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Why buy insurance?
Lots of people make poor decisions in crises.  Some panic, and don't make any decision at all. Insurance for affordable things can provide emotional security:  If something goes wrong, the purchaser will not have to make a painful financial decision in a crisis.  Many people do not want to have the burden of arguing about money, or having to spend precious cash, or borrow money, or raid savings accounts, just at the time they are already reeling from another loss.  Having insurance "just take care of it" can save them an emotional double-whammy.   Several kinds of insurance fill this perceived need: