How to Use life insurance in a Sentence

life insurance

noun
  • The past 15 years has been a lousy time to sell life insurance.
    Leslie Scism, wsj.com, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Art had seen Jeff call his wife in the middle of the night to remind her where to find the life insurance.
    Jay Kirk, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • And that would mean the three quarters of a million life insurance policy, the house, 401ks.
    Michelle Miller, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The trustee of the ILIT utilizes the cash (loan proceeds) to pay premiums on the life insurance policy.
    Andrew Martin, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Buttons made of precious metals to serve as a form of life insurance for the wearer.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The idea is to encourage that person to purchase some — wait for it — life insurance.
    Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
  • At one point, Banks was asked for specifics about a life insurance policy.
    Marc Hogan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2023
  • With instant policies, Haven Life takes the hassle out of life insurance.
    Blake Morgan, Forbes, 1 May 2022
  • Or at least eliminate her in such a way that her kids can collect on her life insurance?
    Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Her second husband had died in 2003 with no life insurance, Williams said.
    Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 8 May 2022
  • And did the life insurance policy that drove Allen to murder exist?
    Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Jayda Priester, 25, lives in Atlanta and sells life insurance.
    New York Times, 19 Oct. 2022
  • His in laws have life insurance policies with a long-term care component.
    Noel Cody, Essence, 17 Aug. 2022
  • This will give you the amount that needs to be funded by your life insurance or your investment portfolio.
    Essence, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The ambassador worried about a case built on life insurance and a love triangle, about a mystery in the middle of nowhere.
    Matt Sullivan, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2022
  • Hartz said her son made changes to his life insurance policy when faced with a prospect of death during a deployment.
    Alex Horton, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Then there was the life insurance agent who said Logan had called the day after Jayden died to inquire about his policy.
    Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2022
  • While taking a bath, Ramon Riera receives a call from a life insurance agent who does not take no for an answer.
    Kathy Cichon, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Larry was able to cash nearly $5 million in life insurance, and used that money to treat himself and Lori to a lavish lifestyle.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2022
  • For most people this is the most affordable form of life insurance coverage.
    Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 16 Oct. 2023
  • For many people their retirement assets and/or life insurance comprise a large part or even most of their wealth.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Rudolph then filed over $4 million in fraudulent life insurance claims after returning to the US, the release said.
    Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Because the money is inside a life insurance policy, any money the investors make is beyond the IRS’s reach.
    Julie Zauzmer Weil, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
  • He was convicted on one count of the murder of a U.S. national in a foreign country and one count of mail fraud, for cashing in more than $4.8 million in life insurance claims.
    Jennifer Terker, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Noyes had the makings of a career in finance back in his hometown of Dartford, Kent, working with his dad doing life insurance and mortgages.
    Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The fine sought by the government is twice the amount that Rudolph received for the life insurance policies as well as insurance for the jewelry Bianca Rudolph was wearing when she was killed.
    CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Just be cautious of ‘hybrid’ policies that blend long-term care insurance with life insurance.
    The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Pastor Charles Sennett Sr. enlisted Smith, along with two others, to kill his wife at their home for her life insurance money.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Your life insurance passes through your estate free of your creditor’s claims.
    Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2022
  • The jobs include medical benefits, life insurance, paid sick leave and a pension plan.
    Beth Mlady, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2023

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