Term insurance is a type of life insurance that offers comprehensive financial protection against life's uncertainties. The term insurance plan you buy will pay a predetermined sum insured to your family in the unfortunate event of your death during the policy tenure.
The money received in your absence will help your family cope with financial difficulties. When you consider buying a term insurance policy, it is important to know and understand the meaning of term insurance.
It is also important to know which plan is suitable for you and your family. For example, the life cover of the term insurance you choose should be sufficient to meet your family's financial needs for regular expenses, children's education and other obligations. Learn how to calculate term insurance cover in detail below!
Term insurance does the job of life insurance although at a much lesser premium and for a fixed period. The policyholder’s family members are eligible for the death benefits after the death of the policyholder. The payout amount can help family members meet financial needs, pay debts, children's fees and other expenses.
However, do you know how much premium amount will have to be paid in term plan insurance? If you want to know this, then an online tool term insurance calculator can help you in this.
Term policy calculator is an online tool that is available free of cost. It is used to calculate the premium amount for a term insurance plan.
Once you enter your age, income, gender, and some other details, the term plan calculator evaluates the coverage amount which is sufficient enough to protect your family. Also, it recommends the best term insurance plan available with various insurance provider companies.
There are four major ways to calculate your term insurance coverage:
The below table gives an idea about the term insurance calculation methods to be used in different situations:
| Situation | Right Method |
|---|---|
| Start of the career | In this case, you can prefer the Underwriter's Thumb Rule |
| Are you married or have kids? | You can prefer the HLV or need assessment method in this case. |
| Are there any impending loans? | If yes, prefer the need assessment method to calculate the term insurance coverage. |
| Do you have experience in financial planning? | If yes, the HLV method is the right method to calculate term insurance coverage for you! |
Based on your life’s situation and financial condition, you can decide which calculation method is to be used
Setting the right amount of life insurance is a responsibility that ensures financial security for your family. You can determine an appropriate sum insured using any one (or a combination of two) of the above 4 methods.
If you are a complete beginner, follow the Underwriter's Rule of thumb. However, if you are a responsible family head, the Needs Assessment Method will be most suitable.
PNB MetLife offers the Mera Term Plan Plus, catered to your family’s requirements.
By using a life insurance or term policy calculator, you can estimate the policy premium and coverage you require as per your age, financial condition, gender, and other factors.
Life insurance covers the family in case of the insured’s death whereas term insurance offers coverage only during the selected period.
To calculate term insurance premium, you can use the term insurance calculator. Details such as age of the beneficiary, gender, medical history, lifestyle type, profession or job details, estimated sum insured, and policy duration are to be filled in the calculator. After providing these details. you will get an estimate of the coverage you require and the premium you must pay for the same.
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