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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Various Insurance Products You Can Buy

By Ed Hulse


Majority of people have little information concerning insurance products. For some they only know the widely known policies like automobile, health and probably life covers. Most mainstream insurance companies have a wide range of products to choose from. This may include flight cancellation and retirement policies.

Health cover provides coverage for you and your entire family. It pays a percentage of medical bills from hospital and doctor visits. Some health cover policies also cover prescription drugs.

Life cover usually comes in two different types, whole life and term life. Whole life combines cover with an investment strategy, such as bonds or money market instruments. Dividends are paid from these investments and added to the face value. Term life pays only the face value of the policy upon death.

Automobile on the other hand covers your automobile in case of accident or theft. Collision coverage covers your vehicle as well as the other person's vehicles in case of an accident that is your fault. Liability policy covers only the other vehicle in an accident that is your fault. Underinsured or uninsured motorist cover takes care of property and vehicle damage in case both drivers are found at fault or one or both are underinsured or not insured at all.

For retirement security and welfare, annuity or retirement policy is available. This policy is a form of contract of payment to your pay after retirement. It helps one to continue receiving regular payments even after retirement. It is one of the secure and stable ways of saving for retirement.

If you own a business, then you need business coverage. This covers property destruction by fires or theft. Also some policies cover the employees' claims of compensation against injuries in the course of duty and also contractual terms.

Trip cancellation insurance covers travel and ticket costs. This can be when you are sick and you can not for a long vacation that you had planned. It can also cover you when the airline or cruise line is out of business.

In case you are generously endowed and you fill that your existing policies are not sufficient to cover all your properties, you need an addition policy called umbrella cover. Normally it covers excesses in your policy including unexpected business losses and car accidents that may exceed your liabilities.

There are many insurance products available of which you may not be aware. Most policies have a deductible that you will have to pay before the policy will begin. A little research on the internet or a quick phone call to your agent can give you much more information about all the types of cover options that are available to you.




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