Life Insurance
It goes beyond your monthly salary; it goes into death, a subject never discussed so freely. Hence the need to cushion against untimely circumstances, life insurance in Kenya provides a good and stable way to plan your future.
With all that, why should you worry about what avenues are there to help secure your future and that of your dependants? Therefore, life insurance is the financial safety pin to the insured family in the case of untimely death.
What if it is medical bills, funeral expenses, will my dependants have to move because the former took away all of our savings? What about the mortgage that I want to take up (with these spiking interest rates in Kenya)? How will I manage the down payment or do a lump sum payment to clear it off? How will it affect my family? What about those major changes that come, marriage? What about the children and their education? What of divorce hence reduced income? Even expanding that side hustle that you have? What about retirement? The lump sum or deferred annuity plan?
The various options available for life insurance policies in Kenya are as follows:
Is it a whole life product?
Is it a term product?
Is it an endowment?
Is it a money back policy?
Is it an annuity?
TYPES OF LIFE INSURANCE
Whole Life Insurance
This type of life insurance is taken for the lifetime of the policy holder. The insurance pays out only in the event of death of the insured, so it is a good tool for estate planning for the policy holder.
Term Life Insurance
This is life insurance policy for a fixed period of time normally ranging from 3 years to 20 years. The policy holder pays periodic premiums which are them paid out.
