Life may be no more than a prolonged critical illness but some of us are attempting to die more slowly than others. I was convinced that all my recent physical exercise and healthy eating might keep me on this mortal coil for a little longer than might previously have been the case, but that isn’t a view shared by AXA Sun Life, with whom I have a life insurance policy.
I have just received a letter from them saying that to maintain the same benefits as I have currently, my monthly premium will increase at the beginning of April, from £18.79 to £137.74. Not only is that a pretty steep increase but it would suggest that the learned view of AXA Sun Life is that from the beginning of April I am seven times more likely to die than right now.
Now this may be a coincidence, but given that I am running the London Marathon on April 13th, I can’t help but think that someone has tipped AXA Sun Life the wink.
I wonder whether I can beat the Grim Reaper over 26 miles. Perhaps it will be a dead heat.
