Financial Wellness for Young Millennials

“Good insurance plans mirror your personal growth while better plans anticipate your trajectory.”

If you were born around the years from 1977 to 1995, you are a millennial. You have a good grasp of the importance of insurance as part of sound financial health. According to a 2019 survey on Millennial attitudes towards Insurance1, 7 in 10 millennials believe in buying insurance. More than half are aware of different insurance products while a good 44% consider themselves knowledgeable on insurance products.

Savvy as you are, young working millennials in Singapore are also showing signs of biting off more than they can chew when it comes to taking on financing and personal loans for commitments such as weddings, buying a car or home. In fact, 20-somethings are among the biggest delinquents in personal debt repayment in our country. Quoting a recent Straits Times2 article, “an average personal loan and overdraft balances for borrowers from 21 to 29 years old shot up to $49,689 in the first quarter of [2021], about 42 per cent higher than the average of $34,941 in the first quarter of [2020].”

While insurance is not often thought of as being immediately relevant to debt management, it has a multifaceted role in the financial health of individuals and families. Insurance provides financial security during unforeseen events such as illness or accident, and can mitigate financial stresses that may require you to dip into your emergency funds or take out a crisis loan that can add to your debt. Both scenarios can be especially challenging if you are in the early stages of your working life and lack substantial savings. It is important to get the right insurance product (e.g. hospitalisation, critical illness, term) and quantum (the affordable premium to pay for the right kind protection).

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