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.