In today's online age, the phrase "getting your affairs in order" takes on a new meaning. Your "affairs" include social media accounts, online banking accounts, email accounts, contacts, playlists, calendars, and a wide variety of other digital assets that will outlive you if you don't make preparations. Robert Taylor Insurance, the premier life insurance, home insurance, and car insurance company in Lorain, OH, provides some tips below to help you create a digital end of life plan. Since 1989, they have been offering superior advice and exceptional insurance products to customers throughout Lorain County.

3 Tips for Creating a Digital End of Life Plan

1. Make Your Wishes Clear

As a supplement or amendment to your will, make your wishes for your online persona clear. This lets your executor know if you want certain accounts left open, whether temporarily or permanently, so others can access them. For instance, the number of deceased Facebook users will outnumber the living by the end of this century. Also, be clear about what accounts you want to be closed.  

2. Create a Password List

You should create a password list so someone—your attorney or a family member—can access your banking and social media accounts to perform your final requests and delete any accounts you want to get rid of.  

3. Consider Digital Death & Afterlife Services

Numerous companies provide posthumous services, such as slideshows, digital memorials, and afterlife messaging that let you take control of your digital afterlife and send final statements to the people you care about most.

In addition to the tips above, you should consider buying term life insurance to cover the needs of your family or pay for burial expenses. Robert Taylor Insurance can help you arrange the most appropriate type and amount of coverage. Visit them online for contact info, or call (440) 277-5191 to speak with a friendly life insurance professional.