Not exact matches
One reason for this is because the
policy holder is allowed — within certain guidelines — to choose
how much
of his or her premium will go towards the
policy's
death benefit, and
how much will go into the
policy's cash value.
However, universal life is thought
of as being more flexible than whole life because the
policy holder has more control over when the premium due date is, as well as
how much
of the premium goes towards the
death benefit, and
how much goes towards the
policy's cash value (within certain guidelines).
Many people are worried about
how their family members will pay the premiums after the
death of the
policy holder.
This type
of policy is considered to be more flexible than whole life, though, because the
policy holder may choose — within certain parameters —
how much
of the premium will go towards the
policy's
death benefit, and
how much will go into the cash value.
The
policy holder may also be able to decide
how much
of his or her premium goes towards the
policy's cash value component, and
how much goes towards the
death benefit.
This means that one can opt from various options on
how death benefit is provided to nominee in case
of policy holder's demise.
This is because the
policy holder — within certain guidelines — may choose
how much
of the premium will go towards the
death benefit, and
how much will go into the cash value portion
of the
policy.
Universal life insurance offers
policy holders a great deal
of flexibility in that they can choose — within certain parameters — when they make their premium payment, as well as
how much
of that payment is allocated to the
death benefit and
how much
of it is allocated to the cash value component.
There are many nice advantages that can be gained by owning a universal life insurance
policy — including the fact that their
holders have a great deal
of flexibility regarding when and
how much premium they pay (provided that there is enough cash in the cash value component to cover the cost
of the
policy's
death benefit).
These
policies offer more flexibility than whole life insurance because the
policy holder may allocate — within certain guidelines —
how much
of the premium goes towards the
death benefit and
how much goes toward the cash value.
Third, the suggestion that the life insurance company «takes the cash value» upon the
policy holder's
death is based upon a misunderstanding
of how the
policies work.
After the
death of policy holder,
how much amount will be returned?