Life insurance is a contract between the insurer and insured. The person who insures his life is called the insured. The company which insures his life is called insurer. The insured is required to pay some amount of money in regular intervals. These payments are referred as premiums. According to the principle of life insurance a sum of assured money is paid to the insured in case the policy holder successfully makes all the payments and the policy comes to an end. On the contrary if the insured dies of an unexpected event the sum assured is paid to his dependents irrespective of full payment of the policy amount. The insurance company pays the money on death or after the policy period whichever occurs first.Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent loss. Insurance is defined as the equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for a premium, and can be thought of as a guaranteed small loss to prevent a large, possibly devastating loss
There are three important factors as far as life insurance is concerned. They are as follows:
1. Premium
2. Nature of Policy
3. Benefits
4. Coverage
A person's need and income helps him to decide the amount of insurance premium. Once the person decides the premium he can select the policy that best suits him. The insured should also think about the benefits that he will receive before deciding to go for a particular policy. Life insurance covers the risks of loss due to the death of a person.A life insurance policy vouchsafes security for your dependents after your demise. They can eek out their living even at the absence of other active source of income. Moreover the amount that you are going to get at the end of the policy period in a term life policy also makes it a rewarding investment.
