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Illustrative scenarios

Life insurance — illustrative scenarios

5 illustrative situations for life insurance, with preparation questions and considerations. These are not actual client cases or promised outcomes.

Illustrative scenarios, not client case studies.

These examples explain situations worth discussing. They are not records of actual clients, approvals, quotations or completed transactions. Any outcome would depend on an individual assessment.

Illustrative scenario 01

A new mortgage and dependants

A household wants to understand cover around the loan and living costs. Existing benefits need to be included.

Useful information for the conversation

  • Mortgage and other debts
  • Dependants and household needs

The aim is to identify the questions and evidence that matter before making a commitment. A short outline is enough to begin; detailed records can follow through an agreed secure route.

Illustrative scenario 02

Cover from an employer

A borrower already has death-in-service benefits. The scope and what happens on leaving work need checking.

Useful information for the conversation

  • Dependants and household needs
  • Existing life cover and employer benefits

The aim is to identify the questions and evidence that matter before making a commitment. A short outline is enough to begin; detailed records can follow through an agreed secure route.

Illustrative scenario 03

An older policy

A policyholder's family and borrowing have changed. Existing terms should be reviewed before considering replacement.

Useful information for the conversation

  • Existing life cover and employer benefits
  • Health and lifestyle information through a secure process

The aim is to identify the questions and evidence that matter before making a commitment. A short outline is enough to begin; detailed records can follow through an agreed secure route.

Illustrative scenario 04

Evidence focus: Match the benefit to the need

A household or business owner is considering life insurance. The brief includes mortgage and other debts and a separate question about dependants and household needs. A mortgage balance, family living costs and future childcare or education needs may require different approaches. The evidence and the decision need to be considered together rather than in isolation.

Useful information for the conversation

  • Health and lifestyle information through a secure process
  • Mortgage and other debts

The aim is to identify the questions and evidence that matter before making a commitment. A short outline is enough to begin; detailed records can follow through an agreed secure route.

Illustrative scenario 05

Decision point: Existing life cover and employer benefits

A household or business owner is preparing for life insurance, but the information about existing life cover and employer benefits changes while a question about health and lifestyle information through a secure process remains unresolved. The earlier outline is updated, the original focus is reconsidered and the next step is agreed using the current facts.

Useful information for the conversation

  • Mortgage and other debts
  • Dependants and household needs

The aim is to identify the questions and evidence that matter before making a commitment. A short outline is enough to begin; detailed records can follow through an agreed secure route.

The wider assessment

Match the benefit to the need

A mortgage balance, family living costs and future childcare or education needs may require different approaches. We compare level and decreasing cover and review existing employer benefits. How a policy is owned and who receives the payment also deserves attention.

Cover is subject to underwriting, exclusions and keeping premiums paid. Do not cancel existing cover until replacement cover is in force and checked.
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