Family protection policies
Selected Specialized/Hybrid Policies: Family Protection Policies
Description Premiums Cash Value Advantages Disadvantages Uses
A single policy (which may be issued as term, or cash value) insures all family members Varies with type of underlying cash value or term policy selected Varies with type of underlying cash value or term policy selected Makes sure that all family members are covered; Only one policy, so is usually cheaper than individual policies providing same coverage on each Usually there is no compelling reason to have high coverage on children, so they may be overinsured (often at the expense of underinsuring the family income providers) Where fairly high policy protection for children is desired