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Life Insurance Buying Tips





Some time-tested tips for life insurance buyers from the Office of the Insurance Commissioner of Washington State. If short, all life insurance buying tips can be reduced to two: sticking to term life insurance and comparison shopping.

From Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner:

Term life insurance: Most consumer advocates feel that term insurance is the best life insurance buy. Term is different from "whole life" or "ordinary life" in that you build up no equity, or cash value. In term, you pay each year for the cost of insurance, which typically increases annually as your chances of being alive the next year decline. Most term policies are renewable on an annual basis, and some have level premiums or a decreasing death benefit for a stated period -- one, five or ten years, or even to a specified age.

Shop around for rates: Life insurance is a competitive marketplace, and much of the competition focuses on price. Don't hesitate to seek premium quotes from several different companies.

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