Friday, November 12, 2010

SAVING VS INSURANCE

SAVINGS
Every month you do savings of RM200.
End of the year , total accumulated RM2400 + + (Including interest) (0.3% if in saving account  3% if in Fix Deposit, 7% if in ASB)
Assume the savings constantly up to 5 years. Amounting RM12,000 ++
Unfortunately, you are diagnosed for Cancer preliminary level which needRM50,000 for treatment cost
Thanks for your savings, you have RM12,000 but you still need RM38,000.
You have 3 options to fund the balance
  • Borrow
Family and friends will try their best to help you. But to borrow RM38,000 is near impossible unless your have a very rich relative.
  • Sell your assets
Your maybe have one or two assets which can be sold. But it takes at least 6 months to sell a house for example. If your assets still under bank’s loan, yet you cant sell it off.
  • Seek for Donation
Your saw on television, people seek  donation for themselves or their kids. Need money for surgery or treatment. If you are disable or really poor , you are qualified to seek donation under the television programme. But, you are income earner like executive in one big company, you will not getting any help by the donation programme because there are more needy people out there.
INSURANCE
Every month you do savings of RM200.
End of the year , total accumulated RM2400 + + (Including interest) (8%-9% in InvestmentLink or Takafulink plan )
In case something bad happen to you , death or total permanent disable , Sum Assured RM100,000 will be compensate to next of kin or to you. (Even you pay insurance just for one month which is RM200 )
Up to 5 years. Amounting RM12,000 ++
Unfortunately, you are diagnosed for Cancer preliminary level which needRM50,000 for treatment cost. Now Medical Card will cover all the cost for you. Limit RM500,000 per lifetime.
Plus, Rm20,000* compensation because diagnosed with one of the 36 critical illness.
Plus, when you been hospitalized, you will be receiving up to RM400* per day as hospital benefits.
If you unable to work and no money to pay your premium, Contributor plan will continue to pay it. As the result, you still receive Protection and your savings still continue growing until age 80.

* depend on plan that you taken up