Is it normal for a man to have life insurance on his wife?

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Frequently when watching crime shows on TV; Dateline, Forensic Files, etc. we discover that the man had hundreds of thousands of dollars of life insurance on his wife who ended up dead. I often wonder if that's normal. I've been married for decades and never felt like I would need to get paid if my wife died. So I'm just wondering if it's normal for a husband to have life insurance on his wife, and I wonder how does it feel to be a woman if you know your husband has a lot of insurance on your life?

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  • thegypsysailor
    8 years ago

    I can't understand why anyone would think that life insurance on a wife, especially in a family with children, is weird or creepy?
    After the death of EITHER spouse, in today's modern two income family, where the hell would you expect the money to come from to continue living as the family was before that death? Where's the money going to come from if the household income is halved, for the mortgage, the car payments, child care expenses or anything else that required a two income family budget?

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    • gloryholeflasher
      8 years ago

      I hear what you're saying, but I grew up in a time and place where men were the primary breadwinner and the woman's outside income was a minor contribution, if any.
      So, out of curiosity I'm asking others if it's normal nowadays for there to be life insurance on the wife, or is this something that should be a red flag because wife killers do this a lot?
      I'm not making any judgements or accusations here, just asking a question so I can be better informed.

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  • LittleGirlBrutallyRaped
    8 years ago

    Something seems fishy about this story. I do know you can put insurance on someone without their concent or knowing about it. Doesn't matter how the person being insured feels about it. Traditionally both husband and wife are jointly insured. The question you are asking would creep a woman out big time due to their natural inclination to scheme.

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  • TinnyMinnie
    8 years ago

    It's normal, because a sudden death (or even an anticipated death) can be financially devastating, on top of emotional turmoil that makes it hard to make good decisions. It's especially normal if both spouses have life insurance. What might be suspicious is if one spouse has a really, disproportionately high insurance policy on the other.

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  • SandyGun5555
    8 years ago

    Fuck you.

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  • FJK_frm_AK25
    8 years ago

    Werd

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  • RoseIsabella
    8 years ago

    I think it's creepy. I don't know of any life insurance policies in my family. I did have a small one at my last job, and listed my dad as the beneficiary.

    People who kill their spouses for insurance money are deserving of slow painful deaths. If someone offered me a million dollars to kill my cat I would tell them to fuck off and die! Money isn't everything, and people who think it is are human garbage.

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