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npr.org > 08/14/2026 > nx-s1-5885879 > life-insurance-settlements

You bet your life insurance: Planet Money

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (184+ words) Some of the biggest firms on Wall Street are, at this very moment, waiting for thousands of strangers to die to reap their returns. Because there's a market for life insurance policies. And it's legal. You don't have to actually…...