When it comes to life insurance, Mint has always vouched for term insurance plans, the simplest and cheapest covers available. However, in order to have a unique selling point, these days insurers are trying to make even their term insurance offerings more comprehensive and customized by offering add-ons such as a cover for terminal illnesses and accidental disability. But add-ons only make term plans more complicated for the buyers and may not always work. Such customization may, in fact, defeat the very idea of keeping life insurance simple.
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