Stephen J. Cannell, the creator of Wheels and the Legman, created or co-created nearly 40 television series, mostly crime dramas, including The Rockford Files, Chase, Black Sheep Squadron, Baretta, City of Angels, and under his own banner, The Greatest American Hero, The A-Team, Hardcastle and McCormick, Wiseguy, 21 Jump Street, Silk Stalkings, and The Commish.
This episode and Family Affair are the only episodes where Reggie has a deep voice before the character was retooled with a different voice actor.
The title is a reference to life insurance where the insurer is promised a beneficiary sum when a spouse dies