You'll be in the bank when they hit you with the big one: if you don't go with Life Insurance indexation, you'll leave your family with less money than you intended to.

They'll face a life of poverty.

Ending up sweeping chimneys and begging for scraps on the streets.

Okay, so I'm exaggerating – but the guilt trip is a mean trick for the bank to play on you.

Life Insurance indexation might seem like a good – even necessary – thing to add to your policy, but is it really in your best interest?

There are two ways to skin this particular cat.

I could go through the reasons why a single person without kids would need cover:

- mortgage
- bills
- funeral costs
- student loan debt/private student loans
- credit card debt

But instead, I'll go through the types of life insurance options available to everyone and drill down on why they could be useful if you are single.

I am starting with my favourite and the cover that EVERYONE should have regardless of whether they are single or have children.

Not many people know this, but we've been a life insurance broker in Tullamore since 1997.

Remember Talbot's Shop?

Mrs Talbot used to sell all sorts of sweets in quarter bags - you could call her the original Mrs McGuire.

Well, we bought Talbot's shop way back in 1997 and have been serving Tullamore ever since - that's a quarter of a century providing life insurance products to the local community in Tullamore!

Pension Term Assurance is a valuable tool for ensuring your family's financial security while taking advantage of tax savings.

For business owners, it’s an effective way to provide peace of mind without a heavy financial burden.

Imagine you were diagnosed with a serious illness? How much would you value a free second opinion from one of the world's leading doctors?

If you have a policy with Aviva, you have access to just that.

Today is the day we're training to meet Mike Tyson in the ring.

If you ever did meet Tyson in the ring, there's a good chance you're not coming out alive.

So for this particular conversation Tyson is death, I'm your trainer and we're here to ready you for the day Tyson comes a callin'.

Hopefully, it never happens.

So we have the chats, talk about income replacement, see how much cover you need to take care of your family. We calculate a figure, discuss the different insurers, settle on a premium. You're happy, I'm happy. We put €1m cover in place, shake hands and hope for the best.

Two years later...

It may have come as a huge shock to be declined or postponed.

In this article, I discuss the reasons why this has happened.

And what you can do about it.

Many people don't even think about shopping for life insurance until they actually have children, but it's a good idea to plan for the future by buying life insurance coverage when you're pregnant or even before you become pregnant.

Sooner rather than later.

Forget about all the other stuff, the buggy, the car seats, the multitude of What to Expect When You're Expecting books. Whether you buy them today or in three months time, the price won't change.

However, with life insurance, the cost of your policy can go from the normal price to multiple times that amount if you develop any complications.

It depends on the relationship between the dead person and the person getting the moolah.

If you're married, there is no tax liability.

Let's look at the case of JR and Sue-Ellen.

Sue Ellen had a life insurance policy in her name for a cool €10 million.

Paying for insurance is a PITA.

Car insurance, house insurance, gadget insurance, pet insurance, life insurance, health insurance, the list is endless.

It's all a massive waste of money...until you make a claim and then it's the most important few quid you've ever spent.

I took a look at my own life cover recently to see if I could save a few bob so I thought it would be helpful to outline my thought process around changing it up into bite-size pieces.