National Life Insurance Day2026 · Date · History
National Day Calendar identifies Liran Hirschkorn as the 2014 submitter and May 2 as the recurring private observance date; exact first public edition remains unresolved.
About National Life Insurance Day
National Life Insurance Day is observed on May 2 as a U.S. life-insurance awareness observance.
The private National Day Calendar registrar says insurance agent Liran Hirschkorn submitted the observance in 2014.
Why National Life Insurance Day matters
The day is an awareness observance rather than a statutory public holiday.
Its date is linked by the registrar to the historical development of life insurance in the United States; the guide does not use that link to recommend any policy, insurer, coverage amount or financial strategy.
History of National Life Insurance Day
National Day Calendar says Liran Hirschkorn, then an independent insurance agent at Best Life Quote, submitted National Life Insurance Day in 2014.
The registrar says the day is observed annually on May 2 to commemorate the anniversary associated with life insurance becoming available in the United States.
The available evidence does not establish a separate formal legal instrument or a safely documented first public observed edition.
How the observance developed
This timeline uses documented milestones from reviewed sources. Missing stages are left out rather than guessed.
Liran Hirschkorn
National Day Calendar identifies Hirschkorn as the person who submitted the observance in 2014.
National Day Calendar Registrar
The private registrar says it proclaimed the submitted day for annual May 2 observance; this is not government establishment.
What the evidence establishes
Confirmed institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Details that could not be established from the reviewed sources are listed separately below.
5 fields not established in reviewed sources
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National Life Insurance Day
How to Observe National Life Insurance Day
Learn basic life-insurance terminology from neutral educational sources.
Review where important financial documents are stored and who can access them if needed.
If insurance is relevant to you, gather questions for a licensed professional rather than relying on general observance-day advice.
Discuss financial preparedness at a general level without assuming one product is appropriate for everyone.
National Life Insurance Day Facts
National Life Insurance Day is observed on May 2.
National Day Calendar records Liran Hirschkorn as the person who submitted the observance in 2014.
For National Life Insurance Day, the observance is private and non-statutory.
An exact first public observed edition is not established here.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Evidence & sources
Sources used across the guide are gathered here. Labels show how each source supports the page, and contextual references are kept separate from primary evidence.
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Observance Registrar
Understand it, compare it, then explore further
Start with the most common factual questions, then compare closely related observances and explore useful connections.
Frequently asked questions
When is National Life Insurance Day?
2 May The documented recurrence rule is: 2 May each year under the registered creator observance..
Does National Life Insurance Day fall on the same date every year?
Yes. It uses a fixed annual date unless stronger evidence changes the pattern.
Is National Life Insurance Day an official public holiday?
The reviewed sources verify it within this scope: United States / Liran Hirschkorn-created life-insurance awareness observance. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when reliable evidence explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Life Insurance Day?
The reviewed sources identify National Day Calendar Registrar as the proclaiming or establishing body. The proposer or originator is recorded separately as Liran Hirschkorn.
Is National Life Insurance Day international or country-specific?
This observance is specific to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / Liran Hirschkorn-created life-insurance awareness observance.
How is this page verified?
The factual information is checked against reviewed sources, including the date pattern, scope and institutional history. This page was checked on 2026-09-18.
When is National Life Insurance Day?
It is observed on May 2.
Who is associated with creating the observance?
National Day Calendar says Liran Hirschkorn submitted National Life Insurance Day in 2014.
Is it a federal public holiday?
No. It is a private awareness observance rather than a statutory federal public holiday.
Does the day imply that everyone needs the same life-insurance product?
No. The observance can be used for general education, but individual insurance needs depend on personal circumstances and should not be decided from observance-day content alone.
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