The Joint Family We Lost - and the One We Need Now

Symbolically, there was a time when insurance didn’t need a policy document.

Because back then, we lived inside one - the joint family.

A generation back, most of us lived together with our parents, their siblings, our siblings, spouses, and kids under one roof. A big family meant together in joy, together at meals, and yes- together in responsibilities. There was always someone in authority over the family who took care of the combined income and saw to it that everyone was provided for.

When one got ill, others cared for them.
If a person died, the emotional space was still there - but the cost burden was borne.
Life, at its most difficult, was a team effort.

But today is different.

Today, we all - including you, stay in nuclear families. You, your wife/husband, your adorable children, and perhaps ageing parents back in India or staying with you here in the UAE. The size is smaller, the burden greater. The safety net? Frequently absent.

It's not a discussion about whether joint families were superior.
It's just an observation: in those days, family was an insurance.
Today, we require insurance for the family.

When we lose a breadwinner today, there is no backup fund quietly handled by a wise old head. There is no brother paying for school fees or cousin fixing hospital care. There is only you. Your planning. Your shield. You the safety net.

And that is why insurance - particularly term and health insurance - is more important now than it ever has been.

I have seen families break financially after a sudden loss – and I have also seen families stand strong, because one person planned ahead.

Because even though we cannot return to joint families…
We can build a financial version of it - one that protects your family even when you’re not around to hold their hand.

Have you truly secured your family’s dreams and standard of living – no matter what life throws your way? If not, what is the real reason holding you back from taking the step? Let’s have an honest conversation, sometimes clarity is just a call away.

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