Life insurance stories from real people help demonstrate the importance of life insurance.

Jim Winand was 28 when he purchased his first life insurance policy. He taught parasailing for a living and was fit and muscular, but he had recently gotten engaged and wasn’t the type to leave anything to chance. Several years later, Jim bought more life insurance for himself and his wife, Remle, as their family grew to include two children. That planning proved crucial when Jim was diagnosed with colon cancer. He died just days before his 39th birthday, but Remle and kids are financially secure because of his wise planning