There are many people who do not carry a life insurance policy. Some believe that there is no need for a policy, especially if they are not leaving behind any dependents that are relying on the person’s income. Others feel that the only purpose of a life insurance plan is to provide funds for a burial when the time comes. There are people who have prepaid their burial expenses and feel that this is sufficient. There are others who have opted for cremation, which is very popular today and much less expensive than a traditional burial involving funeral home visits, a religious service and a cemetery plot. Of course, there are others who might like to have a life insurance policy, but believe that it would not fit into their budgets. If they have family depending on their income, they know that life insurance would be beneficial to everyone, but they may have to do without it anyway.

Our life is threatened by many risks, which affect our ability to work. The risk of death is a certainty; we can never know when it will happen. Life insurance
is a contract between the policy owner and the insurer, by which the insurance company pays out a sum of money to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies or in case of terminal illness.

When it comes to life insurance, individuals have many different beliefs as to who should be covered, if they have coverage at all. Some people decide that life insurance is not needed, while others choose to insure only themselves, and some decide to take out life insurance on every member of the family, even their children. Life insurance for children is always much cheaper then purchasing life insurance for an adult, since the cost is based on the life expectancy of the individual being covered. The majority of life insurance policies are for the primary income provider for a family, so that their family will be cared for in case they are no longer here to provide for them.