According to our independent research, Nationwide is the best life insurance company. Other favorites include Banner, ...

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In 2025, State Farm issued $130 billion of individual life insurance, with $1.2 trillion active policies by the end of the year. In total, State Farm paid $924 million in dividends to life insurance ...

Transamerica offers seven life insurance policies—term, whole, final expense, and index universal life—along with numerous available riders. However, the company does not offer variable universal life ...

Guaranteed issue life insurance is available to anyone within a certain age range, regardless of your health. You don’t need to take a life insurance medical exam and you can’t be turned down. But ...

While obtaining coverage past age 75 comes with challenges, including higher premiums and more limited options, several types ...

Our top picks include State Farm, Ethos and Lantern.