20/10/2022
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Norisman Bin Saladah
AIA ELITE LIFE PLANNER
IMTIYAZ Consultancy Sdn Bhd
+60127388243
"I'm too young to buy life insurance... I'll buy it when I'm ready..."
If you ever have this thought, then this post is for you!
Growing up, you are told you are too young to do so many things, from driving a car, owning a phone to traveling alone or making some decision on your life... you count it.
Now, in your 20s, you think yet again that you are too young to buy life insurance. You probably believe it’s for old people. But listen, you ARE old enough. If you are old enough to worry about your loved ones, start living on your own, dating, marriage or have kids, then you are also OLD enough to buy life insurance for yourself.
Here are 𝟒 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰, when you are still young & healthy rather than later:
𝟏. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞
Age & health condition are crucial amongst the several other factors that affect how much you pay for life insurance. Generally, the younger and healthier you are, the lower your premiums will be. You can use online life insurance premium calculators to estimate your coverage costs and get a better insight on this.
𝟐. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭
There is actually something money can’t buy, that is an insurance policy. Insurance is purchased with 2 things, health, and age. That's why, buying life insurance early will give you the peace of mind to focus on things that more important in your life rather than living with the fear of losing everything you have suddenly.
𝟑. 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝
Your medical bills are not likely to deplete your bank balance if you have an effective insurance plan in place.
𝟒. 𝐈𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲
In your 20s or early 30s, you may not have had a chance to build significant assets. Life insurance can replace what you would have accumulated over a lifetime of work and saving so you have something to pass on to your loved ones when you are not there anymore. Additionally, you might be “passing on” things to your family that you’d prefer not to—like debts and liabilities.
== 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 ==
✅𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - If you are not sure, talk to an advisor to find out about it.
✅𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐦/𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 - At least make sure you can still buy insurance.
✅𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 - Spend time finding out if the people you care about are fully covered, if not advise them to and be their guide.
✅𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 - Ask your advisor to send you a copy of the “𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤”. Read it to find out more about insurance yourself.
Remember, insurance serves to give you and your loved one’s peace of mind. Get yourself covered as early as you can, 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐮𝐦𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 across time. ⠀
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Every professional financial advisor knows that premiums will ONLY get more expensive across time, that is why some are rushing to meet you during this period of time!
