Insurance renewal

orlengtao

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I am in a similar situation. I bought a critical illness and death policy and have been paying 200+ for more than 10 years. I pay my premium every month. Suddenly this month I received a sms that my premium is overdue. After logging into the portal, I found the monthly premium to be 400+. Contacted my agent and he checked. The insurance company up the premium at the end of 2023. Now suddenly I owed premium that is close to 1K.

400+ is too much for me to bare. Can imagine when I reach 65 and they ask me to pay 1K each month. Might as well give them my CPF Life.

(I am sure they sent me letters about the change. I am sure I torn the letter without even opening it.....lolx)
TBH that's why their premium are cheap when you first sign as it's renewable.

I've encoutered this before. Then i straight up ask the agent, can you give me another quote that is not renewable but fixed rate till 65/75. The rates are very different...

Agent will bait you with the cheap rate with renewable insurance but you have to do your due deligence. For now just bite it and stay all the way, bobian already
 

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TBH that's why their premium are cheap when you first sign as it's renewable.

I've encoutered this before. Then i straight up ask the agent, can you give me another quote that is not renewable but fixed rate till 65/75. The rates are very different...
In some cases the policy that holds premiums level for only 10 years (for example) could be the better choice. For example, if you think it’s highly likely you’ll drop the policy by that point in time, because by then you expect to be able to self-insure (or your dependent is likely to be passed on by then), then why pay higher premiums than necessary?
 

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TBH that's why their premium are cheap when you first sign as it's renewable.

I've encoutered this before. Then i straight up ask the agent, can you give me another quote that is not renewable but fixed rate till 65/75. The rates are very different...

Agent will bait you with the cheap rate with renewable insurance but you have to do your due deligence. For now just bite it and stay all the way, bobian already
Let's put yourself in the shoes of the insurer. You as insurers are a for profits company. Fixed rate for customer until age 65,75 where common sense will tell you this customer going to make claim chance is going to be higher as he ages.

While we try to get the best lobang for ourselves from customer perspective the insurers are not stupid either.
 

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Let's put yourself in the shoes of the insurer. You as insurers are a for profits company. Fixed rate for customer until age 65,75 where common sense will tell you this customer going to make claim chance is going to be higher as he ages.

While we try to get the best lobang for ourselves from customer perspective the insurers are not stupid either.
of course, i totally understand the perspective of the company. I just hate those agent who sell those renewable insurance and don't disclose properly. Bound to have some gullible customers
 

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of course, i totally understand the perspective of the company. I just hate those agent who sell those renewable insurance and don't disclose properly. Bound to have some gullible customers
Ok noted. But such mis-selling is everywhere not only restricted to insurance. It can be mortgage, car, investment product etc etc. So the onus is on paying customer to do their own research which unfortunately not all do and then later complain mis-lead etc. Part and parcel of life.
 
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