An untold number of life insurance policies worth millions of dollars go unclaimed every year because loved ones either fail to file a claim or the policy itself is lost or forgotten. When a family ...

Life insurance provides many American families with an important financial safety net. The life insurance industry is large, ...

Insurers are using new tools and resources to assess your health and risks when setting life insurance rates Written By Written by Insurance Staff Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Kimberly Lankford is an ...

Who does and doesn’t need coverage, and how to find an inexpensive policy Written By Written by Insurance Staff Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Kimberly Lankford is an insurance staff writer at Buy Side.

Equitable is known for dependable policy illustrations, which can make it easier to see how your cash value might grow over ...

Northwestern Mutual offers competitively priced life insurance policies for people of various ages and health conditions. Its whole life insurance product earns it a top spot in our rating of the best ...

Protective has some of the lowest average term life insurance rates among the insurers we analyzed. Its permanent life insurance policies are also cost-competitive and the insurer receives strong ...

The life and annuity industry faces a significant challenge that spans decades: Life insurance policies are living in outdated legacy systems in need of replacement. At the same time, new policies are ...

Laurie Sepulveda is a MarketWatch Guides team senior writer who specializes in writing about insurance, investing, personal loans, home equity loans, mortgages and banking. She lives in North Carolina ...

Ideally, you would know if you're the beneficiary of a loved one's life insurance policy and have all the information you need to file a claim. That's not always the case, however: More than a billion ...