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life insurance

American

noun

insurance providing for payment of a sum of money to a named beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder or to the policyholder if still living after reaching a specified age.

life insurance British

noun

another name for life assurance

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of life insurance

First recorded in 1800–10

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WSJ | Buy Side: Our new analysis of term life insurance companies looks at costs, no-exam options, flexibility of policy features and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The green goblin fronts a metal band, sells life insurance by day and performs comedy by night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

That’s because they work as a form of life insurance, and those people who buy an annuity and die young effectively subsidize those who live to be very old.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: Looking for new life insurance before another year ends?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

He had to sell his life insurance policy for the money, and then he moved with his wife and children to Denmark to live with her family.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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