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Nearly one third of consumers (31%) say COVID-19 has made it more likely they will purchase life insurance within the next 12 months, according to initial findings from the 2021 Insurance Barometer Study.

Nearly six in 10 (59%) Americans are planning to make “carpe diem” their new mantra after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study, “Life’s New Appreciations” by Life Happens, a nonprofit dedicated to educating consumers about the importance of life insurance and other related products for sound financial planning.

Seven U.S. life insurance trade associations today announced they are pooling their resources to support the efforts of life insurers and financial security professionals as they help Americans get life insurance coverage and the certainty it provides at a time of great financial insecurity for many Americans.

Life Happens, a nonprofit dedicated to educating consumers about the importance of life insurance and other related products for sound financial planning, announces the recipients of the 2020 Life Lessons Scholarship Program. This year, the nonprofit has awarded a record $351,000 in scholarships to a total of 48 incoming and current college students in the U.S. who lost a parent or guardian who had little or no life insurance.

Brooke Shields returns as the spokesperson for Life Happens, a nonprofit dedicated to educating consumers about the importance of life insurance and other related products for sound financial planning. During September’s Life Insurance Awareness Month (LIAM), Life Happens and Brooke Shields will join together to emphasize the value of life insurance.

Life Happens, a nonprofit dedicated to educating consumers about the importance of life insurance and other related products, launches a COVID-19 Relief Scholarship, an extension of its annual Life Lessons Scholarship Program, to provide financial aid to college or college-bound students in the U.S. who have experienced the death of a parent or guardian due to COVID-19 with little or no life insurance in place.

Life Happens is proud to announce our two top prize winners of this year’s Life Lessons Scholarship Program: Mya Mercer and Zoe Mulzet. Thanks to a charitable grant from the MDRT Foundation, Life Happens was able to award scholarships to two deserving applicants. More winners from our scholarship partners will be announced later this year.

Two-thirds (67%) of Americans say that the pandemic has been a wake-up call for them to reevaluate their finances, according to a new study by Life Happens, a nonprofit dedicated to educating consumers about the importance of life insurance and other related products for sound financial planning.

Life Happens, a national nonprofit dedicated to educating consumers about the importance of life insurance and other related products for sound financial planning, announces today it has continued its partnership with actress, model, designer, wife and mother Brooke Shields for a second year to instill the value of life insurance for U.S consumers.

Over the past decade, U.S. life insurance ownership has fallen 9 percentage points to 54%, according to the 2020 Insurance Barometer Study. Researchers attribute the drop in ownership to a broad decline in employer-paid group life insurance benefits over the past 10 years.

Three not-for-profit organizations in the financial services industry have come together to create the Financial Security Alliance. The new partnership will answer several industry challenges including raising the level of financial literacy in American households, as well as raising awareness of career options in financial services.

A majority of Americans (61%) are delaying traditional life milestones and following alternative paths in favor of financial security, according to the new study “The New American Milestones” by Life Happens, a nonprofit dedicated to educating consumers about the importance of life insurance and other related products for sound financial planning.