfolio offers clients the choice of two easy-to-understand products with coverage that doesn’t break the bank.

Permanent Solutions

Premium flexibility, potential cash-value growth, options to customize coverage—these are just some of the features you’ll find in Protective’s diverse product portfolio.

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Life insurance isn’t one size fits all. That’s why Protective offers unique features and strategies that can help meet client needs.

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Living Benefits

Living benefit riders offer financial protection you need in the event of a qualifying condition. This income tax–advantaged benefit lets you access funds from your life insurance policy while you are living

Retirement Plan

Modern day life insurance provides options to access cash while you’re living. Access to these funds can be an important part of your overall financial plan and can be used for a variety of purposes.

Financial Flexibility

With certain policies, you can leverage multiple options to access cash value, or you can save some or all of the life insurance benefit for your beneficiaries.

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We've increased exam-free eligibility from $1M to $2M

Using our digital application with its ultra-fast decisions, reduced cycle times, and greater flexibility will make life easier for you and your clients. We’re excited to be expanding the ability for your clients to have more APS/exam-free approvals.

Starting October 7, 2021, we are increasing the face amount eligibility criteria for accelerated underwriting (AU) from $1M to $2M when using our industry-leading digital application. All other eligibility criteria will remain the same:

  • Ages 20-50, up to $2 million, any term duration
  • Standard Plus, including Preferred Tobacco or better
For your clients, this means they will have more opportunities for an instant, exam-free decision. For advisors, this means faster payouts of commissions.