{"id":12,"date":"2020-01-29T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.djkauffmaninsurance.com\/blog\/?p=12"},"modified":"2020-01-29T14:21:13","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T20:21:13","slug":"the-basics-of-life-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.djkauffmaninsurance.com\/blog\/the-basics-of-life-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Basics of Life Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Life insurance is a financial tool that can provide security for your family.&nbsp;Many new parents may be concerned about what will happen to their spouse and children if a parent dies.&nbsp;Life insurance provides that much-needed safety net.&nbsp;It can be used in many ways including paying off remaining debts and funeral expenses.&nbsp;Our team at DJ Kauffman Agency Inc. works with individuals and families throughout the Hutchinson, KS area to serve their insurance needs.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Life Insurance Options<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Life insurance policies are available in two primary types:&nbsp;term life and whole life.&nbsp;Both types offer advantages in certain life situations.&nbsp;An important consideration is the impact of inflation and the estate taxes that will be incurred.&nbsp;This will affect the type and amount of coverage that you choose.&nbsp;Term life policies are active for a defined period of time.&nbsp;However, they can be renewed.&nbsp;While the premiums are lower than whole life insurance, the premium increases every time it is renewed.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s important to note that term life policies do not build cash value.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whole life insurance policies stay active during the life of the policyholder.&nbsp;They do carry a higher premium but they also develop cash value.&nbsp;When needed, the policyholder can borrow against it.<\/p>\n<p>There are many benefits to a good life insurance policy.&nbsp;Your children&rsquo;s future education is assured.&nbsp;It can also be used to pay off a mortgage, as well as, final expenses.&nbsp;Some earmark certain funds for charitable purposes they support.<\/p>\n<p>At DJ Kauffman Agency Inc. in Hutchinson, KS, our agents can talk with you about the advantages of different life insurance plans.&nbsp;They are ready to get you started on the path to protecting your family.&nbsp;Selecting a plan and policy amount requires some thought.&nbsp;Call us to get started today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life insurance is a financial tool that can provide security for your family.&nbsp;Many new parents may be concerned about what will happen to their spouse and children if a parent dies.&nbsp;Life insurance provides that much-needed safety net.&nbsp;It can be used in many ways including paying off remaining debts and funeral expenses.&nbsp;Our team at DJ Kauffman [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[8,7],"class_list":["post-12","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-insurance","tag-dj-kauffman-agency-inc","tag-hutchinson-ks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.djkauffmaninsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.djkauffmaninsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.djkauffmaninsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.djkauffmaninsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.djkauffmaninsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.djkauffmaninsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.djkauffmaninsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12\/revisions\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.djkauffmaninsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.djkauffmaninsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.djkauffmaninsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}