Life Insurance Need Calculator

Life Insurance Income Replacement Needs Analysis Calculator

Life Insurance Income Replacement Needs Analysis Calculator

This Calculator will provide you with an estimate of the amount of life insurance needed to replace a deceased wage earner's income. The calculations assume insurance proceeds are invested at a rate you specify and that your purchasing power is retained based on your assumed rate of inflation.

Step 1:
Enter the annual replacement income that will be needed if the insured dies prematurely (before-tax).
Step 2 :
Enter the number of years the replacement income will be needed by dependents / beneficiaries.
Step 3:
Please estimate the average annual interest rate you can earn on the invested life insurance proceeds. (%)
Step 4:
Enter your estimate of the average annual inflation rate.
(The average rate for the last 10 years has been approximately 7.99%)
   
Click on "Compute" to calculate the amount of life insurance, adjusted for inflation, that would be needed to replace a deceased's lost annual income: