What are some basic insurances that I should take?

Question

Im 20 years old, undergraduate. Im thinking of buying some insurance but I dont know which plan should I take. I dont have girlfriend and not planning on getting married until the age of 30++ but its not just for now but for the future too. Have any suggestions?

Ps-Forgive me if I give unnecessary infos, I dont know a thing about insurance.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I'm hearing some really BAD answers here--if you're 20 years old, WHO would you need to buy life insurance FOR?  It's not for you, after all, you'd have to be dead to collect it.  It's for a spouse and children you leave behind, and you have neither spouse NOR children.  And the guy who said 'so it'll be there for your PARENTS??'  Phh!That has to be an insurance salesman talking!

I forget the words for it, but my husband only got life insurance to cover his family (for mortgage on the house, I forget what else).  I think it's called short-term, not sure.  But the other kind, where they CLAIM that you get your money back, is a rip-off.

HEALTH INSURANCE: One of my adult children has it, other two do not.

Health insurance, at age 20?  That's a tough one.  When you get a job, your employer might chip in on it depending on the size of the company, etc.  Health insurance will cost you $1,000s/year.  Chances are you're too healthy to need it.  But then again, if you're in a car accident and legally you're at fault, your car insurance won't cover you--it only covers liability for other people you might have injured, and uninsured motorist coverage.

Two of my children, ages 23 and 27, are currently uninsured medically.  Luckily, there have been no bills--except for this year about $500 worth of dental bills for my son, but that's cheaper than insurance.

HOWEVER, all 3 of my adult children, amazingly, live in east coast cities and do NOT at the moment own or drive cars--they use public transportation--so that takes the car accident risk out of the formula for the most part.

Sorry, I'm sorry, no easy answers about health insurance..  Personally, we feel our children should forget about health insurance until they secure jobs and find out what their employer offers.  My oldest daughter has it (and if she plans to have children soon, she needs it).  But my son and younger daughter do not have health insurance.  They're healthy, and so far the odds have worked in their favor.

BUT COMPLETELY FORGET THE ADVICE ABOUT LIFE INSURANCE--you'd have to die to collect it!

I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY bad answers on Yahoo as I see in  this posting! (and I wouldn't be surprised it you got personal emails from insurance sellers in the next few days! DO NOT heed them)!

A BIG PS: Personal story:

LET ME ADD THIS ONE MORE BIT OF INFORMATION. Last Jan. my father-in-law (Grandpa to me) passed away at age 87.His will, a somewhat substantial amount of money, is still being processed.But last week,out of the blue,we received a check for $4,000.  It was like, HUH? Where did THIS come from?  It was from Grandpa's LIFE INSURANCE policy. Now, why my intelligent engineer father-in-law would be carrying life insurance at age 87 is beyond us all. We figure he bought it eons ago and just never bothered to re-think it.  But an 87 yo widower  with over $1mil in assets? But life insurance-wise?!  Figure-4 kids x $4,000 for a total of $16,000 payback? He must have bought it when he was young! YOU CAN BE SURE that for the better part of 87 years, Grandpa payed a WHOLE LOT MORE  into that policy than the $16,000 'net' it left to his heirs!  So FORGET the long-term life insurance policies, people, they're a rip-off, and people who try to sell such policies  to you are RIPPER OFFERS!  Invest your money in something more sensible.

Answer 3

If you are talking about Life Insurance make sure you buy term Life only. Explore the term plans offered by the different companies. You can shop on line. Just google Life Insurance and it's all there.

Answer 4

Well, what exactly do you want the insurance to DO for you?  You need to have the goal first, THEN pick the tool!!

Answer 5

I think the most basic insurance will be life insurance.  Just in case something happens and you have some protections for your parents.

Answer 6

Congratulations!  20 is a great time to buy insurance

1) Find an agent you can trust

2) Basic health insurance until you have a job that covers that aspect.  Check with your college or university they often have student plans

3) Now is the best time to buy a whole life policy to take care of "final expenses"  It will never be less expensive then when your young and the price of whole life will NEVER go UP.  Later add Term policies to cover needs which the loss of your income might create

4) There are some illnesses that will effect your life style and ability to earn income.  (Heart attack, Cancer, Stroke) At your age it is very inexpensive to get say $30,000 worth of coverage which would come to you at first diagnosis regardless of treatment or other coverage.