A five-step process for tracking down a life insurance policy and making the claim process go smoothly Written By Written by Insurance Staff Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Kimberly Lankford is an insurance ...

When a loved one dies and you know you’re the beneficiary of their life insurance policy, getting the payout is typically ...

Many people brush off life insurance as something people buy out of fear or obligation; an unnecessary monthly expense for a ...

Guaranteed issue life insurance is coverage offered to anyone regardless of health or other risks. Rates are typically based ...

Age directly impacts life insurance premiums. Learn why buying younger saves money and how actuarial tables play a role in ...

Amy Danise is the staff Senior Insurance Editor for Buy Side. She has helped consumers understand insurance for more than two decades. Edited By Written by Insurance Deputy Editor, Buy Side Jennifer ...

The majority of American workers — 53% in 2024 — have life insurance through their workplace, according to LIMRA. However, as the cost of living rises, most workplace life insurance policies fail to ...

There’s even a lifetime term insurance that you can buy. It’s essentially a death benefit only product. Although some of the newer policies now allow for accelerations of the death benefit in the ...

Founded by future California Gov. Leland Stanford in 1868, Pacific Life is now the third-largest life insurance provider in the U.S., with $1.5 trillion in policies in force in 2024. It has an array ...

If you're in the U.S. Armed Forces, you're offered life insurance from the Department of Veterans Affairs. But that coverage expires when you leave active duty and, in many cases, service members need ...