A coverage
characteristic of whole life policies, sometimes called permanent life insurance, is the accumulation of cash value besides providing a death benefit.
What I just described are
the characteristics of a whole life policy.
Not exact matches
Another coverage
characteristic of term
life insurance is that the
policy holds no cash value, a reason term
life insurance polices may be more affordable for some consumers than
whole life policies.
Also note that some
of this flexibility in payment is
characteristic of universal
life insurance primarily, and does not necessarily apply to
whole life insurance
policies, where the premium payments are fixed and the
policies can lapse from not paying.
With and adjustable
whole life insurance
policy, should your needs change, you may change
characteristics of your
policy, such as altering the
policy's protection period, changing the face value amount
of the
policy or the premium, or changing the premium's payment period.
Adjustable
life insurance is a type
of life insurance that combines features
of term and
whole life coverage, giving policyholders the option to change the
characteristics of their
policies as their needs change over time.