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Man bought 12 insurance policies, then fell to his death overseas in bizarre case

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A man over-insured himself for $7 million before he fell to his death in a bizarre overseas accident.

A man over-insured himself for $7 million before he fell to his death in a bizarre overseas accident.

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It sounded like something from a TV series – a man bought multiple insurance policies to insure himself for millions of dollars and then died in a bizarre overseas accident not long after.

The Singapore man, who used to be an insurance agent before working as an accountant, had signed up for a total of 12 life policies which covered him for almost $7 million.

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