Is Life Insurance the Only Protection You Need?
In a word? No.
In fact, disability insurance is the one of the most important additions to any family’s financial plan. Statistically, the average person is roughly four times more likely to become disabled than to suffer an untimely death. Disability can be just as debilitating to your family’s finances as death, if not more so. If your household’s primary earner is unable to work, can your family continue to live in your home, drive the car you drive, or generally enjoy your current lifestyle?
Another consideration to factor in is the enormous medical bills that so often come hand-in-hand with a disability. Many forms of disability are accompanied by crushing medical debt, which can make an already bad situation significantly worse.
Like life insurance, disability coverage is less expensive when it’s purchased earlier in your life. Rather than struggle to pay for this very important insurance when you’re ready to retire, make it a priority while it’s an affordable line item in your budget.
Can You Afford Life and Disability Insurance?
Prioritizing your family’s fiscal health is one of the ways you show your love for them. While you might be concerned that you can’t afford to obtain the coverage you need, take a moment and think about what would happen if you DON’T have coverage and the worst occurs.
The sooner you take the steps to acquire coverage that will protect you and your family, the better you’ll rest. You can live your life to the fullest, knowing that regardless of what happens, you and your family have control of your finances should there be a catastrophe.
We like to speak about affording life and disability insurance this way: If you have a $60,000 per year job and no coverage, meaning that your family will be left with nothing should you become disabled or pass away, are you really better off than you’d be if you took home $56,000 per year, but you had complete life and disability coverage so that, should catastrophe occur, your family will be able to carry on?
If your answer is no, it’s important that you take the time to examine your current level of coverage.
Bottom line - talk to us. We here at Compass Insurance Group can help you form a financial plan that’s both sustainable and secure. You and your family deserve to relax, knowing that the future is safe, regardless of what it might hold.