The future is uncertain and can't be predicted, but you can make backup plans, especially when it comes to life insurance. With whole life insurance, you and your family are protected for the rest of ...

Daniel Mattia is a researcher and writer for MarketWatch Guides with nearly 10 years of experience writing about auto insurance, warranties, lending and personal finance. A former licensed insurance ...

Term life insurance expires after a predetermined time frame but, so long as you keep paying your premiums, whole life insurance will always remain in force. That makes it more expensive, but a whole ...

Our top picks include State Farm, Ethos and Lantern.

Corebridge stands out for its low term life insurance premiums, but it also has higher-than-average complaints ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South ...

Our team collected more than 60,000 sample quotes from life insurance companies using unique user profiles to give readers an accurate view of pricing across competitors. We gather quotes for ages 18 ...

Term life insurance locks in your rate and coverage for a specific timeframe. Whole life insurance usually lasts a lifetime and includes a cash value component. Your budget, family needs and financial ...

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

The top life insurance companies for older buyers based on our extensive analysis of coverage and costs ...

Future insurability is one reason to purchase life insurance for children. Some children’s life insurance policies can accumulate cash value. It’s important to shop around to find the best life ...

Casey Bond is a seasoned personal finance writer and editor. In addition to Forbes, her work has appeared on HuffPost, Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance, MSN, The Motley Fool, U.S. News & World Report, ...