A Look At Various Insurance Products One Can Purchase

By Ed Hulse


Apart from life, health, and automotive coverage, there are other various insurance products that you can buy. They include retirement cover and trip cancellation coverage. It is important to locate a reputable cover company in order to get any of these products.

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 exists in two categories all payable upon death. The first one merges insurance and investment plan on investments like money markets, stocks or bonds. This is called whole life where the accrued benefits on investment are added to the initial face value upon maturity. The second policy commonly referred to as term life is different and pays upon your passing on the policy's face value.

In case of calamity or theft of your automobile, automobile cover will cater for such situations. Your vehicle and other person's vehicle will be covered by collusion policy just in case you caused an accident. In liability policy, only the other vehicle will be covered if you are the one who caused the accident. Underinsured or uninsured type of motorist cover, caters for property and vehicle which get damaged when the two drivers are found at fault or either of them is underinsured or not insured.

Retirement policy, or an annuity, is a contract to make payments to an account. After you retire, a sum will be paid to you for the rest of your life. Annuities are normally a stable and safe form of retirement savings.

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.

Umbrella type of coverage covers you and your business against losses that may occur because of big settlements. It also covers accident that may occur to your vehicle and your property which exceeds the limit of your liability. This extra coverage is bought together with other policies.

It is good to be aware of the various insurance products available. Majority of the policies will have a deductible that must be paid before the policy becomes effective. You can get information of the various options available from the internet or by contacting an agent.




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