Worksheet Determining Life Insurance Needs

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Write a 175- to 350-word response to Case 6 on p. 317 in Ch. 10 of Personal Finance.
CASE 6
An Argument About the Value of Insurance
You have been talking at a party to some friends about insurance. One young married couple in the group believes that insurance is almost always a real waste of money. They argue, The odds of most are so low that you don’t need to worry. Furthermore, they say, Buying insurance is like pouring money down a hole; you rarely have anything to show for it in the end. Based on what you have learned from this chapter, how might you argue against this couple’s point of view?
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