That depends on the type of life insurance policy you have.

There's term life insurance and permanent life insurance.

Term life ends when:

1. You stop paying the premiums for your coverage, or 

2. The "term" of your policy expires, or

3. You die during the "term" of your policy, then a death benefit is paid out to your beneficiary.

Permanent life insurance ends when:

1. You Stop paying your premiums, or

2. You die and the death benefit is paid out to your beneficiary.

Learn more about permanent (whole) life insurance versus term life insurance