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Life insurance is a contract between an insurer and the policy owner that guarantees a sum of money to the policy’s named beneficiaries when the insured dies. Life insurance acts as a financial safety ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, ...