Senior Life Insurance is whole life insurance that is mostly purchased by seniors to cover the costs of funeral expenses, and other final expenses when they die. This type of life insurance is still commonly known as final expense life insurance or burial insurance, but “senior life insurance” is a more pleasant term to hear. A typical senior life insurance policy is from $10,000 to $40,000 of insurance protection. Smaller coverage amounts are also used to cover a lower cost cremation service.