Life insurance is designed to provide a death benefit to your loved ones after you pass away. Certain policies can also ...

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Every year, 500,000 older Americans lapse their life insurance policies, according to a survey by the Insurance Studies Institute. And millions each year will surrender their policies. Lisa Rehburg ...

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Life insurance is considered an ordinary income asset, meaning that surrendering a policy for its cash value would trigger ordinary income taxes for you on the policy’s appreciation — even if you took ...