term insurance
noun
: insurance for a specified period that provides for no payment to the insured except on losses during the period and that becomes void upon its expiration
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In fact, the type of life insurance many investors are most familiar with is term insurance.
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Cicely Jones, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
For example, many practitioners advocate for term insurance and investing for retirement in mutual funds – a valid strategy for many.
—Todd Purich, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
He has been hurt the last two years but remains at least a shrewd short-term insurance policy.
—Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2022
The 2023 dividend is expected to be the highest in company history across four of Northwestern Mutual’s product areas: whole life insurance, term insurance, disability income insurance and annuities, the company said in a statement.
—Joe Taschler, Journal Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2022
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Cicely Jones, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
For example, many practitioners advocate for term insurance and investing for retirement in mutual funds – a valid strategy for many.
—Todd Purich, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
He has been hurt the last two years but remains at least a shrewd short-term insurance policy.
—Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2022
The 2023 dividend is expected to be the highest in company history across four of Northwestern Mutual’s product areas: whole life insurance, term insurance, disability income insurance and annuities, the company said in a statement.
—Joe Taschler, Journal Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2022
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“Term insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/term%20insurance. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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