When a Social Security beneficiary dies, their loved ones may qualify for a one-time $255 lump-sum death payment. Yet that amount has not changed in 70 years — since 1954 — while inflation has pushed ...

The time after losing a spouse can be one of the most stressful periods of your life. It helps to know what you can expect regarding Social Security.

A Tennessee lawmaker is proposing new financial support for families of electrical linemen killed in the line of duty.

If you’re in the market for a life insurance policy, you may be asked if you’re interested in including an accelerated death benefit. Sometimes you’ll hear an accelerated death benefit referred to as ...

An Alabama lawmaker is pushing to expand cancer-related death benefits to volunteer firefighters, but the proposal faces a ...

There’s a renewed effort to ensure certain families of fallen first responders receive the benefits they’re due. At the core of this work is an assistant fire chief whose family is still fighting for ...

After a fatal car crash in Waterville killed two Maine Department of Transportation employees in January, state lawmakers are backing a bill to expand death benefits to the families of DOT workers ...

When a Social Security beneficiary dies, their loved ones may qualify for a one-time $255 lump-sum death payment. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Yet that amount has not ...