What's Insurance good for? (In Transcendence, I mean)

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Sebastiani
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I've found 3 or 4 centers offering insurance for 10k. What is the point if I can save at anytime?
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Insurance lets you keep permadeath conduct even after you die. If you do not care about permadeath, insurance is harmful to you because it takes your money and auto-saves the game after you claim insurance. For example, something just ruined your game, and you self-destruct to avoid saving the game; but if you were insured, you claim insurance, respawn, and your game is saved anyway.
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