Life Insurance Need Calculator
Estimate the right term life cover to protect your family's income, debts and future goals
Your details
Recommended life cover
How the Life Insurance Need Calculator works
This calculator uses a needs-based approach - the most common method financial planners use in India. It adds up everything your family would need if your income stopped, then subtracts what they already have.
The result is a practical starting point for term insurance. Adjust years of income replacement based on how long dependents need support - typically 10 - 20 years until children are independent.
Detailed features
Needs-based method
Covers income replacement, outstanding debt, future goals and one-time final expenses in one view.
Clear breakdown
See exactly how each component contributes to your recommended cover amount.
Offset existing cover
Factor in current policies and liquid assets so you only buy the gap you actually need.
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What the Life Insurance Need Calculator tells you
This calculator helps you estimate a life-cover gap from income replacement, loans, goals and current assets. It turns a small set of inputs into a clear cover gap, then shows the supporting breakdown so you can understand what moved the answer.
Inputs to check
- Income need: use a recent statement, quote or realistic assumption.
- Loans and goals: use a recent statement, quote or realistic assumption.
- Assets and existing cover: use a recent statement, quote or realistic assumption.
Try three scenarios
Run a likely case, a conservative case and a better case. Change one input at a time so you can see which assumption matters most.
How to use this estimate in a real decision
Write down the values you entered and the date you checked them. Compare options using the same assumptions, then include any fee, tax, penalty or provider rule that sits outside the calculator. A mathematically precise answer can still be incomplete when the inputs are old or optimistic.
Treat the result as a planning range, not a quote, approval or guaranteed outcome. Recalculate whenever your rate, price, income, goal date or business cost changes.