In the U.S., life insurance is typically a for-profit business, and there are more than 2,300 companies. The total assets of U.S. life insurance companies was about $1.4 trillion in 1990.http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/IW3P/IB/1992/02/01/000009265_3961002085613/Rendered/PDF/multi_page.pdf . On average, life insurance payments comprise about 2% of disposable income in the U.S. In 2009, six life insurers were bailed out in the U.S. economic crisis: Allstate, Ameriprise, Hartford, Lincoln National, Principal Financial, and Prudential.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/15/bailout.insurers/index.html

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1. Maker: (Major Insurers): AAA, Allstate, American Family Insurance, Cigna, Colonial Life, Farmers Insurance Group, Genworth, HSBC, Hartford, ING, John Hancock, Liberty Mutual, Lincoln, Metlife, New York Life Insurance, Principal Financial, Prudential, State Farm, and State Life
2. Origin: 5000 B.C. in China
3. Number sold/in use: Approximately 2% of disposable income in the U.S. is spent on life insurance. http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/de...
4. Fact 5: There are more than 2,300 life insurers in the U.S.

• To provide a financial safety net
• To offer peace of mind
• To generate revenues and profits for insurance companies
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