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life insurance policy
There are 5 types of life insurance falling under 2 categories, those of term life and permanent life. The first 4 life insurance policies listed below are permanent policies, also referred to as "cash value policies," in that they provide you with both a cash value account & a death benefit.
Whole Life insurance provides permanent coverage for all dependents whilst building a cash value account.
What does a Whole Life Insurance Policy offer?
- Flexibility allows policyholders to withdraw from the policy at any time.
- Policyholders able to receive dividends from his/her policy / use them lower his/her monthly insurance charges.
- Cash value account managed by insurance company.
- Pays a death benefit to assigned beneficiary.
- Offers a fixed premium that will not rise if you make your monthly payments.
Variable Life insurance offers permanent protection with a degree of account flexibility for the risk-oriented policyholder.
What does a Variable Life Insurance Policy offer?
- Tax-free, low-risk cash accumulation.
- Pays a predetermined death benefit to an assigned beneficiary.
- Allows policyholder to borrow from the policy during their lifetime should the need arise.
- Death benefit varies in relation to the fund returns of the cash value account.
Universal Life insurance provides a form of permanent protection geared towards dependents & is more flexible than either Variable or Whole life insurance.
Benefits of Universal Life:
- Flexibility - Policyholder sets the level of life insurance & death benefit & premium payments can be adjusted based on your situation.
- Tax-Free death benefit - In accordance with the current tax laws that govern individual life insurance, the proceeds of the life insurance policy (death benefit) is paid in full to the beneficiary, tax-free.
- Tax-Deferred account value growth - Account value can increase due to higher interest rates. (Dependent on current interest rate)
Universal Variable Life insurance provides a greater degree of flexibility and control of their cash value account policy features than any other form of life insurance. It is a combination of the Variable life / Universal life features
Universal Variable Life benefits include:
- Premium & death benefit flexibility.
- Potential to increase cash value account.
- Withdraw funds or borrow from the policy at any time.
Term life insurance is the cheapest and most common form of life insurance due in part to its simplicity:
Term Life insurance is the easiest, cheapest and most common type of life insurance policy. The term can range from as little as 5 years of coverage up to as much as 20 years of coverage, but it doesn't offer a cash value account and it is strictly limited to insurance. The value of the death benefit & the value of the policy limit will be the same with a term policy. I.E, if you have a $250,000 policy, it's going to payout a $250,000 death benefit. Term life is generally recommended for young, upstart families who cannot afford one of the more expensive, detailed policies.
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