Term Life Insurance

A cost-effective way to protect the financial well-being of the people you love.

Term life insurance is designed to provide a payment to your beneficiaries if you die before the term ends. With Lawyers Financial term life insurance, the term ends when you turn 80, with coverage up to $5,000,000. 

The proceeds can be used to support your family, pay your mortgage, fund your children’s education, settle your partnership agreements, or support your favourite charity. The living benefits of your term life policy can also protect you from life’s worst-case scenarios by providing a lump-sum payment if you become terminally ill.

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Not-for-profit means superior value

Lawyers Financial term life insurance is designed to deliver essential benefits and superior value. Price is one of the ways we define value. Ask your advisor for a quote—or create your own quote now and start the conversation when you’re ready.

Exclusively for Canada’s legal community

This product is available to members of Canada’s legal community. That includes every lawyer, judge, and Québec notary, as well as the spouses and adult children of everyone on that list. It also includes law firm staff (and their spouses) and law students across the country.

You must be under 65 years old and a resident of Canada when you apply for coverage. Lawyers and Québec notaries must be in good standing with a provincial law society or the Chambre des notaires du Québec. 

Two plans to choose from 

Term life insurance generally costs more as you age. That’s why it often makes sense to lock in your premium as early as possible. 

• The T5 plan sets level premiums for five years at a time.
• The T20 plan sets level premiums for the first 20 years. After 20 years, you switch to a five-year schedule. Your premium increases on December 1 of your 21st year, and every five years after that. 

BUILT-IN BENEFITS

Living Benefit

If you become terminally ill two or more years after your insurance has been in force, you can withdraw a portion of the death benefit to help with immediate expenses. The maximum amount is half of your plan’s death benefit or $50,000—whichever is smaller. Other restrictions may apply.

Automatic Increase Benefit (AIB)

With AIB, your coverage can grow with your needs. Your coverage increases by 10% of your initial face amount every year for up to 10 years. The increase is automatic; there’s no need for you to provide proof of your continued good health. Subject to contractual limits.
This benefit is only available with the T5 plan.

Bereavement Counselling

Losing a loved one can be devastating and many people need help processing their grief. Lawyers Financial term life insurance will reimburse each beneficiary up to $1,000 for bereavement counselling from an accredited counsellor.

Volume Savings for Larger Purchases 

With tiered pricing, you pay reduced rates when your coverage reaches thresholds of $250,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000.

Preferred Rates for Above-Average Health

If you’re healthier than most people your age, you may be eligible for lower premiums. Your advisor can help determine your eligibility for these rates.

Flexibility to Meet Your Changing Priorities 

When it becomes less important for you to protect your income and more important to protect your estate, you can convert your term life insurance to permanent insurance. If you’re between 45 and 64 years old, you can convert your plan without having to provide proof of good health. Conditions may apply.

Guaranteed Coverage

We’ve been insuring Canada’s legal community for more than 45 years. In the unlikely event that the Lawyers Financial master policy is terminated, your coverage is guaranteed to continue with Manulife at reasonable rates without having to provide proof of good health. Additionally, your coverage is portable: it covers you wherever you work, even if you choose to leave the legal profession.

OPTIONAL BENEFITS

Waiver of Premiums on Disability Rider 

How would you pay for your life insurance if you were sidelined by a disability? This optional benefit will pay your Term Life premiums if you are totally disabled for six continuous months or longer before age 65. Conditions apply.

Critical Illness Insurance Rider

This optional benefit provides a one-time lump-sum payment if you’re diagnosed with one of 25 covered medical conditions. You can use the money for anything you need so you focus on your recovery—not your bills. Additionally, if you’re diagnosed with one of three early intervention conditions, you may be eligible for a one-time payment equal to 15% of your coverage amount, up to $50,000, with no reduction in your overall coverage. Learn more.

Children’s life Insurance Rider

There’s no easy way to write this: the death of a child is traumatic and may have unexpected financial consequences, including the need for bereaved parents to take extended leaves of absence from their work. Children's life insurance can help ease those financial burdens while families heal.

Coverage starts at $10,000 per dependent child up to age 25. Additional coverage is available in $5,000 increments, to a maximum of $30,000 per child. One low premium starting at $30/year can insure all your children. When a child turns 25, you can convert their plan to a T5 term life insurance plan with five times as much coverage as their children’s insurance rider; no proof of good health is required.