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life insurance

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Definition of life insurance

noun

[mass noun]

insurance that pays out a sum of money either on the death of the insured person or after a set period: he has taken out life insurance [as modifier]:life insurance policies

There is a technical distinction between life insurance and life assurance: see assurance (usage).