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Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Life Insurance Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-09-21 15:13:47.547393+00","research_date":"2026-09-20","source_snapshot_sha256":"0bc6952d7704b3c230dc2202a6a0a7fddf86b4de9d10e8bae7f3a96a0a102fc7","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":25,"qualified_finalists":9,"ranking_unit":"Life insurance carrier"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"New York Life is a strong fit for a U.S. buyer who wants participating whole life insurance with scheduled premiums completed in roughly 20 years, lifetime coverage, guaranteed cash values, and a financially established carrier. Five of the seven platforms in this study named New York Life during the ranking stage, with an average listed rank of 2.2 and a best rank of 1. The strongest reason to consider it is that its Custom Whole Life product explicitly supports a 20-year premium-paying period, backed by top ratings from all four major agencies. The main limitation is that no public pricing…","target_buyer":"A consumer wants permanent whole life insurance but prefers a limited-payment structure in which scheduled premiums are completed over approximately 20 years.","topic":{"base_category":"Whole Life Insurance","category_criteria":["They want lifetime coverage","guaranteed cash values","competitive policy design","and a financially established carrier."],"geography":"United States","slug":"best-20-pay-whole-life-insurance","title":"Best 20-Pay Whole Life Insurance","use_case":"20-Pay Whole Life Insurance"}}