Employer-Provided Life Insurance [2023]

While it may seem like a good deal to have employer-provided term life insurance, you may want to consider some factors before buying an employer-provided life insurance policy. Employers often provide a small amount of life insurance coverage for free, but it may not be enough. You may want to explore options to buy supplemental group life insurance, which allows workers to buy extra coverage. Use our free comparison tool below to start comparing term life insurance quotes now.

UPDATED: Feb 28, 2023

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Benjamin Carr worked as a licensed insurance agent at State Farm and Tennant Special Risk. He sold various lines of coverage and informed his clients about their life, health, property/casualty insurance needs. Assessing risks and helping people find the best coverage to suit their needs is a passion of his. He appreciates that insurance was designed to protect people, particularly during times...

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UPDATED: Feb 28, 2023

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It’s all about you. We want to help you make the right life insurance coverage choices.

Advertiser Disclosure: We strive to help you make confident life insurance decisions. Comparison shopping should be easy. We are not affiliated with any one life insurance company and cannot guarantee quotes from any single company.

Our life insurance industry partnerships don’t influence our content. Our opinions are our own. To compare quotes from many different life insurance companies please enter your ZIP code above to use the free quote tool. The more quotes you compare, the more chances to save.

Editorial Guidelines: We are a free online resource for anyone interested in learning more about life insurance. Our goal is to be an objective, third-party resource for everything life insurance-related. We update our site regularly, and all content is reviewed by life insurance experts.

UPDATED: Feb 28, 2023

Advertiser Disclosure

It’s all about you. We want to help you make the right life insurance coverage choices.

Advertiser Disclosure: We strive to help you make confident life insurance decisions. Comparison shopping should be easy. We are not affiliated with any one life insurance company and cannot guarantee quotes from any single company.

Our life insurance industry partnerships don’t influence our content. Our opinions are our own. To compare quotes from many different life insurance companies please enter your ZIP code above to use the free quote tool. The more quotes you compare, the more chances to save.

UPDATED: Feb 28, 2023Fact Checked

So you’re considering taking the supplemental term life insurance offered by your employer this year. Why not? It’s cheap and easy, right? Well, not so fast. While it may be a good deal for some, you may want to consider the following factors in your decision.

  • Cost – This is usually the first consideration, and rightfully so. We all have other things we’d rather spend our hard-earned money on. And while the monthly payroll deduction may be enticing, it could end up costing you in the end.

The reason? Take a look at the guy in the cubicle next to you. You know, the one who sneaks outside every 15 minutes or so for a quick cigarette and conveniently stops by the breakroom on every other trip for another Krispy Kreme donut. Well, chances are good that you are helping pay for his future heart attack in the form of higher life insurance premiums. That’s right … healthy employees subsidize the unhealthy ones. In most plans, the premiums are blended so that all employees pay the same premium, regardless of health or other factors (except coverage amount). So you may actually be paying more than you would if you purchased your own policy privately.

  • Security – We’re talking the job kind here. What happens to your life insurance coverage if you lose your job? That could depend on the company’s plan. Some plans allow employees to convert their coverage into a personal policy and take it with them. While that sounds good on the surface, we must dig a bit deeper to determine if it really is as it sounds. For example, the convertibility may depend on the reason for termination. It’s more likely you could convert your policy if were are laid off as opposed to being fired for misconduct or other reasons.

Another consideration is the cost of conversion. The cost of most policies increases significantly once converted. While that’s not always the case, you will want to ask for a quote before signing up.

So employer-provided term life insurance may not necessarily be as good a deal as it seems, once you consider these important factors. However, it can be good for some; like the guy in the next cubicle with the perpetual jelly stain on his tie.

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Editorial Guidelines: We are a free online resource for anyone interested in learning more about life insurance. Our goal is to be an objective, third-party resource for everything life insurance-related. We update our site regularly, and all content is reviewed by life insurance experts.

Tim is a licensed life insurance agent with 23 years of experience helping people protect their families and businesses with term life insurance. He writes and creates stuff for QuickQuote and other insurance and financial websites.

Full Bio →

Written by Tim Bain
Founder & Life Insurance Agent Tim Bain

Benjamin Carr worked as a licensed insurance agent at State Farm and Tennant Special Risk. He sold various lines of coverage and informed his clients about their life, health, property/casualty insurance needs. Assessing risks and helping people find the best coverage to suit their needs is a passion of his. He appreciates that insurance was designed to protect people, particularly during times...

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Reviewed by Benjamin Carr
Former State Farm Insurance Agent Benjamin Carr

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