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7 Reasons You Should Review Your Life Insurance Policy

written by Jason Topp CFP®, CRPC® | Managing Money, Saving Money

7 Reasons You Should Review Your Life Insurance policyFor some reason a lot of folks think once they buy a life insurance policy they can “set it and forget it” and they don’t give a second thought to asking good questions about their life insurance and addressing their insurance needs.

I am a big believer in reviewing your financial plans at least annually, and a thorough look at your annual plan should give you a reason to review your life insurance needs.

Figuring that you never have to review your insurance needs is one of the most common misconceptions about life insurance! But, if you don’t review your plan annually – or, for that matter, don’t have a financial plan – here are some guidelines to know when you should review your life insurance:

1. Your Income Changed

Maybe you just graduated from college and landed a great job with some good benefits. How much life insurance do you really need?

Perhaps you got promoted in your company and now you’re looking at a nice raise – how does that impact your life insurance needs?

Or maybe you lost your job and it’s time to re-evaluate your life insurance situation.

Whether you got a new job or you lost one, it’s a perfect opportunity to do a review of your life insurance.

2. Your Health Changed

This is an important one! Let’s say you’ve been working out and eating healthy and as a result your blood pressure went down – congratulations, this may also affect not only your health insurance rates but also your life insurance rates!

Companies generally will reward you if you are in great health by offering you discounted premiums. You may want to call your insurance company and ask what kind of rates you’d get for a preferred health discount.

The discounts in many cases can be very substantial!

Now, let’s say the opposite happens – you are diagnosed with diabetes or some other type of disease.

You may not be able to increase your individual policies, but you may want to increase your group policies through work because typically you don’t have to prove evidence of insurability.

So, review your life insurance when your health changes – it’s a good idea!

3. You Lost Weight

This is related to health, but different enough to make a distinction. Let’s say you’ve been playin’ Wii Fit for the last five months and you joined the Biggest Loser fan club – as a result you’ve lost some weight!

Guess what, you may now qualify for preferred discounts!

You should get a new life insurance quote from one of the best life insurance companies out there or give your company a call to find out what kind of discounts are offered for their preferred rates.

4. Your Family Status Changed

If you are expecting a child, you will soon begin to feel enormous pressure to provide for your little tyke. If you already have kids, you know what I’m talking about.

It’s extremely important to sit down and ask tough questions like, “What happens if I die and my wife is left with the kids?” You may also ask, “Who will provide for my kids if I pass away?”

Maybe your kids are older and you’re wondering more about college savings and you’re not that worried about life insurance anymore. Or, you may need to increase your life insurance if you want to pay for their college should something happen to you.

Even though those conversations aren’t fun, they are crucial to providing for your children and important when reviewing your life insurance policy.

5. Your Housing Status Changed

Maybe you just paid off your mortgage and you don’t feel like you need that much life insurance anymore.

Or, perhaps you just bought your first home and now you gave a liability that would need to be paid upon your passing.

Review your life insurance when your housing status changes – you may need more or less life insurance, but at the very least ask good questions about your needs.

6. Your Marital Status Changed

Congratulations! You just got married – now review your life insurance! You now have a spouse, someone who may be dependent on you – it’s important to review how much life insurance you need.

On the flip side, your life insurance needs may change if you have recently gone through a divorce. Maybe you don’t need that much coverage anymore.

7. Your Beneficiaries May Have Changed

This one can be related to your marital status as well – you’ll want to make sure your new spouse is listed as your beneficiary or that your ex-spouse is not!

I’ve heard horror stories of folks forgetting to change their beneficiaries after a divorce only to leave their ex-spouse with a nice little chunk of change upon their death.

It’s important to review your beneficiaries regularly as well just to make sure you’ve got the bases covered.

Reviewing your life insurance is a very integral piece to your financial plan – don’t neglect it just because it’s not a fun topic to discuss!

You can watch more about why I recommend Life Insurance and PolicyGenius in the video below:

We have partnered with our favorite rate-shopping tool PolicyGenius, so if you want to check to see how your life insurance rates compare, you can click here to compare life insurance rates.

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About Jason Topp CFP®, CRPC®

Jason Topp CFP®, CRPC®, CAP®, APMA® is a Private Wealth Advisor with over 17 years of experience helping people better manage their money.

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