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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

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Etymology

Origin of life insurance

First recorded in 1800–10

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Most of your major assets — including your TSP accounts, IRAs, life insurance and jointly owned property — are already set to pass outside of probate automatically.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Even on the subway, the ads for life insurance.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Some of Amelia's friends have been so spooked by her experience, they have since taken out wills and life insurance.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

After receiving the life insurance payout, Vander Meer allegedly bought SH and another youth group member a car.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026

From these he produced the first calculations of life expectancy for different age groups, and so the first reliable figures which could provide a basis for pricing life insurance.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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