Joint life first death life insurance or 2 single life plans?

If you are a couple and you are looking to arrange life insurance you should read this article before making any decision. To do this will help you evaluate the benefits of arranging one plan for the two of you or one plan for each of you.

Once you have decided that you need life insurance, the majority of people are not aware that in some cases it can be more beneficial for you to take out two single life plans rather than the joint life first death plan.

To make a decision about the life insurance you want to take out you need to be aware of the options that are available to you. For example you could be a couple that are looking for life insurance cover. Most people would choose to take out a joint life first death policy. Joint life first death is an easy plan to understand, the sum assured of the plan will pay out in the event of the first person dying. After this event the plan finishes and there is no remaining life insurance to cover the surviving partner.

An alternative to the joint life first death plans is to take out two single life policies; one for each life assured. In the event of a person dying, the sum assured will pay out just like before but with the additional benefit of the surviving partner's life insurance remaining. This is because their plan is not affected by the death of a partner.

A lot of people who arrange life insurance cover on the joint life basis do find that their cover ceases when their partner dies and subsequently are then left with no insurance at all. As a result they find themselves in a lot of occasions requiring life insurance all over again. The problem is if you have grown older during the interim period or have suffered any medical conditions since taking out the original plan getting a new one can be hampered, and in some cases the cost of such cover can be quite considerable higher than expected.

Another benefit of taking out two single life plans is that in the event of relationship separation or even divorce you do not have to split the plan. This would only happen in the event of a joint life first death policy. With statistics showing that about 40% of marriages end in divorce and a greater number of relationships end in separation, trying to separate these plans is becoming more common. In this event, with two single life plans you each keep your own policy.

A lot of people assume that taking out two plans rather one joint is a lot more expensive and therefore unaffordable. This is far from the truth arranging two separate plans over one joint one can invariably only cost about 10% more on the overall premium. When you factor in the increase benefits already stated above an extra 10% is a small price to pay.

An additional benefit that is important to remember with two single life plans is that in the event of the first person dying the surviving plan holder as they still have their plan in tact they essentially experience the benefit of double the cover as their plan will pay out the sum assured again if they die.

So in summary having two plans over one means you do not have to reapply for life cover if one of the lives assured dies, you have a far more flexible arrangement should you separate and finally from a cost point of view, being on average only 10% more monthly but with twice the amount of life cover this type of arrangement is far more financially beneficial.

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