life insurance
noun
: insurance providing for payment of a stipulated sum to a designated beneficiary upon death of the insured
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Brighthouse Financial continues to focus on managing its annuity and life insurance segments, with adjusted earnings in the Annuities segment reported at $327 million, up from $319 million in the previous year.
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Advertisement Baker is alleged to have told Austin that the victim’s wife wanted to get her husband’s life insurance money.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Accusations quickly followed, with the daughters wrongly assuming that Tim had squandered their mother's life insurance money.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Their life insurance policies also lapsed due to nonpayment.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Advertisement Baker is alleged to have told Austin that the victim’s wife wanted to get her husband’s life insurance money.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Accusations quickly followed, with the daughters wrongly assuming that Tim had squandered their mother's life insurance money.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Their life insurance policies also lapsed due to nonpayment.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Life insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20insurance. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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