Not exact matches
Initially, the premiums paid on cash value insurance, such as whole life insurance rates, are higher
than those associated with
term insurance, given that
term insurance payments are used just to pay for current insurance
coverage and not to build up cash value in the policy.
These policies have a higher premium
initially than a
term policy, but the
coverage is for your lifetime.
While the premium for permanent life insurance may
initially be higher
than that of
term life
coverage, in most cases, the amount due will not increase over time — regardless of how long the insured keeps the policy.
It is for this reason that the premium for
term coverage is typically less
than that of permanent life insurance plans with a comparable amount of death benefit
coverage — at least
initially.
Therefore, while the amount of a permanent life insurance policy's premium may start out higher
than that of a comparable amount of
term coverage initially, over time a permanent policy's premium could end up to be less.
Permanent life insurance naturally costs more (because it provides
coverage up until you die with no
term expiration), but why would renewing a
term life policy cost more
than what you pay
initially?
Whole Life:
Initially higher premiums
than term coverage, however later or in older age it pays off.