Term vs endowment

Term insurance pays only on death during the term and costs little. Endowment mixes a small death benefit with a savings element and costs a great deal more. For the same premium, term insurance typically buys many times the cover.

What it means

Term insurance pays only on death during the term and costs little. Endowment mixes a small death benefit with a savings element and costs a great deal more.

Why it matters to a household

For the same premium, term insurance typically buys many times the cover.

Where it trips people up

Being told term insurance is "wasted" if you survive. That is what protection is — you are buying certainty for your family, not a return.

In an Indian household

If an endowment policy already exists, check the surrender value and the remaining term before cancelling. Sometimes finishing it is the lesser loss.

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Questions people ask

Term vs endowment

Term insurance pays only on death during the term and costs little. Endowment mixes a small death benefit with a savings element and costs a great deal more.

Why does it matter?

For the same premium, term insurance typically buys many times the cover.

What do people usually get wrong?

Being told term insurance is "wasted" if you survive. That is what protection is — you are buying certainty for your family, not a return.

Is there anything India-specific?

If an endowment policy already exists, check the surrender value and the remaining term before cancelling. Sometimes finishing it is the lesser loss.

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