Decades of advances in medical technology and public health are causing global populations to age. While achieving longer lives is certainly a net positive, this demographic shift is placing an ...

During the twentieth century, life expectancy for Americans increased by approximately thirty years. A recent study develops a framework for evaluating the gains from improved health and longevity. In ...

Cash value life insurance is a type of permanent life insurance that uses your monthly premiums to build value within the policy. Cash value life insurance combines the benefits of life insurance with ...

Straight life insurance is a policy that provides lifelong life insurance coverage with continuous level premium payments. Also known as whole life insurance, a straight life policy has a cash value ...