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Pacific Life and New York Life are among the best universal life (UL) insurance companies in our analysis. There are several kinds of UL policies that meet different needs. Riders can add features and ...

MassMutual and Guardian top our list of the best life insurance companies for 2025. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you ...

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Founded by future California Gov. Leland Stanford in 1868, Pacific Life is now the third-largest life insurance provider in the U.S., with $1.5 trillion in policies in force in 2024. It has an array ...

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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 ...