6 min

ELI5 Life Insurance - why the astronauts of Apollo 11 couldn’t buy life insurance‪?‬ ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast

    • Self-Improvement

How does life insurance actually work? What is the difference between term and whole life insurance? How do life insurance companies make money if everyone already dies? How do my lifestyle and health affect my premiums? How did a horror movie use life insurance to sell movie tickets? What happened when the astronauts of Apollo 11 tried to buy life insurance?
... we explain like I'm five
Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community and in particular the following users whose questions and comments formed the basis of this discussion: querycrook, lord_probability, andrewtyne, demanbmore, babybunnybelly, longhorninnebraska, upset_force66 and blipsman
To the ELI5 community that has supported us so far, thanks for all your feedback and comments. Join us on Twitter:
https://www.twitter.com/eli5ThePodcast/
or send us an e-mail:
ELI5ThePodcast@gmail.com

How does life insurance actually work? What is the difference between term and whole life insurance? How do life insurance companies make money if everyone already dies? How do my lifestyle and health affect my premiums? How did a horror movie use life insurance to sell movie tickets? What happened when the astronauts of Apollo 11 tried to buy life insurance?
... we explain like I'm five
Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community and in particular the following users whose questions and comments formed the basis of this discussion: querycrook, lord_probability, andrewtyne, demanbmore, babybunnybelly, longhorninnebraska, upset_force66 and blipsman
To the ELI5 community that has supported us so far, thanks for all your feedback and comments. Join us on Twitter:
https://www.twitter.com/eli5ThePodcast/
or send us an e-mail:
ELI5ThePodcast@gmail.com

6 min