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Should Term Plans Cover Loan EMIs Automatically?
Mehul Kashyap, a 38-year-old bank manager in Pune, had a simple ritual every month. Once his salary was credited into this account, a third of it went straight towards the EMIs for his home loan. For both Mehul and his wife, Shreya, this wasn’t just a financial sacrifice, rather a shared dream. They wanted to raise their children in a house that they could call their own.
Everything was going fine until things changed last year when Mehul passed away in a car accident. Amid the emotional grief, Shreya also faced the daunting financial stress. With her salary, it would be impossible to sustain their livelihood and also pay the EMIs. Things became worse with bank reminders, and Shreya feared losing their beloved home.
This is where term insurance could have made all the difference. If Mehul had coverage linked to automatic EMIs, the loans would have been better settled, giving Shreya some peace and stability in such a tough phase of her life.