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Over the last few days, investment and savings, and that sort of thing, have been the topic of choice. But now, after reading a few morbid articles in the news, it occurs to me that life insurance is the best kind of investment … I’ve just never really thought about it before, I suppose.

The other day I linked to a news story about a man who was killed by an altar falling on him at church, which proved that you can never be prepared for what can happen to you. And here is another story that could have ended tragically as well: a girl had to take the wheel of the car after her mother, on drugs, lost control. This case could have ended in something a lot worse than whiplash.

Thankfully it was all okay, but it could have been fatal – more than a niggling injury, more by far. And that’s the worrying thing.

When these things happen – and they happen a lot, really – and increasingly more often, it seems, it’s more than enough to get you thinking about term assurance and life cover. As if you needed a reason to do so.