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Life insurance and long-term care

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Life insurance pays a beneficiary when the insured person dies, if the policy is in force. Long-term care insurance helps pay for care if you cannot manage daily living on your own. They are not auto or home policies, and they are not something this website can price.

Whether Erwin Insurance Agency can place them is still open. The property and casualty work in the rest of this site is what the offices do every day. Life and long-term care stay on this short page until that question is answered.

What it covers

Term life covers a stated period. People use it to protect a mortgage or the years children are at home. Whole life is permanent and includes cash value under the contract rules. Either one pays a death benefit to the people you name, subject to the contestable period and the exclusions in the policy. Long-term care pays, up to its limit, for qualifying care after its own waiting period.

What it doesn't cover

A car, a house, a lawsuit, or a hospital bill while you are otherwise healthy. Life insurance is not a savings account you should describe that way without reading the contract. Long-term care is not a promise that every facility will be paid in full. The daily or monthly limit is on the policy.

Florida specifics

Life and health policies in Florida are regulated by the Office of Insurance Regulation. The Department of Financial Services takes consumer questions. A policy sold in this state has to be one the agent is licensed and appointed to sell. That license is not the same license as a home or auto appointment. We will not blur that line on this site.

How we help

Call either office and ask. If we can take an application, we will tell you what information a company will ask, including health questions. If we cannot, we will say that clearly and help you understand what to ask the person who can. Please do not use the property quote form for this. Check Other only if you want us to call you back about it.

Questions people ask

Does Erwin Insurance Agency sell life insurance?

Ask the office. This page explains the ideas and does not claim that we place life or long-term care. If the agency is not appointed for the policy you want, we will say so. We will not pretend a property license is a life license.

What is the difference between term and whole life?

Term lasts for a period you choose, such as 10, 20, or 30 years, and pays if you die during that period. Whole life is designed to last your lifetime and builds cash value under the contract. The right one depends on the job you want the policy to do.

What is long-term care insurance?

It helps pay for help with daily living if you cannot care for yourself, at home or in a facility, under the terms of the policy. It is not Medicare, and it is not health insurance. The benefit, the wait, and the inflation choice are the parts to read.

Can I buy this on the auto quote?

No. Life and long-term care use a different application, including health questions. Call the office and ask for the person who handles it. If that person is not on this staff, we will tell you.

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Sources

  1. Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
  2. Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Consumer Services
  3. Insurance Information Institute, principal types of life insurance