Does Erisa Cover Life Insurance? 
ERISA jurisdiction covers qualified plans . It is conceivable that life insurance could be part of the contribution to a qualified plan with certain product limitations -LRB- while life 49.5 % , universal life 25 % -RRB- . The economic benefit of the insurance portion is subject to taxation as an additional item beyond the cash values . But beyond that ERISA has no jurisdiction over life insurance . 