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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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If your term life insurance policy is ending and you're still alive to see it, congratulations! You're in the 97% — that's the percentage of term policies that never pay out a death benefit, according ...