Life insurance offers a combination of benefits when you pass away and while you're still alive. These benefits can have long-lasting impacts for your family, too.

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In its most basic form, life insurance is a contract between the policyholder and an insurance company that provides a cash payout to a named beneficiary if the policyholder dies under covered ...

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Many of us hold insurance policies for our homes, cars and holidays, but what about the most valuable thing of all – our lives? Life insurance pays a sum of money on the death of the policy-holder and ...

Life insurance is a way to provide financial security for your loved ones in the event of your death. You purchase a policy and make regular payments, and the insurer will pay a tax-free death benefit ...