When you love someone, you want to see them happy even if you are not around. Now there are a few reasons to consider buying life insurance but by far the most common motive for doing so is to see that the ones you love are taken care of financially once we pass. At the time of our passing, death benefits are paid to our beneficiaries. But, it is a also very true that many of purchase life insurance early on in our lives and usually after bringing children into the world. As we grow older and we create a more solid financial footing, the actual need for a life insurance settlement is reduced. After all, the kids are all grown up and we have grown wiser and have generally built a retirement portfolio that should leave our loved ones on firm footing after we pass.

Since the need for life insurance settlements decreases as we age, the temptation to cancel that policy grows. Now should we cancel, the company will pay you what is known as a