life insurance
noun
: insurance providing for payment of a stipulated sum to a designated beneficiary upon death of the insured
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Postal workers can take advantage of federal health insurance plans with dental and vision coverage, as well as long-term care, life insurance and federal retirement benefits.
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
As with life insurance, the best time to get a disability policy is now.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
In 2021, Bell read an article in the New York Times about death doulas, and decided to use the remaining money from her mother’s life insurance policy to sign up for a course to become a death doula.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors allege that Kouri Richins fraudulently secured a life insurance policy on her husband's death in January 2022 and had financial incentive to kill him.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
As with life insurance, the best time to get a disability policy is now.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
In 2021, Bell read an article in the New York Times about death doulas, and decided to use the remaining money from her mother’s life insurance policy to sign up for a course to become a death doula.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors allege that Kouri Richins fraudulently secured a life insurance policy on her husband's death in January 2022 and had financial incentive to kill him.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Life insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20insurance. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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