How much insurance Do you really need?

1. Add up your liabilities: basically the sum of all loans and debts you have.

2. Factor in how much money you want to leave to your survirors

3. Add in your current savings.

4. Take the difference, and now you have a good estimate of your needs.

 

did you know...

 

 

 

Most Canadians are frighteningly underinsured.

Use this calculator to find out if you have

enough life insurance.

 

1. Add Up Your Liabilities
Immediate Cash Liabilities
Amount needed to pay off the rest of your mortgage (include fees & taxes) $
Amount required to pay off personal debts (including credit cards, personal loans, tuition loans, car loans, etc.) $
Emergency reserve fund for any unexpected and immediate expenses (eg. $10,000) $
Final expenses: including income taxes, probate fees, legal & accountaing fees, and funeral costs (eg. $10,000 - $20,000) $
Immediate Cash Liabilities at Death $
Children's Education Fund
Number of Children  
Years of Education required per child   yrs
Estimated Cost for 1 year of education per child $
Total Children's Education Fund $
Income Continuation Planning

Your current income:

$
What percentage of your current income does your family need to maintain their standard of living?   %
How many years would you like this income stream to continue?   yrs
How much would you expect to earn on interest if these funds were invested?   %
How much inflation should we factor in?   %
Total Income Continuation Provision $
TOTAL LIABILITIES $
     
2. Add Up Your Assets
Liquid Assets: including bank accounts, mutual funds, GIC's, stocks, bonds and cash $
Existing life insurance converage $
Total Current Assets $
 
3. Total Current Assets
Total Liabilities (from above) $
minus    
Assets (from above) $
Total Estimated Life Insurance Required $
This is an estimated amount of your life insurance needs. Choose the nearest value to this amount in the quote screen.
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