Tweets on 2008-10-20

I was on the receiving end of this call today morning:

Good morning. I am calling from MetLife India Insurance Company. We have all kinds of insurance policies…ULIPs, whole-life policies, endowment policies, money-back policies, and children’s policies. Would you be interested?

All the products quoted above make the insurance company rich — because insurance as an investment is a great investment for the insurance company but a terrible one for you. Whatever happened to pure term policies which is what you should actually buy for your life insurance needs?

Further reading:

1. Problem: What’s The Best Form Of Life Insurance To Have?
2. Lame Finance: How Does Combining Insurance and Investment Benefit You?
3. Ask the Readers: What has Your Experience Been with Indian Life Insurance Companies?
4. Tweets on 2010-02-04
5. Tweets on 2008-09-25

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