Bonham Life Insurance

FARM N HOME a division of Pierson and Fendley Insurance

Delaying the decision to purchase life insurance for your family is never a good one. Purchasing life insurance is a crucial step in planning for your future. At Pierson & Fendley, we take time to understand the individual life insurance needs of our customers in Bonham and Fannin County. The necessity of how much life insurance coverage depends on your own personal and financial needs.

Generally, you should consider life insurance if:

You have a spouse
You have dependent children
You have an aging parent or a physically challenged relative who depends on you for support
Your retirement savings are not enough to insure your spouse's future against a rising cost of living
You have a sizable estate
You own a business

Types of Life Insurance

Term life insurance provides life insurance protection for a specified period of time. If you do not currently have life insurance, term can be a good place to start. It's generally less expensive than permanent life insurance, and is available in varying term periods with fixed premiums from a one- (annual renewable term) to 20-year period (level term). Furthermore, term insurance is sometimes convertible to permanent coverage, providing you with flexibility as your needs change.

Whole life insurance is a form of permanent life insurance that remains in force during the insured person's lifetime, provided premiums are paid as specified in the policy. Whole life insurance can build cash value.

Universal life insurance is a form of permanent life insurance characterized by its flexible premiums, flexible face amounts and unbundled pricing structure. Universal life can build cash value, which earns an interest rate that may adjust periodically, but is usually guaranteed not to fall below a certain percentage.

Life Insurance Advantages

Having the right life insurance is essential to planning for your present and your future. Not only can life insurance provide assurance for your family after you are gone, many life insurance options offer other benefits and investment opportunities you can take advantage of while you are living.

Life Insurance Death Benefit - When you pass away, your life insurance provides income (tax-free) to your named beneficiary or beneficiaries that can be used to pay funeral expenses, debt, tuition, estate taxes, or virtually any financial need. Your policy can help provide security for your business as well, by enabling partners to buy out the interests of a deceased partner and prevent a forced liquidation.

Living Benefits - The cash value growth of a permanent (whole) life insurance policy is tax-deferred, meaning you do not pay taxes on the growth of cash value, unless money is withdrawn. Loans or withdrawals can be taken against the cash value of a permanent life insurance policy to help with expenses, such as college tuition or the down payment on a home.

Life insurance can help you fulfill promises you’ve made to your family when you are gone. Talk with the Pierson & Fendley team today to find out how to protect your family and your future with the right life insurance. Serving Bonham, Fannin County and all of Texas.