Just like all other age groups, seniors have their own unique life insurance and financial planning needs. Below are some of the reasons it's important for seniors to carry adequate life insurance.
Settlement Costs. Unfortunately, the grief of a loved one's passing is not all a survivor has to deal with. There are also funeral costs and arrangements and other costs associated with death. You may have incurred hefty healthcare costs before you passed away, and the burden of paying for these may have passed to your survivors. Life insurance proceeds normally are not subject to probate, so survivors will have cash quickly to pay their bills and the costs of your passing.
Estate Taxes. Not only will your survivors have to pay for the funeral and other costs, they also may have to pay substantial estate taxes. Larger estates usually face fairly heavy estate taxes, and this may be a cost your survivors hadn't planned for. As discussed above, life insurance proceeds will be a quick and painless way to pay for these costs, so the survivors don't have to struggle financially.
Leaving Your Survivors Comfortable. If you have a surviving spouse, will he or she be able to live comfortably on one retirement income and/or pension or social security payment? Likewise, as discussed above, other survivors, such as children, may not have enough cash on hand to settle your estate and pay death costs. Life insurance can pay that quickly, and help your loved ones get through the loss of you with a little more ease. Often many survivors lose days of work or suffer emotionally or physically from your passing. A quick life insurance pay-off will help reimburse them for any costs incurred....
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