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Let me walk you thru some of them to help you make the ones that are best for you.
If you’ve read any of our other reports, you’ll know that even though insurance has been part of our culture for
over 100 years, to most people – It’s still a just a mystery. And because they don’t understand it, a lot of people
think they’re being “ripped off” by the Insurance Industry; aka “The Club”
Picture yourself gone. Yes, I mean GONE, gone! Kind of morbid, I know. So if it makes it
easier, go ahead and picture your exit as some grand, heroic or adventurous one. Maybe you
went out skydiving or chasing wild horses in Wyoming. Or possibly you saved some kids from
drowning when a school bus plunged into the lake. Either way… you’re gone.
Now -- Just ask yourself a few of simple questions.
1. Are there some bills left to pay? Funeral? Credit cards? Maybe a car? Or possibly a
gambling tab out at Viejas Casino?
2. Is someone going to suffer without your income?
3. Is there anything to which you’d like to leave a legacy? Possibly you’d like to start a
scholarship fund for some special group or just kids who need it. Maybe you’d like to have
a small part of funding Meals-on-Wheels or grant some wishes come true through Make A
Wish Foundation. Or maybe you’d like to leave something for your church. The
possibilities are really endless.
If you answered yes or will be answering yes to any of those in your future, then LIFE
INSURANCE is something you
should seriously consider. LIFE INSURANCE IS USUALLY THE LEAST
EXPENSIVE WAY TO PAY FOR ANY OF THOSE
ITEMS ABOVE.
Unless you really enjoy
figuring all this out for “How is that possible?” you ask.
yourself, a good,
experienced agent is your Life insurance dollars come to your beneficiaries
ticket to some solid, costing just pennies on the dollar.
professional advice.
Dollars you earn and have put into savings, on the
I’ve got the experience and I’ll offer other hand, cost MORE THAN A DOLLAR for every
that to you for FREE. (More on me dollar you receive. You work; you get taxes taken out
later)
of your pay. Every dollar you spend really costs you
I think I know what you’re about $1.27 to get after you’ve paid the tax man.
thinking about this point.
You’re thinking of all the hassle Life insurance, on the other hand, is ALWAYS
it is to decide what kind and how delivered for just a fraction of a dollar!
much and then complete the
application and then to get the physical (often you DON’T need one) and then on and on
and on…
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In reality, it only takes about an hour. You can just skim this report to get an overview
of what you need to be thinking about and then if you’d like…
JUST CALL ME.
I’ll likely take about 10 minutes of your time on the phone to see where you’re at and
then, if you’re ready, we’ll set a time to get together. It’s really pretty simple and I’LL
DO ALL THE WORK FOR YOU.
Sometimes, people just don’t need or want any life insurance. You might be single with no debt and sufficient
money in the bank to take care of ALL of your final expenses such as funeral cost, paying off all your debt,
enough money to pay for the disposal of all
your personal property, etc, etc. If you are,
and you just don’t want any life insurance
GUARANTEED INSURABILITY
and think that you’ll never need it, then OPTION
don’t buy it. Protect your insurability
If you think you might need it in the future A life insurance policy option that may be purchased
you might want to get a small, cash value at inception that allows the insured to purchase
policy with a GUARANTEED additional amounts of life insurance without taking a
INSURABILITY OPTION. physical examination or having to provide evidence
See the yellow box to the right of insurability. Generally, the provision requires the
insured to increase the amount of insurance at a
stated time (i.e., specified policy anniversary dates,
upon marriage, or the birth of a child).
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Life Insurance Need-to-Know #2
If you’re going to buy it, buy the right amount
We could make this portion of this report very lengthy, but I’ll give you a couple of simple options.
First is just the REPLACE MY INCOME estimate. Use the one-step chart below and there’s your answer.
It’s just as easy to buy too much life insurance as it is to buy too little. You want to be sure you have the right
amount of coverage.
You should also consider life insurance on your spouse or any other person on whose income you depend to
make ends meet each month.
If you’re married with children you should also consider if there additional expenses should you and your
spouse die at the same time or within a short time of each other. For example, you might want to provide
additional monthly income to whomever you have designated to finish raising your children for you.
This short form on the next page can enable you to get a little more specific if you’d like
to. It might give you’re a better idea of how much you’ll need.
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As you fill in the amounts, keep in mind the people that will be dealing with these issues.
Do what’s best for them and you’ll be on the right track.
1. Would you like to pay off your mortgage or have money available to
pay the rent? If so, either enter the mortgage amount or your Annual
Rent Cost x the Number of Years You’d like to Provide.
$ __________________________
4. How much do you want to set aside to pay your funeral costs?
Can I give you a little hint?
If you’re married, let your
$ __________________________
5. How much do you want to set aside for any other needs such as an
spouse decide how much
emergency fund, gifts to charity, or a family member with special life insurance to get on
needs?
YOUR life -- And vice-
$ __________________________ versa. Whoever will be
6. How much do you want to provide for your children's education if
you die? around to fix the problems
should get to decide how
$ __________________________
much $$ will be available.
7. TOTAL NEEDS: (add 1-6 above) $ ____________________
A. How much life insurance (individual and group) do you have now?
$ __________________________
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Life Insurance Need-to-Know #3
If you need it, then buy it,
AND BUY THE RIGHT KIND A SIMPLE EXPLANATION OF THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TERM AND
Face it! Odds are you’re going to live and your
family WON’T need this policy.
CASH VALUE INSURANCE
So buy the kind of life insurance where you get
some or all of your money BACK when you’re Probably one of the best analogies I’ve heard and
older. have used for most of my 25+ years as an agent is
this: Cash Value (aka: Permanent, Whole Life,
“Cash Value” or “Permanent” life insurance Universal) life insurance is like owning a house. Term
policies are tremendously powerful financial life insurance is like renting.
instruments. BUT…they’re designed for
insurance that you’ll need to keep for all of your When you own a house, initially you will pay a little
life. more each month than you would if you were renting.
Yet, in the long run, with the appreciation of the value of
You’ll probably want a little permanent life your home, you’ll likely make more money than it costs
insurance in your plan because you will you to live there. Your monthly house payments are
SURELY make a claim on it someday. really contributing toward your own wealth. It’s like
Hopefully it will be when you’re VERY old and mailing money ahead to YOURSELF!
your need for life insurance is at a minimum:
Just enough to pay off a few bills and cover your When you rent, you pay less each month but you’re not
funeral expenses. building any equity or cash value and when you leave,
you just leave all that rent money sitting in the landlords
Realistically, TERM insurance is usually a better bank account. Your monthly rent ends up contributing to
choice for those needs you may have now, but your landlord’s wealth instead of your own.
will not have forever.
If you’re currently one of the bread-winners in your household and there are people depending on your income
for everything from food to tuition, then you probably need a pretty big chunk of life insurance – For NOW at
least. You likely won’t need that much for the long term. THAT’S where TERM insurance is likely your best
bet.
So here’s a couple of help questions
Get some permanent insurance for the long haul; maybe for you:
$25,000 - $100,000. Usually you won’t need more than that. 1. Do I want some life
Get TERM INSURANCE for the temporary times in your life insurance in force when I
that you need more. Then DROP IT! No loss. die? (probably yes)
2. What’s my best guess of
And here’s the real rub! TERM insurance is usually only when that will be? (let’s say
renewable to a certain age and even then it gets VERY you guess 78)
expensive. When you’re 70 or so (and your income is less 3. How much do I want in place
because you’ve retired) your term insurance could be too at that time?
expensive to keep and you may still want or need some life Whatever your answer is for
insurance. With permanent insurance, there’s usually enough question 3, THAT’S how much
cash value there so that you can just QUIT PAYING and be permanent insurance you should
insured for life. have. Consider term insurance to
fill the rest of your needs.
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Life Insurance Need-to-Know #4
Once you buy it – KEEP IT until your reason for buying it no longer
exists
Too many times I’ve seen people buy life insurance: Either term or permanent and then, for some reason, let it
drop. Usually it’s for one of a couple of reasons.
1. They initially got in a little over their heads with too big of a monthly premium and it’s finally caught up
to them.
2. They didn’t buy for the right reasons.
Make a commitment when you get your life insurance to make it comfortable on your budget so you can keep it
with no financial pressure. And commit to keep it until the reasons for purchase no longer exist.
For example, if one of your reasons is to ensure that your kids complete college, and then keep it until they’ve
all walked across that stage and received their diploma. (Or at least until you’ve made that last tuition payment.)
If you don’t buy this way, you’ll just be wasting your money if you keep the
policy for several months and then quit.
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Life Insurance Need-to-Know #6
Don’t touch the Nest Egg
Money that you contribute to you permanent life insurance can build a significant amount of cash over time.
This money is available to you. Let me encourage you that as those numbers start to grow, LEAVE IT ALONE!
Here’s a good rule of thumb to govern your dipping into the nest egg.
No, a year-end sale on a Corvette doesn’t count as a PHENOMENAL OPPORTUNITY! Nice try !
A simple review that can take as little as 10-15 minutes over the phone with your agent can prevent this.
Sometimes changes in your life can be so much and so harried that you don’t even realize when things affect
your needs for life insurance. An agent who’s willing to spend the time required with you and asking the right
questions can uncover these changes and often save you hundreds of dollars in the process.
I’ve seen people become uninsurable for health reasons, change jobs and then they’re unable to replace their
group insurance. Keep your life insurance under your control not your employer’s or other circumstances
beyond your control.
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Life Insurance & your RETIREMENT
Permanent insurance should NEVER be a substitute for a good retirement plan. Any agent that tells you to
dump hundreds of dollars a month into a permanent life insurance plan to fund your retirement before you’ve
established a good, regular investment program outside of life insurance for your retirement should be
questioned.
The permanent portion of your life insurance does give you flexibility in your retirement years. You can keep
the insurance, sometimes stop paying the premiums (and continue to be insured), draw on some of the cash
value if you need to and a host of other options. But life insurance should never be your main vehicle to
retirement planning.
Carefully discuss this with your agent. Something as simple as a Per Stirpes clause can save a lot of confusion.
When you get your life insurance through our office, we’ll walk you through these questions to be sure that the
money goes to EXACTLY the places you want
it to go.
So how do I know just how much I can
afford to spend on my life insurance?
Life Insurance on kids
Getting a small policy on kids is usually a Well we have some suggestions for that for you too.
great idea. While kids generally don’t need The trick is to know how much you’re spending and
insurance for financial reasons it does a where you’re spending it. You can’t know that unless
couple of things for them. you have a written budget.
It’s really the most important key to effective money
First it protects their insurability. Kids can management.
sometimes develop physical problems that We have some help for you there too. Making a
budget isn’t as difficult as you might think. We’ve
make them uninsurable. Doesn’t happen very actually broken it down to 7 simple steps that anyone
often, but it’s probably a good idea to get can follow.
them a nominal permanent policy. If you’ve been frustrated with your money get your
Second, it locks in a nice low monthly FREE REPORT:
premium for them. Life insurance rates on
kids are phenomenal. The monthly premium 7 SIM PL E STE PS
on just a small $25,000 policy on a 30 year Mak e a bud ge t an d ST ICK T O
old is nearly DOUBLE what it is on a 2 year IT !
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Other Things - There’s dozens of other things we could go on and on about like:
1. Is it ultimately cheaper to pay
annually or monthly? 2 BIG REASONS
2. How can I be sure that my life
insurance company is safe? TO BUY INSURANCE WHEN YOU”RE YOUNG
(even before you may really need it…)
3. What are ‘Banded Premiums”
1. Life insurance is cheaper when you’re younger. On the
and how can they save me
permanent portion of your insurance plan, the longer you put your
money?
4. What about Accidental Death and money to work for you, the better the result!
Dismemberment Riders? Should 2. When you’re young, you’re insurable. When you’re older; maybe
I have one? you’re not. We’re all just one doctor visit away from NOT being
5. Should I own my own policy or able to buy life insurance. If you’re diagnosed with even a minor
should my spouse? ailment the cost of your life insurance can go up dramatically and
6. Can I buy insurance on my in some cases, you won’t be able to buy it at all.
business partner?
7. Is the Non-Tobacco rate really THAT MUCH BETTER?
8. What’s the difference between dividends and cash value?
9. What’s a “contestable clause” and how could it hurt me if I don’t understand it?
10. What are PAID UP ADDITIONS and how can they increase my insurance coverage?
That’s why you really need a committed agent to do all this thinking with you.
After all… You probably have better things to do.
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I’ve been in business in San Diego County for over 25 years. My team is trained,
licensed and eager to help you get on the road to Smarter Insurance.
So if you want to protect yourself and your family from a future crisis or catastrophe . . .
or just see how you can save money on your insurance, call my office.
The worst you'll do is to spend a few minutes learning.
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HERE IT IS….!
We’re a friendly, local office with a licensed, trained team to assist you in every phase of your
insurance. We’ve been in business here in San Diego County for over 25 years.
And, BONUS!
Whenever you call us during regular business hours, there’s NO ELECTRONIC TELEPHONE
MENU to navigate -- Just a friendly voice on the phone ready to help you. (if you call after hours,
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Go ahead. If it’s during business hours, you’ll get us; after hours and you’ll get the Customer
Response Center. 619-670-1000 !
We set it up for you and your monthly payment comes right out of your
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FREE Latte from Starbucks…
As another small thank-you when you purchase your LIFE INSURANCE policy in our agency we’ll give
you a pre-paid Starbucks Card on top of EVERYTHING else…
Sincerely,
CALL me (619-670-1000),
Dennis Volz FAX me (619-670-1121),
10783 Jamacha Bl, Suite 1
or EMAIL me at…
Spring Valley, CA 91978
Dennis@DennisVolz.com
619-670-1000
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