Is Life Insurance Required By Law? 
Life insurance unlike health insurance is not required by law . There are scenarios where life insurance can be required such as a loan institution requiring you to carry a life insurance policy large enough to cover the debt in case of death . There are scenarios in court cases such as a divorce where life insurance is court ordered to cover alimony or child support . But over all unlike health insurance on the federal side of the law and car insurance on the state side of the law , life insurance is not required by law . 