Can you purchase life insurance on your parent or parents?

Yes, you may buy life insurance on your parents.

How is it possible? Because, life insurance companies allow people to buy life insurance on someone else with whom they have an insurable interest.

What is insurable interest? It basically means if you rely on someone for financial support, or if you would suffer financially if the other person were to die, then you may buy life insurance on that person.

Insurable interest does exist betwee...
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How can I buy life insurance coverage for my parent?

You can buy life insurance on either or both of your parents because an adult child has an insurable interest in his or her parents. 

An adult child may purchase life insurance coverage on his parents because he may rely on his parents for financial support, of suffer financially if one or both of his parents were to die.

Many adult children buy life insurance plans on their parents to help offset or pay for the cost of their parent's funeral,...
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Is it possible for me to buy life insurance on my parents?

Yes, you may be able to buy life insurance for your parent.

In order for one person to buy a life insurance policy on another person there must exist "Insurable Interest" in that person. This means you rely on the person for some financial support, or you would suffer financially if the person were to pass away.

Insurable Interest does exist between parents and their children so you can buy life insurance on your parents.

Many children ma...
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Yes, you can buy life insurance for your parents, but there are some requirements in order to purchase life insurance on your parents.

1. If you are going to own the life insurance policy for your parents, you can get a small life insurance policy to be used on final expenses. If you want to own a policy on them for a larger amount of coverage, you must show that you contribute to their lives financially, that you would suffer some financial loss if they were to die, for exa...

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