ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE (AD&D)

Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, or AD&D Insurance, can provide financial benefits if you are killed; or lose a limb, suffer blindness, or are paralyzed in a covered accident.

Just as its name implies, an accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy covers death or injuries that are proven to be the direct result of a covered accident.

Many of our everyday activities come with built-in risks. Each time you commute to work or board a plane for a work trip, for example, you do so expecting to arrive safely at your destination.

If somebody, who you love, died unexpectedly in an accident, it would be emotionally devastating for the family and it could also be financially destructive for your loved ones, because most likely they would need to cover the cost of your funeral and medical bills, not to mention the costs associated with maintaining your household.

While you can't predict accidents, you can certainly plan for them.

5 REASONS TO CONSIDER ACCIDENTAL DEATH INSURANCE:

Although it's not a life insurance policy per se, accidental death insurance can provide some degree of coverage for people who might otherwise have none, due to a health issue.

Best of all, it's fast and easy to get covered. Since there is no medical exam to take or long forms to fill out, often you can get covered today with no waiting period.

I KNOW WHAT TYPE OF LIFE INSURANCE I WANT, HOW DO I BUY IT?

Before you can purchase life insurance, you need to qualify for it.
We will ask you to provide us with information that we then use in what is called underwriting. This is the process that an insurance company uses to determine risk.
Second, all of this information is provided to an underwriter. An underwriter is someone who is specially trained to assess your application and determine what risk, if any, may exist. Once all of your information has been reviewed, the company will either approve or deny your request. That process can take days or weeks depending on the information received.
Lastly, your agent will contact you and go over the results of your underwriting and details of your policy.

1. Policy loans and withdrawals reduce the policy’s cash value and death benefit and may result in a taxable event. Withdrawals up to the basis paid into the contract and loans thereafter will not create an immediate taxable event, but substantial tax ramifications could result upon contract lapse or surrender. Surrender charges may reduce the policy's cash value in early years.
2. It is possible that coverage will expire when either no premiums are paid following the initial premium, or subsequent premiums are insufficient to continue coverage.
3. Guarantees are dependent upon the claims-paying ability of the issuing company.
4. “Standard and Poor’s®,” “S&P®,” “Standard and Poor’s 500,” and “500” are trademarks of Standard & Poor’s and have been licensed for use by Life Insurance Company of the Southwest. The product is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P and S&P makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in this Product. The S&P Composite Index of 500 stocks (S&P 500®) is a group of unmanaged securities widely regarded by investors to be representative of large-company stocks in general. An investment cannot be made directly into an index.
5. The use of trusts involves complex tax rules and regulations. Consider enlisting the counsel of an estate planning professional and qualified professional legal and tax advisors prior to implementing such sophisticated strategies.