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Angelica Leicht

Senior Editor, Managing Your Money

Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing roles at The Simple Dollar, Interest, HousingWire and other financial publications.

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September 22, 2026 / 12:58 PM EDT / CBS News

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Periodically reviewing your life insurance tends to be an important part of a broader financial check-up. Carol Yepes/Getty Images

Life insurance tends to be purchased around a major milestone. Getting married, buying a home or having a child may prompt someone to take out a policy, choose a coverage amount and check the task off their financial to-do list.…