AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Busch bought what he thought was a safe life insurance plan that would provide self-funding income for his retirement.

When Pacific Life Insurance Company sent a sixth premium notice on what was supposed to be a five-year payment plan — and most of the money he invested was gone — the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion knew something was wrong.

“I was like, wait a second, what am I getting a sixth-year premium payment for?” Busch said from Phoenix Raceway on Saturday. “We got on a call with the guy who sold me the premium policies and he ran me around in all these circles, couldn't answer the questions, so I was like, this is fishy.”

Once Busch and his wife Samantha realized something was wrong, they turned to an independent firm that found their policy would exp

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