2. How much life insurance do you need? Calculating needs - Parti Paolo and Maria Rossi are 40 years old and have one daughter, age 10. Paolo is the primary earner, making $65,000 per year. Maria does not currently work. The Rossis have decided to use the needs analysis method to calculate the value of a life insurance policy that would provide for Maria and their daughter in the event of Paolo's death. Paolo and Maria estimate that while their daughter is still living at home, monthly living expenses for Maria and their child will be about $2,900 (in current dollars). After their daughter leaves for college in 3 years, Maria will need a monthly income of $2,600 until she retires at age 65. The Rossis estimate Marie's living expenses after 65 will only be $2,000 a month. The life expectancy of a woman Maria's age is 87 years, so the Rossi family calculates that Maria will spend about 22 years in retirement. Using this information, complete the first portion of the needs analysis worksheet to estimate their total living expenses. Life Insurance Needs Analysis Worksheet Name of insured Date Paolo and Maria Rossi July 31, 2015 Step 1: Financial resources needed after death 1. Annual living expenses and other needs Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 a. $2,900 b. S $ C Monthly living expenses Net yearly income needed (1a x 12) Number of years in time period Total living needs per time period (1b x 10) 8 17 22 d. $ $ $1,336,800 Total living expenses (add Line id for each period to check your total): In addition to these monthly expenses, other future outlays must be accounted for. Before they had a child, Maria worked as a financial consultant, but her knowledge and skills are now somewhat outdated. Therefore, they include $20.000 for Maria to go back to school. Additionally, Paolo and Maria want to create a college fund of $25,000 to fund their child's college education. They estimate that final expenses (funeral costs and estate taxes) will amount to $10,000. Finally, they have taken out a loan for home improvements of $130,000 and an automobile loan of $5,000. They own their home but still have an outstanding mortgage of $300,000. Using this information, complete the next portion of Step 1 to determine the total financial resources needed. 2. Special needs a. b. c SO 3. 4. Spouse's education fund Child's college fund Other needs Final expenses (funeral costs and estate taxes) Debt liquidation House mortgage Other loans Total debt (4a + 4b) Other financial needs Total financial resources needed (add right-hand column plus the Total Living Expenses you calculated): IT IT b. c. 5. $ The second half of the needs analysis worksheet is not shown on this page. To complete the worksheet and determine the value of the life insurance policy the Rossis should purchase, they need to factor in additional information. True or False: Maria's annual Social Security benefit should be accounted for in the remaining portion of the form. True False