If you are looking for ways to reduce insurance costs, you will surely find a few good ways to do so. However, the best tip that you can find is to buy insurance online. A term policy is one of the most popular and affordable life insurance products in the market right now. You can buy it using the insurance company’s website to save money on your investment cost.
The increasing use of the Internet has made online transaction popular, as it is hassle-free and time-saving. This has revolutionized the insurance industry. Now you can easily compare and find the best insurance products in minutes. This helps you in getting the best rates while investing in an online term plan.
Now that you know online term insurance plans are cheaper, you might be wondering what makes them more affordable compared to the offline policies. Well, there are multiple reasons involved.
Factors that determine the price of online term insurance plans:
1. Administration costs
Selling insurance policies from an office is costly. It comes with paperwork, human resources, marketing, and other administrative costs. All these add to the overall price of a policy and increase your premium. However, when you are buying the policy online, you are allowing the insurance company to save a lot of money. The customers can use the insurer’s website to find a plan, register online, pay online, and print the required documents. Hence, it allows the insurance company to lower the price of the policy and you can get your online term plan for a lower price as compared to buying the policy by visiting the insurer’s office.
2.No commissions
One of the biggest benefits of online insurance is that it does not require the customer or the insurer to pay any commission. Insurance companies, which operate from an office, need to hire brokers and agents. Customers need to deal with them to buy a term insurance policy of their choice. These service providers work on commissions, which the insurers and the policyholders have to pay. The cost of the commission is included in the price of the policy. However, if you are buying the policy online directly from the insurer, you can get rid of this added cost.
3.Less risk
Speaking of the advantages of online insurance, it benefits both the customer and the insurers. It is assumed that when an individual buying the policy online is more knowledgeable, has access to better healthcare, and is more health-conscious.Hence, selling an insurance policy to such customers is less risky. For this reason, insurers offer a cheaper price.
4.Simple plans
When you are buying a term plan online, you have access to simpler plans that provide only death benefits. These plans are quite cost-effective. From all the benefits of buying insurance online, this one surely influences the price more significantly.
Term insurance plans can surely help you protect your family’s future for an affordable price.All you need to do is to spend some time online to find the most suitable term policy.
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Amit Raje is an experienced marketer who has worked in various Fintechs and leading Financial companies in India. With focused experience in Digital, Amit has pioneered multiple digital commerce in India. Now, close to two decades later, he is the vice president and head of the D2C business department. He masters the skill of strategic management, also being certified in it from IIMA. He has challenged his challenges and contributed his efforts in this journey of digital transformation.
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Prasad Pimple
Prasad Pimple has a decade-long experience in the Life insurance sector and as EVP, Kotak Life heads Digital Business. He is responsible for developing user friendly product journeys, creating consumer awareness and helping consumers in identifying need for life insurance solutions. He has 20+ years of experience in creating and building business verticals across Insurance, Telecom and Banking sectors
