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Life Insurance is a financial cover for a contingency
linked with human life, like death, disability, accident,
retirement etc.
Human life is subject to risks of death and disability
due to natural and accidental causes. When human life
is lost or a person is disabled permanently or
temporarily, there is loss of income to the household.
Though human life cannot be valued, a monetary sum
could be determined based on the loss of income in
future years.
Hence, in life insurance, the Sum Assured (or the
amount guaranteed to be paid in the event of a loss) is
by way of a ‘benefit’.
Life Insurance products provide a definite amount of
money in case the life insured dies during the term of
the policy or becomes disabled on account of an
accident.
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