I am glad to know that I gave my sister and BIL the correct information.
What sort of risk (especially from law &/ tax point of view) may my sister and BIL face, if they follow their accountant and friends' advice and claim the interest of the redrawn amount as tax deduction?
I believe it greatly depends on personal situation (having mortgage or not, dependents or not, etc) and how much the person taking the insurance is comfortable with.
For a life insurance: one person may believe he/she needs only $ 500K, another person needs $1M coverage, another different person says $5M, while (I am taking a wild guess here ) a billionaire may want $xxx billion or nothing all because he/she/the family have more than enough safety net.
Congratulations on achieving that milestone, Johann!
I agree with Joe and Matt when it comes to children can be costly. I also believe children can be as costly or as economical as we parents make it – especially in the first few years of their lives. Dressing a baby in only branded clothing can be more expensive than twins or higher order multiples wearing department store clothing
Having said that, it does depend on the financial situation of the family.