Life insurance helps families maintain their standard of living and also helps them save for their long-term goals.
LIC, being the oldest and the biggest in the life insurance industry, knows it best in ___(1)___ lives and money.
Most people have their first contact with an insurance company ___(2)___ an insurance sales agent. These people help individuals, families and businesses ___(3)___ insurance polices that provide the best protection for their lives, health and property. Agents prepare reports, maintain records, ___(4)___ out new clients, and, in the (5) of a loss, help policyholders ___(6)___ their insurance claims. Increasingly, some are also offering their clients financial analysis or advice on ways to minimise risk. Life insurance agents ___(7)___ in selling policies that pay
the beneficiaries in the event of death of life insured or on ___(8)___. Depending on the policyholder’s circumstances, a cash-value policy can be ___(9)___ to provide retirement income, funds for the education of children, or other benefits. Life insurance agents also sell annuities that ___(10)___ a retirement income.

1)
a) returning
b) handling
c) saving
d) promising
e) controlling

2)
a) with
b) of
c) over
d) about
e) through

3)
a) select
b) elect
c) choice
d) detect
e) pick

4)
a) hunt
b) investigate
c) seek
d) chase
e) delve

5)
a) accident
b) event
c) fact
d) occasion
e) chance

6)
a) clear
b) conclude
c) decide
d) adjudge
e) settle

7)
a) specialise
b) pursue
c) work
d) broaden
e) convince

8)
a) endurance
b) durability
c) survival
d) revival
e) medical

9)
a) constructed
b) designed
c) useful
d) developed
e) purchased

10)
a) claim
b) calculate
c) arrange
d) secure
e) promise