Various Insurance Products You Can Buy

By Ed Hulse


You may think there are only life, automobile, and health insurances that you can buy, but there are many more insurance products that may fit your needs. They range from retirement to trip cancellation kind of policies. A reputable insurance company should be able to sell you any of these products.

Health cover provides coverage for you and your entire family. It pays a percentage of medical bills from hospital and doctor visits. Some health cover policies also cover prescription drugs.

Life cover usually comes in two different types, whole life and term life. Whole life combines cover with an investment strategy, such as bonds or money market instruments. Dividends are paid from these investments and added to the face value. Term life pays only the face value of the policy upon death.

In case of calamity or theft of your automobile, automobile cover will cater for such situations. Your vehicle and other person's vehicle will be covered by collusion policy just in case you caused an accident. In liability policy, only the other vehicle will be covered if you are the one who caused the accident. Underinsured or uninsured type of motorist cover, caters for property and vehicle which get damaged when the two drivers are found at fault or either of them is underinsured or not insured.

For retirement security and welfare, annuity or retirement policy is available. This policy is a form of contract of payment to your pay after retirement. It helps one to continue receiving regular payments even after retirement. It is one of the secure and stable ways of saving for retirement.

Business policy covers many services. A landlord can cover his property in case of a fire outbreak or accident . A business can be covered against theft by employees and also contractor losses. Compensation claims by workers can also be covered.

Trip cancellation policy can cover travel and ticket costs when you cannot go on a long-planned vacation due to an illness or death in the family. It can even cover you if the cruise line or airline goes out of business.

Umbrella type of coverage covers you and your business against losses that may occur because of big settlements. It also covers accident that may occur to your vehicle and your property which exceeds the limit of your liability. This extra coverage is bought together with other policies.

There are countless insurance products accessible for you that can be accessed through the internet or visiting your service provider. Also if you have a personal insurance manager he or she will help you make a comparison on what policy to choose.