Even 76 % of universal life insurance purchased by seniors 65 years or older is not actually held until
it matures as a death benefit claim!
Ultimately, the only way the upside of a life insurance policy becomes fully tax - free is if
it matures as a death benefit.
If the policy is held until
it matures as a death benefit for a beneficiary, the cost basis adjustment is a moot point.
Not exact matches
After all, in the hands of an investor, a life insurance policy is simply an «investment» that has ongoing cash flow requirements (premiums) but will eventually
mature as a (much larger)
death benefit later.
Not only does it provide
death benefits, but it also comes with a cash value accumulation feature which builds
as it
matures.
The «beneficiary» is the person you select to receive the payout from the policy when it
matures, also known
as the «
death benefit».
However, with «permanent» insurance that will pay out
as a
death benefit or «
mature»
as an endowment policy at the maximum age (historically age 100, and age 121 for more recent policies), the situation is more complicated.
After all, in the hands of an investor, a life insurance policy is simply an «investment» that has ongoing cash flow requirements (premiums) but will eventually
mature as a (much larger)
death benefit later.
If you should die before the policy
matures, your child will receive the payout
as your
death benefit and will still have the anticipated money for college.
However, if the parent i.e. the Life Insured dies within the policy tenure, the nominee or the child would receive the Sum Assured
as Death Benefit and the future premiums would be paid by the insurer such that the Fund Value is paid
as the Maturity
Benefit to the nominee when the policy
matures.