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You might be able to sell your life insurance policy for quick cash, but it's a little creepy to think that someone you don't know will profit from your demise.

Many seniors are now selling their life insurance policies to raise cash. In 2006 alone, life insurance policies worth $6.1 billion in death benefits changed hands. This trade wouldn't be possible, however, except for one controversial aspect: The party on the other end profits from your death, and the sooner, the better.