Life Insurance Calculator

Calculate how much life insurance coverage you need.

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Life Insurance Needs

Enter your financial details to estimate coverage needs.

Total life insurance needed
$0
Additional coverage needed: $0
Income replacement
$0
Debt payoff
$0
Education costs
$0
Final expenses
$0
Total needs
$0
Additional coverage needed
$0

Worked example

With the default inputs shown below, this calculator returns the following results:

InputValue
Annual income ($)$100,000
Years of income to replace10
Mortgage balance ($)$300,000
Other debts ($)$50,000
College education costs ($)$100,000
Current savings/investments ($)$100,000
Existing life insurance ($)$50,000
ResultValue
Total life insurance needed$1,465,000
Income replacement$1,000,000
Debt payoff$350,000
Education costs$100,000
Final expenses$15,000
Total needs$1,465,000

Values shown are produced by this page in your browser; change any input to update them.

How to use the Life Insurance Needs

  1. Annual income ($) — default $100,000
  2. Years of income to replace — default 10
  3. Mortgage balance ($) — default $300,000
  4. Other debts ($) — default $50,000
  5. College education costs ($) — default $100,000
  6. Current savings/investments ($) — default $100,000
  7. Existing life insurance ($) — default $50,000
  8. Press Calculate to update the results instantly.

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