Friday, April 28, 2017While term life insurance offers a cheaper means of securing life cover, whole life insurance allows the buyer to save money in addition to enjoy life cover. First of all it is important to analyse whether one should be purchasing a life insurance or not. READ MORE >>
Friday, April 21, 2017While shares and bonds and time deposits are more traditional investments, a large number of Singaporeans also use life insurance policies for long-term investments. Indeed, consumers here hold more than 13.1 million life insurance policies and insurance now accounts for 9.3 per cent of households’ net worth. READ MORE >>
Friday, March 31, 2017Landing your dream job, or your dream internship. Moving to a new city. Embarking on a torrid love affair (or three?). Meeting the love of your life. Buying your first house, or saving up for it. Finishing your first marathon. READ MORE >>
Friday, November 4, 2016Life insurance is a great way to protect your loved ones financially, but it’s also a major investment. Over a period of years, even a slightly lower premium can yield major savings. The following are some of the biggest factors that insurers consider when pricing out their policies. READ MORE >>
Friday, October 28, 2016With Halloween just around the corner, children’s thoughts turn to candy and costumes. Their parents and grandparents should be focusing on more macabre matters — like the life insurance policies they bought (or are thinking of buying) to secure the financial future of these little ghosts and goblins if a key provider dies. READ MORE >>
Friday, October 14, 2016For any life insurance policy, the face value is the death benefit. This is the stated dollar amount that the policy's beneficiaries receive upon the death of the insured. In most cases, the face value is transferred to the beneficiaries tax-free. READ MORE >>
Friday, October 7, 2016If you need money in an emergency, one place to look is your insurance policy. That is, if what you have is permanent life insurance – available as either “whole life” and “universal life”. READ MORE >>
Friday, September 30, 2016Life insurance is a popular part of long-term financial planning. But to effectively incorporate this tool into your portfolio, you must understand how and when life insurance payouts are delivered to beneficiaries. This includes understanding how quickly benefits will be paid and designing the policy with the payout option that works best with your estate planning. READ MORE >>
Friday, September 23, 2016Some insurance companies offer only one type of insurance, while others offer many different types. Insurance buyers often receive a discount if they buy all or many of their insurance policies from the same company. Bundling often presents value to policyholders, but there are times when it does not. READ MORE >>
Friday, September 16, 2016When it comes to considering life insurance as an investment, you’ve probably heard the adage, “Buy term and invest the difference.” This advice is based on the idea that term life insurance is the best choice for most individuals because it is the least expensive type of life insurance and leaves money free for other investments. READ MORE >>
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