S2E37: Are you overinsured? Here's how to review your policies
The Straits Times Podcasts
How much to spend on protection (10–15%)
Chan recommends allocating about 10–15% of take-home pay to protection and emergency savings of 3–6 months.
How much coverage is too much?
Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get a head start in your personal finance, career and life with The Straits Times.
The question people always have when buying insurance is: how much? And not just how much it costs, but how much is enough?
How can you tell if you have too much insurance?
In this episode, ST business correspondent Sue-Ann Tan looks at what being overinsured means and how to review your policies.
Her guest is Life Insurance Association’s executive director Chan Wai Kit.
Highlights (click/tap above):
3:36 What are riders and do I need them?
6:14 Why are riders so expensive?
8:10 Do I need my own policies if I already have corporate insurance?
12:00 Why do premiums increase with age?
14:48 How to tell if I’m spending too much on insurance?
20:09 What happens when I cannot pay for my premiums?
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Host: Sue-Ann Tan (suetan@sph.com.sg)
Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis, Lynda Hong & Joanna Seow
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