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Do I Need Life Insurance? Free Needs Analysis

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Life insurance is a solution to a specific problem: people who depend on your income. If nobody would face financial ruin when you die, a policy is a monthly gift to an insurance company; if a partner and children would, going without is a gamble with their future. This guide walks the needs analysis — dependents, debts, income replacement years — and covers the term-versus-whole-life decision that trips up most buyers.

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needs analysis report

Answer 0-10 (0 = left/never, 10 = right/yes). Your answers stay on this device — nothing is stored.

No — 5 — Yes, children
No — 5 — Yes
No — 5 — Yes
Never — 5 — This year

Why it matters

  • Insure what you cannot afford to replace: home, health, income, life with dependents.
  • Income protection is often more valuable than life insurance for working-age people.
  • Term life is cheap; whole-of-life is expensive — compare before being sold.
  • Exclusions and definitions matter more than premium — read the PDS/contract.

❓ Do I need life insurance? — FAQ

Who actually needs life insurance?

Anyone with dependents or shared debts — a partner, children, a mortgage someone else couldn't carry. Single with no dependents usually doesn't.

Term life or whole life insurance?

Term life (pure cover for a set period) is dramatically cheaper and suits 95% of needs; whole life is an expensive product that bundles investing you could do cheaper yourself.

How much life insurance should I get?

Cover debts plus 10-12x your income (or enough to replace your income until the kids are grown) — more only if you want an inheritance.

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