Not exact matches
You pay for the
policy over the course
of the
term, but after the
term is up, your
policy expires and you no longer pay premiums.
Since your
term policy is likely
expiring when you're more mature in years, and life insurance gets more expensive the older you are — 8 % to 10 % year
over year, on average — the main draw here is that you don't have to go through the underwriting process again or prove your insurability so there's no risk
of getting turned down.
However, once that period has elapsed, then the
term life insurance will
expire — and, if an insured would like to continue having life insurance, then he or she must then either obtain another
policy, pay higher premiums on the current
term policy, or convert the
term policy over to a permanent form
of coverage.
Level
Term Insurance does not have a cash value feature, therefore, if the term of the insurance is over and the sum has not become payable, your policy expi
Term Insurance does not have a cash value feature, therefore, if the
term of the insurance is over and the sum has not become payable, your policy expi
term of the insurance is
over and the sum has not become payable, your
policy expires.
If you're
over the age
of 50 and your
term policy has
expired, you could purchase another
policy with
term life insurance coverage if you are still relatively healthy, but with longevity increasing all the time in the U.S., your coverage might run out before your needs dissipate.
A fixed sum
of money - the sum assured — is paid to the beneficiaries if the policyholder
expires over the
policy term.
Once the coverage has
expired, the insured will need to either re-apply for a
policy at his or her age and health (where the premium will typically be a great deal higher at that time), or convert the
term insurance
policy over to a permanent type
of coverage (if applicable).
The primary benefits
of whole life insurance
over term life coverage are that the
policy does not
expire and it carries a cash value separate from the face value.