When people think about life insurance, top of mind would be the most important things: provide
money for loved ones upon death, defray costs in the event of a medical emergency or illness.
While those are all true and covers the most important uses of life insurance, what if those were
already covered and now you are the unexpected recipient of a large amount of money. Beyond
the basics, this insurance claim can give you financial wiggle room for your needs and wants.
Here are five other ways you can spend your insurance claims:
1. Use it to pay estate tax
Unexpected death usually leaves behind a lot of financial loose ends, and among those,
estate taxes can be the biggest expense that you need to deal with. Fortunately, a
windfall can provide you with the resources you need to settle those taxes, so you can
gain access to any assets left behind.
2. Invest in real estate
This is your opportunity to create passive income for yourself and your family. Buy that
land, house or condo and rent it out. With a carefully thought-out real estate purchase, it
can generate multiple returns on your investment.
3. Buy collectibles
Did you know certain toys, watches, luxury bags, or even sneakers can sometimes sell
for millions? Collectible investment involves buying something which (hopefully) will
exponentially increase in value and be worth much more than its original sale price in the
future. The item could be very popular with pricing depending on the condition, rarity,
and uniqueness of the item.
4. Invest on yourself
Take that master’s degree you’ve always wanted or enroll in a certificate course that has
always been at the back of your mind. Learn new skills, take up a new hobby. Whatever
skill you decide to learn, investing in yourself can only result in gains for you. Whether
it’s for your personal use (like taking an MBA) or something you can earn from (like baking), new knowledge will always come in handy.
5. Take out another insurance policy
Strengthen your financial resilience. The great thing about life insurance is it provides a
practical safety net during times of uncertainty and with the insurance claims, you can
use it to reinvest in a new insurance policy that will yield another set of benefits later on.
You can choose from a variety of products depending on your need – whether it’s for
protection from life’s many risks or something which will help you grow your money long
term such as investing it in bonds, you can never go wrong with an insurance policy.
Find out if you have benefits to claim
Do you think you have benefits to claim? AIA Philippines (formerly AIA Philam Life) recently
announced its search for thousands of policyholders who have unclaimed benefits which range
from policy maturities, reinstatements, claims, redemptions, and even refunds. Despite fervent
efforts to contact its customers through registered mail, email, callouts, and their agents, there
are still a huge number who have yet to be reached.
“We hope to reach customers–those who we have lost touch with amid changes in
communications technology and who have bought their policies under our former brand, Philam
Life,” shared AIA Philippines Chief Operating Officer Geegee Lopez. “We are doing this
because we have a promise that goes beyond passively responding when our customers make
a claim. The promise of helping our customers live healthier, longer, better lives includes and
making sure these hard-earned benefits get to the intended recipients. We’re asking for
everyone’s help in finding our customers or their beneficiaries so we can give them their
benefits.”
You can quickly check if you have unclaimed benefits via
https://bit.ly/AIAPH_CheckYourMoney. Simply input the policy owner or beneficiary details and
wait for a notification of policy verification.
Click here to check if you have unclaimed benefits with AIA Philippines. You may also email
customerservice.ph@aia.com or call (02) 8528-2000 to know more.
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