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Term Life Insurance Coverage Calculator

This term life insurance calculator estimates how much coverage your family would need using the DIME method — Debt, Income replacement, Mortgage, and Education — a straightforward, widely used way to size a policy. Enter your numbers to see a coverage estimate.

₹3,00,000

Credit cards, car loans, personal loans and other debts your family would need to cover.

₹8,00,000

Your current income, which your family would need replaced.

10 yrs

How many years of income replacement you want to provide — often until children are financially independent.

₹30,00,000

So your family could pay off the home.

₹5,00,000

An estimate for children's college or education expenses.

₹5,00,000

Any current coverage or liquid savings that would offset the need.

₹1,13,00,000

Using the DIME method: Debt + Income replacement + Mortgage + Education, minus existing coverage.

Total DIME need (before offsets)₹1,18,00,000

Frequently asked questions

Why term life instead of whole life insurance?+

Term life provides pure death-benefit coverage for a fixed period at a much lower cost than whole life (which combines insurance with a savings/investment component) — for most people, term life covering the years of highest financial responsibility (raising children, paying off a mortgage) is the more cost-effective choice.

Should I include a stay-at-home parent in this calculation?+

Yes, ideally — even without a salary, a stay-at-home parent provides real economic value (childcare, household management) that would cost real money to replace. Consider a separate policy sized to cover replacement childcare and household help.

Does this account for final expenses like a funeral?+

Not explicitly — consider adding a separate estimate (often ₹1,00,000-₹2,00,000) for funeral and final expenses to the debt figure if you want this included in your total coverage estimate.

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