These are some resources that may be useful in your life insurance planning:

Questions and Answers on Life Insurance: Detailed information on this book that I wrote to provide a useful resource from the novice to the expert in almost all things "life insurance"

Life Insurance Planning: This area provides many tools to assist you in answering the question of "How Much Life Insurance"

Recommended Reading: A list of life insurance books (and financial planning books) that may come in useful.  Includes a link to purchase directly through Amazon.com

Rating Services: When consider a new life insurance policy or retaining an existing policy, the Rating Services are important in analyzing a life insurance company.

Regulatory Links: This page provides links to the various State Insurance Departments.