New Posts For Thread: Is Life Insurance The Muggiest Bet of All?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727289/is-life-insurance-the-muggiest-bet-of-allNever bothered with it. Insurance companies falling over themselves to offer you it leads me to believe it's a mug bet; if it was good value to the insured party, why would the insurer offer it?Thoughts?Sounds like a good idea if someone was planning on topping themselves, unless suicide isn't part of the policy.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727289/is-life-insurance-the-muggiest-bet-of-all?post_id=549754207#549754207Sounds like a good idea if someone was planning on topping themselves, unless suicide isn't part of the policy.Wed, 24 Aug 2016 13:24:41 -0500It's called Assurance for some long distant unnecessary reason and is largely needless.In the 80's I was a 'man from the Pru' for about 18 months, I was a bit brainwashed to do the job and looking back on it I can honestly say there is no real need fhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727289/is-life-insurance-the-muggiest-bet-of-all?post_id=549753681#549753681It's called Assurance for some long distant unnecessary reason and is largely needless.In the 80's I was a 'man from the Pru' for about 18 months, I was a bit brainwashed to do the job and looking back on it I can honestly say there is no real need fWed, 24 Aug 2016 12:50:00 -0500Only if you are skint, if you have assets, it's a total waste of moneyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727289/is-life-insurance-the-muggiest-bet-of-all?post_id=549753459#549753459Only if you are skint, if you have assets, it's a total waste of moneyWed, 24 Aug 2016 12:34:08 -0500I think it's one of the most important things you'll ever purchase. If you've got dependents, and you genuinely care about them, it provides a massive amount of peace of mind for a small outlay and ensures their financial security should the worse hahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727289/is-life-insurance-the-muggiest-bet-of-all?post_id=549753259#549753259I think it's one of the most important things you'll ever purchase. If you've got dependents, and you genuinely care about them, it provides a massive amount of peace of mind for a small outlay and ensures their financial security should the worse haWed, 24 Aug 2016 12:17:52 -0500I reckon insurance is one of the most despicable and inefficient businesses out there.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727289/is-life-insurance-the-muggiest-bet-of-all?post_id=549749283#549749283I reckon insurance is one of the most despicable and inefficient businesses out there.Wed, 24 Aug 2016 04:19:43 -0500It depends how soon you will die, what your assets are, and whether you care about those you leave behind. If you live another 30 years, it's a bad bet. If you drop dead at Christmas, it was a good bet. Whether it matters depends on if you (or ratherhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727289/is-life-insurance-the-muggiest-bet-of-all?post_id=549749001#549749001It depends how soon you will die, what your assets are, and whether you care about those you leave behind. If you live another 30 years, it's a bad bet. If you drop dead at Christmas, it was a good bet. Whether it matters depends on if you (or ratherWed, 24 Aug 2016 01:01:21 -0500Never bothered with it. Insurance companies falling over themselves to offer you it leads me to believe it's a mug bet; if it was good value to the insured party, why would the insurer offer it?Thoughts?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30727289/is-life-insurance-the-muggiest-bet-of-all?post_id=549748121#549748121Never bothered with it. Insurance companies falling over themselves to offer you it leads me to believe it's a mug bet; if it was good value to the insured party, why would the insurer offer it?Thoughts?Tue, 23 Aug 2016 18:19:57 -0500