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Why I need Insurance

Life Insurance is a contract by which you can protect yourself against specific losses by paying a premium over a period of time. Since each one of us, during our lives are faced with numerous risks – failing health, financial losses, accidents and even fatalities, our instinct drives us to cover ourselves against those risks. Though an insurance cover can’t protect you against the emotional losses arising out of these risks, it softens the economic crisis that usually accompanies these losses. Life Insurance gains much more value if you are a nuclear family. Unlike in the traditional joint family system, in a nuclear family, support from the extended family cannot be counted upon. So it is vital that you have an insurance cover as the protective shield against unfortunate losses. And it’s not only your life you could insure against those risks. With the Insurance Industry going through positive changes in the last few decades, now, you have a variety of risk coverage options. For inst...