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You Purchased an Affordable Life Insurance Policy, Now What?

5 Steps for Maintaining Your Life Insurance Policy After Your Purchase

By Bobbie Sage, About.com

Maintain my life insurance policy? Yes! It is great that you found an affordable life insurance policy but purchasing your affordable life insurance policy is just the first step in being a responsible life insurance policy holder. If you want to get the most out of your life insurance policy and you want it to protect your loved ones like it should, there are some simple steps you need to do in order to make sure your life insurance policy stays current and safe. Below are the steps you should take as a current life insurance policy holder to make sure your life insurance policy works for you:

5 Steps for Maintaining Your Life Insurance Policy After Your Purchase:

1. Make sure you understand your life insurance policy and ask your life insurance agent about any wording or information that you don't understand... remember, you are paying them to work for you!

2. Store your life insurance policy in a safe place such as a fire-proof security box or safe deposit box.

3. Make or obtain a copy of your life insurance policy and store it in a different safe place than the original policy.

4. Tell the beneficiaries of your life insurance policy where your storage places are.

5. Review your life insurance policy at least yearly with your agent. Keep your life insurance agent or company informed if any of the following occur: change of address, birth or death of any family members, or if you get divorced or married.

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