dying (from illness) · facing death · on one's deathbed

And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime: two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.

He is aware of the danger.

Insurance makes us remember that the world we live in isn't completely safe; we might fall ill, face danger or encounter the unexpected.