Saturday, February 6, 2010

Agent tried to sell high cost insurance policy

A consumer wanted to buy a Term Insurance policy under a Family Policy. She approached an agent who recommended a Whole Life policy (Vivolife), on the argument that the Whole Life policy provides a return on the premium. The comparison is not made on a fair basis, and the consumer was confused.

I asked the consumer to send the benefit illustration to me. I found that the Whole Life policy had a high "effect of deduction. The amount deducted represented more than 40% of the accumulated premiums - which is too high. Why should a consumer give away over 40% of the accumulated value of the savings to the insurance agent and to the insurance company?

Many consumers are still being given bad advice by insurance agent. To get an idea about the premium that you should be paying for Term Insurance, go and visit this website in America.

Tan Kin Lian