No. I don't see the point in having life insurance for children. Most financial experts, including Clark Howard, advise against it. I'd put the money into a 529 instead. You may get a lot more information from Money Matters board. They're much more well v
My MIL had it on DH after loosing an infant to SIDs.
We do have life insurance on the kids through DH's work. It is a minimal amount and a minimal fee. The thought is based on the experience of the loss of his sibling and the financial strain
its basically funeral insurance - how much would a funeral and related expenses be? I can't imagine more than 10K - so I'm ok skipping this kind of insurance.
Dave Ramsey says the Gerber one is a really bad deal. Can't remember why now. But I know that it's really cheap to add your children as a rider to your own life insurance plan and probably gives you more coverage.
Most adult life insurance policies have the option to add a writer to your own policy for your kids for very reasonable. Most advisors recommend term policies to bridge the gap between having high liabilities (young kids, house not paid off, etc) if you a
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Re: Anyone have the Gerber life insurance for your child/children?
We do have life insurance on the kids through DH's work. It is a minimal amount and a minimal fee. The thought is based on the experience of the loss of his sibling and the financial strain