The most common definition of HLV is the expected life time earnings of an individual, i.e. what is the total income that the individual is expected to earn over the remainder of his working life, expressed in present Rupee terms.
The most common definition of HLV is the expected life time earnings of an individual, i.e. what is the total income that the individual is expected to earn over the remainder of his working life, expressed in present Rupee terms.
We define HLV as the sum total of the monetary values of all future needs an individual's family has, along with the values of all his outstanding liabilities.
The concept of Human Life Value is something that we all hear about (especially from the insurance agent!) but do not really know how to calculate. The reason being there is no definitive source of information on the subject. The fact that there is more than one methodology for calculating the HLV makes the subject even more challenging to understand.
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