Not exact matches
The main difference between
term life and permanent insurance is that
term insurance only pays death benefits to your
beneficiaries, while permanent life insurance pays out death benefits and accumulates cash value which will continue to build up
over the life
of the
policy.
The cost
of insurance for the renewable
term element inside a universal life insurance
policy can be high in later years, but some companies reduce the cost
of insurance by paying the death benefit to
beneficiaries over an extended period
of 30 years.
Both
term and permanent
policies allow you to select an amount
of coverage in exchange for your premium payments
over the life
of the
policy, providing a lump sum payment to your
beneficiaries when you die.
A
term insurance
policy will require a medical exam, but your family will be listed as the
beneficiary of the
policy, and they can use the money to pay off a mortgage debt, but still have control
over any excess without having to worry about the bank as a middleman.
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The payouts from
term life
policies are almost always tax - free, except in situations where the person being insured, the
policy's owner, and the
beneficiary of the
policy are all different people (agents refer to this type
of arrangement as the «unholy trinity» or the «Goodman Triangle,» based on the court case that established this rule), or if they would put your estate
over the estate tax threshold.
A fixed sum
of money - the sum assured — is paid to the
beneficiaries if the policyholder expires
over the
policy term.
This way if you were to die late in the
policy term, there would be a substantial amount
of money left
over for your
beneficiary after paying off the mortgage.
But in case
of an unfortunate event before the full
term of the
policy is
over; the
beneficiaries are entitled to receive the entire sum assured regardless
of the number
of instalments paid out.
In case
of death
over the
policy term, the
beneficiary gets the full sum assured irrespective
of the payouts already made.