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Insurance you need and don’t need
– moneysense.ca
(Paper Boat Creative/Getty Images)Q: What insurance should I get besides life insurance? How do I find the right insurance?—Jizza
A: I think it’s prudent, Jizza, that you are considering your insurance needs. Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to your finances and in particular when it comes to insurance.
I find that, more often than not, the primary focus for insurance needs is life insurance. This focus seems to be that of not only consumers, but also for insurance agents. The resulting risk is that people have the wrong type or amount of coverage or certain types of insurance are outright overlooked.
There is something about the severity of life insurance that makes it seem so important. It’s literally a life or death financial product. Almost anyone who has group benefits has life insurance coverage. And life insurance is definitely the most common policy I see purchased by clients separately from their group coverage.
Disability insurance
I find disability insurance is frequently overlooked when people consider their insurance needs…
