Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Divorce Insurance: Get Unhitched, Get a Payout


All over the internet there have been articles, blogs and editorials about the new widely talked about form of insurance; divorce insurance. An article from the September 13th issue of TIME Magazine explains how divorce insurance is on the rise. WedLock, as it's coyly named, is a new type of casualty insurance that gives the unhappily married policyholder a payout after he or she is unhitched. It costs about $16 a month for every $1,250 of coverage. But to discourage people from signing up just prior to their divorce, policyholders must ante up for four years before the policy will pay out. It adds a premium of $250 per unit for every year the marriage survives beyond four. So if a policyholder who bought 10 units got divorced after 10 years, he or she would have handed over $19,188 and would receive a payout of $27,500. It's probably not worth getting divorced for, but the lump sum might salve some wounds, whether through lawyers or vacations.

The idea bubbled up from the bottom of a financial pit. After John Logan watched his wealth follow his marriage down the drain, the Kernersville, N.C., entrepreneur figured there must be a market for those who want to hedge their marital bets. He won't reveal how many policies he's sold since the Aug. 5 launch of WedLockDivorceInsurance.com. But he's surprised at how much insurance his customers are buying: some of the premiums are more than $1,000 a month.

To learn more about divorce insurance or to read the entrire article, visit TIME Magazine's website.

6 comments:

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