Making the Case for Children’s Life Insurance
As a life insurance producer, one of the toughest topics to broach is likely children’s life insurance. Though it may make your customers uncomfortable at first, if explained correctly, you can ease any discomfort and help your clients understand the value. Children’s life insurance gives children a financial advantage at a young age. So how do you make this point to parents?
Cash Value
Adults who are familiar with the benefits of whole life insurance have an understanding of a policy’s cash value. The same holds true with children’s whole life insurance. As the child grows, a nominal premium is paid into a plan which gains cash value over time. The child can draw on this cash value as an adult, giving him or her a clear financial advantage at a young age.
Guaranteed Coverage
Though it is hard for parents to imagine when a child is young, there are certain health complications and careers choices that can make it difficult to be approved for life insurance later in life. By locking in a children’s life insurance policy when their children are young, parents can rest assured that their children will have guaranteed, lifelong coverage.
Protect Future Generations
Just as your customers purchase life insurance policies to protect their families’ financial futures, purchasing children’s life insurance can work to protect future generations. When a child with life insurance coverage grows to adulthood, a policy will be in place to provide protection for his or her family. In explaining this to your clients, you can paint a clear picture of the long-term benefits of investing in children’s life insurance.
The nature of children’s life insurance leaves many feeling unsettled. As a life insurance broker, it is your responsibility to present your customers with sound insurance investment advice. If you feel that investing in children’s life insurance is right for the individual needs of any of your customers, share your rationale. Explain that it is a safety net and an investment opportunity. You may be surprised to learn just how many of your clients will be interested in investing in children’s life insurance.
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