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Matt Richardson is the senior managing editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com. He writes and edits content about personal finance ranging from savings to investing to insurance.

Fri, January 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM UTC Buying life insurance can feel like an overwhelming process, especially if you’re unsure where to start. There are different types of life insurance policies to ...

A team of experts from SelectQuote provided their answers to these common questions. SelectQuote (www.selectquote.com) is the nation's number one term life insurance sales agency, and offers consumers ...

Life insurance companies use a process called underwriting to evaluate your risk factors, decide whether to approve your application and determine your premium. Traditional underwriting, which usually ...

Of all the protection products, life insurance is by far the simplest. But as it is often sold as part of a broader financial planning exercise, its lengthy, health-focused underwriting process can ...

We looked at term and permanent life policies to identify the top life insurance companies overall ...