How To Calculate Amount Of Insurance Cover You Need In Case Of Casualty

Dear Friends, we know that insurance has became one of the basic requirements for living a safe and secure life. An insurance provides us safety and financial stabilities in testing time. Through proper insurance, whether it is on your health, home, or life you can secure future of your beloved in case you are not present in future.

The calculation of exact amount of insurance policy or sub assured under insurance to cover all your future liabilities is a Herculean Task. But it is very important to calculate the type and amount of insurance policy to be taken to secure all future liabilities and to save such amount from insurance so that the level of life will not affect.

An individual should be very clear about his/her objective to buy insurance. The basic objective of the life insurance to cover the risk of life and while all other objectives like saving/investment are secondary.

We have to choose an insurance plan depends upon our present and future need and of course your income.

LET'S FIRST CALCULATE HUMAN VALUE OF A PERSON

For example, Mr. A , 25 years aged an Engineer earning Rs. 2,00000/- per month and after deduction of TDS and personal expenses his monthly income is Rs. 125000/-. Let's suppose he will work till age of 60 years and there will be @10% increase in his salary every year.

We find that Mr. A's human life value today is Rs. 2,74,95,910/-. But it is not possible for every person to take insurance equivalent to his human value.

Now in this case we have to take insurance policy according to our present and future needs.

LETS' CONSIDER ANOTHER EXAMPLE;

Mr. B has two dependents his son, daughter and his wife and his future and present liabilities are a follow;

A. FUTURE FUND NEEDED BY MR. B

D. LETS CONSIDER HOW MUCH MONEY MR.B'S FAMILY REQUIRED EACH MONTH ( Keeping at lowest level);

E. LETS' CONSIDER THE AVAILABLE SOURCES OF MONEY MR. B LEFT BEHIND

F. CALCULATION OF AMOUNT OF INSURANCE TO BE TAKEN

I. INSURANCE TO MEET UNPAID FUTURE LIABILITIES

II. INSURANCE TO KEEP MONTHLY FLOW INTACT

G. TOTAL INSURANCE NEEDED

Now we have arrived at a point ,where we can say that Mr. B required Rs. 1,84,50,000/- insurance policy to secure his all present and future liabilities and to provide his family members a secure and hassle-free life.

Conclusion

After knowing the Insurance need one can decide Best Insurance Policy which will suit his/her requirements keeping in view his/her Annual Income and the Premium Amount. Term Insurance Policy is one of the best policies if you want to cover all your needs, without saving options or your may choose a combination of Term Insurance and Endowment Plant suitable for your conditions. There will be not best plan , but it will depend on your need and when you compare your plan with other available plans.

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