Voluntary permanent life insurance was once an employee benefits linchpin, but it isn't so popular anymore.

Brokers have more or less abandoned one of the historic linchpins of worksite marketing — voluntary permanent life — for newer, sexier benefits such as critical illness.

To be sure, life insurance still is offered in many plans, but the predominant form is term insurance in both employer-paid group and employee-paid optional coverages.

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