Life Insurance Answers

Eva is 29 years old and has 2 children, ages 3 and 5. She makes $48,500 a year. Eva decides to buy a $400,000 10-year term policy and then renew the policy for another ten years afterwards. To renew the policy the insurance company charges an extra 40% to her premium rate. Given the options below, assess whether Eva made a wise decision.

Maria, age 28, wants to pay no more than $300 a year in life insurance. What is the face value of the largest 20-year term policy she can buy without spending more than $300 annually?

Peter and Marcia, both age 34, can each pay $650 a year each on life insurance for themselves. About how much is the face value of the largest combination of policies they can buy?

If Jesse wants to buy a $75,000 10-year term life insurance policy, and the annual premium rate (per $1000 of face value) for his age group is $2.34, how much is Jesse’s annual premium?

Jade wants to buy a $200,000 term life insurance policy. She is 34 years old. Using the premium table, what is her annual premium for a 10 year policy?

Between permanent life insurance and term life insurance, which typically has the lower premium and why?

Joshua is 25 years old and has a high risk job making $72,000 a year. The insurance company charges him an extra 20% on top of his premium rate because of his job. If Joshua wants a policy that will replace five years of his salary, what is the annual premium for the cheapest policy?

Angelo, age 40, is comparing the premium for a $125,000 whole life insurance policy he may take now and the premium for the same policy taken out at age 45. The Annual Life Insurance Premium (per $1000 of face value) for a 40-year-old male is 22.60 and for a 45-year-old male is 27.75. What would be the difference in total premium costs over 20 years for this policy at the two age levels?

Sherita, age 37, wants to pay no more than $750 a year in life insurance. If the annual life insurance premium rate (per $1000 of face value) is $3.96, what is the largest 15-year term policy she can buy without spending more than $750 annually?

Because Bernard has some health issues, he must pay 15% more for life insurance. About how much more annually will a $115,000 10-year term insurance at age 35 cost Bernard than someone of the same age without health issues?

You will pay substantially less for life insurance if which of the following factors is true?

DeShawn is 38 years old and is married with 3 children, ages 2, 4, and 6. He makes $45,000 a year and is planning to retire when he turns 60. From the following three options, DeShawn decides to buy the $900,000 20 year term policy. Given DeShawn’s scenario, assess whether DeShawn made a wise decision.

Your children are 3 and 5 years old now, and you want an inexpensive policy that covers your family at least until the youngest is 22. Based on the given information, what is the best policy to buy?