As a TMA Insurance Trust advisor,* I talk with physicians at all stages of their careers about their life insurance, what they might need, and the gaps they haven’t yet considered. One story in particular stood out.
Term life insurance offers a direct approach to assist in safeguarding your family’s future. It is straightforward and uncomplicated, making it the preferred choice for many physicians. This form of insurance is cost-effective, providing coverage for a specified period, typically until retirement or until your financial obligations decrease.
Term life insurance is the preferred choice of life insurance coverage for many physicians. It offers a straightforward and uncomplicated approach, providing immediate protection to your loved ones upon approval. Compared to whole life or permanent life insurance, term life plans are less complicated and more economical.
The advantages of term life insurance extend beyond safeguarding your family and leaving them a legacy should something happen to you. Consider some ways term life insurance can help provide more security in other aspects of your life.
As a physician, the difference between instant results and having to wait for days can sometimes have a significant impact. A delay in implementing the right kind of care for a sick patient could drastically alter their outcome.
Most of us are familiar with the basic concept of life insurance: It provides your beneficiary with a payment if you pass away during the time you are covered.
But as you may know, there are different kinds of life insurance. For example, there is term life insurance and whole, or permanent, life insurance.
Most people – including physicians – appreciate the value of life insurance. It is generally considered an essential way to help provide for your family’s financial security when you are no longer here.
But recent research has uncovered a significant finding: Overall there are 102 million uninsured and underinsured Americans who know they need (or need more) life insurance coverage.*
So what is the stumbling block to getting more coverage? Many seem to believe that the process of trying to obtain more coverage would be a time-consuming hassle. As a result, physicians with demanding workloads may feel they just don’t have time to get the life insurance protection they need.
From a young age, you, like most physicians, began thinking about the future in a proactive way. You likely spent years planning your education and life course, and continued to work hard to achieve your goals so your future would be secure. Once your career began, you sought out financial guidance from trustworthy sources - after all, what is the merit in working hard if it doesn’t pay off in the long term?
If you’re like most physicians the life insurance policy you have from your employer or purchased early in your career hasn’t kept pace with the changes in your life. If you’ve married or divorced, started a family or recently had another child, bought a new home or incurred more debt, it may be time to re-evaluate your overall life insurance coverage.
