Life Insurance

Do you worry about HR's tax email every year? Are you one of those who hurry to make tax-saving investments at the last minute? Relax, you’re not alone. But even you have to agree that worrying about tax every year is really not an ideal place to be in.

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Frankly, you can’t apply the one-size-fits-all approach to determine the amount of money that is required to lead a peaceful retired life. People have varying spending habits and their financial responsibilities at the time of their retirements are also very different. However, there is a way to determine the amount of money that an average Indian individual needs to enjoy his/her golden years with financial ease.

With life expectancy in India touching 80 – 85 years, retirement planning takes on a whole new meaning. While generations before us had to plan finances only until 70, the current generation has to plan finances for at least 20 – 25 years after retirement.

As the reader knows, typical term insurance plans are pure life plans. The pay-outs are given to the nominee on a single condition, that is, if the policyholder passes away while the policy is active. This means that if you own a term plan, claim can only be filed if you are no longer with your family.

When buying Term Insurance, include the Personal Accident and Critical Illness riders along with it, suggest the experts on the OneInsure Research Desk. Read on to know why.

People are always grappling with what is the best sum assured figure for their term plans. In this piece, you will see how it is a question of simple mathematics if you know what to calculate.

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