You probably didn’t realize it, but September is National Life Insurance Awareness Month. Rep. Pal Kanjorski (D-PA) and Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) both lobbied to get the month recognized as such. Chris Noth, actor, lost his father at age nine and is the national spokesperson for LIAM. Fortunately, Chris’ father knew the value of life insurance and had a policy when he died. This policy helped Chris’ mother raise her two children on her own.

Throughout September, Americans are encouraged to visit www.wondersoflife.org and upload a photograph that captures a wondrous moment in the life of their family, the kind of moment that life insurance can preserve.

“People want the very best for their loved ones and work hard to provide them with a comfortable lifestyle and every opportunity to experience the wondrous moments that life has to offer,” said Marvin H. Feldman, CLU, ChFC, RFC, president and CEO of LIFE. “But people need to think about what would happen to their loved ones’ quality of life if something were to happen to them. We hope that our contest will help Americans realize how life insurance can help preserve all that they’ve worked so hard to achieve.”

The grand prize winner will receive a Canon T1i, 12.2-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera. Five runners-up will win $150 gift cards to BestBuy.com. LIFE will announce the winners of the “Wonders of Life” Photo Contest on or around November 18, 2009 and feature winning photos on its website. The deadline to enter is September 30, 2009. Entrants must be 18 years or older. For more information about the contest, visit www.wondersoflife.org.