Coverage planning

Life insurance coverage calculator

A policy face amount is not the same thing as enough coverage. This page begins with the other side of the ledger: what protection is already in force, how long it is expected to last, and which obligations you want it to cover.

Enter current coverage only after checking what it actually is. Employer benefits, an old term policy, and permanent coverage may behave very differently when work, health, or time changes.

Coverage tally

Your planning range

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Coverage gap after existing coverage

Audit of your tally (midpoint)

Planning range (midpoint)

When this page helps

You have more than one policy and want a combined view; you are checking whether employer coverage changes the gap; or an existing term policy is nearing its end.

When it does not

Do not use a raw coverage gap to cancel a policy or change beneficiaries. Policy contracts and household needs require a fuller review.

Example 1

Employer plus individual term: $250,000 group and $500,000 individual against a $1.3M planning need About a $550,000 gap Ask whether group coverage follows after employment.

Example 2

$1M existing coverage against a $780,000 mid need Surplus on the sheet Inspect dates, beneficiaries, and goals — not proof every decision is settled.

Common traps

A policy with a soon-expiring term should not be treated like coverage that lasts indefinitely.
Accidental-death-only benefits are not interchangeable with ordinary life coverage.
Do not subtract a death benefit twice because it appears on both an employee portal and a policy statement.
Coverage amount does not tell you whether beneficiaries are up to date.

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Questions

It is the difference between the planning need you selected and life insurance coverage you entered as already in force. It is a review signal, not a purchase recommendation.

Related

This is a planning estimate, not insurance, legal, tax, or investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy a policy.