Matt Richardson is the senior managing editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com. He writes and edits content about personal finance ranging from savings to investing to insurance.

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Ask your agent which type of life insurance, term or permanent, best suits your needs. Confirm with your agent if your policy offers living benefits, like access to cash value or critical illness ...

In my article “Life Insurance Policy Themes for 2023,” I suggested a tweak in what I called the “discourse” among agents and others in the life insurance business. The tweak was to talk less about why ...