Some types
of whole life policies allow you to pay premiums for shorter periods of time, such as 20 years, or until age 65.
Not exact matches
In a nutshell, while most
whole life insurance is fixated on maximizing the death benefit
of a
policy and just
allowing cash values to grow over time, strategic self banking focuses on maximizing
life insurance cash values, so the
whole life insurance plan can be used strategically as a savings and personal financing vehicle for the purpose
of recapturing your cost
of capital incurred when having to deal with third party lenders or using your own cash.
This is
allowed due the payment
of whole life dividends which are basically defined as a «return
of premiums» to the
policy holders rather than regular income.
This structure
of a
whole life policy will
allow the majority
of your premium to go toward the cash value savings, while very little goes toward agent commissions and the cost
of insurance.
Cash value
life insurance, whether
whole life, IUL, or VUL,
allows for the tax - free growth
of funds in a
policy's cash account unless the
policy is canceled or surrendered, transferred or assigned to another owner, or the IRS no longer designates the
policy a
life insurance contract.
The good news is you have convertible term
life insurance, which
allows you to exercise the option with the insurance company to keep your coverage for the rest
of your
life by converting the term
policy to
whole life or universal
life.
The
policy is convertible term
life insurance, which
allows the owner
of the
policy to convert all or a portion
of the coverage to
whole life insurance coverage before the term
policy expires or age 65.
When the insured is age 70 — or at the end
of the guaranteed period
of level - premium — whichever occurs first, the insured is
allowed to convert the level term
life insurance
policy over into a
whole life insurance or a universal
life insurance plan.
This option not only
allows two individuals to be insured on the same
whole life insurance
policy, but it also typically has a lower amount
of overall premium cost than will purchasing two separate
life insurance
policies of corresponding value.
Security
of fixed premiums and payout
Whole life insurance may
allow you to build cash value inside the
policy while safeguarding your family, should anything happen to you.
The
policy is convertible which
allows the owner to convert the
policy to
whole life prior to the end
of the term.
With
whole life, the amount
of the death benefit is guaranteed, and the cash value that is within the
policy is
allowed to grow on a tax - deferred basis.
The good news about that is, you purchase it once, and then you're done, provided you make the payments, and some limited pay
whole life insurance
policies allow you to make premium payments for a number
of years and then stop.
Having said that, let's also look at the fact that a
whole life policy allows you to WITHDRAW from your cash value tax - free (you already paid taxes on some
of it) AND interest - free.
The pro
of whole life is that the higher price tag can be mitigated by getting this type
of life insurance
policy at a young age, adding specific riders that maximize the cash value up to, but not crossing the line,
of becoming a modified endowment contract MEC, and
allowing you to utilize that cash value in as little as 30 days.
Universal
life insurance is designed to offer many
of the same benefits as traditional permanent *
life insurance
policies such as
whole life, but offers more flexibility that
allows you to adjust your premiums and coverage as your needs change.
However, the entire
whole life vs term
life argument is moot when you understand that you can actually design a
whole life policy with term insurance rider,
allowing you to get both
whole and term
life insurance in ONE
policy, instead
of either / or.
A properly designed
whole life insurance
policy will
allow the death benefit to grow concurrently with the cash value, so that protection
of the family business AND estate is always maintained.
As we touched on above, this strategy
of borrowing from a properly structured
whole life insurance
policy allows you to continue to accrue cash value, tax free, regardless
of the amount borrowed and at reasonable market rates.
A type
of term insurance that
allows you to exchange the term insurance
policy for a permanent
life insurance
policy (
whole or universal) without having to take a new medical exam.
For a
Whole Life policy it may be the best priced A + rated carrier that
allows the best build up
of cash value.
Whole life policies, for example,
allow you to build up a cash reserve, tax deferred, that you can draw upon in a variety
of different ways.
Having multiple
policies also
allows you to have different types
of life insurance
policies, such as having a
whole life insurance
policy and a term
life insurance
policy.
Variable
life insurance is a form
of whole life insurance, a type
of policy that
allows you to build up a cash value.
And, although these returns may not have sounded like much several years ago, the cash value in
whole life insurance
policies allowed policy owners to weather the storm
of the recent market downturn.
This valuable feature
allows you to convert your term
policy to a permanent
policy (e.g.,
whole life insurance) without submitting evidence
of insurability.
This
allows the insured to convert the term
policy over into a permanent form
of life insurance — such as
whole life or universal
life — at a future time.
Sagicor's fixed indexed single premium
whole life insurance
policy can
allow the policyholder to reposition certain low - interest producing assets such as CD's (certificates
of deposit), or money markets — and possibly even a fixed annuity — and obtain the opportunity to earn a higher return on the cash value in the
policy.
Term
life insurance can be contrasted to permanent
life insurance such as
whole life, universal
life, and variable universal
life, which guarantee coverage at fixed premiums for the lifetime
of the covered individual unless the
policy is
allowed to lapse.
My professional opinion
of the ten pay option is that it may
allow consumers to pay down (and off) the participating
whole life policy during the course
of their working years.
This
allows you the benefits
of low cost from the term
policy but also may leave the door open for a
whole life policy at a later time.
Additionally, most annual renewable term
policies offer a conversion feature that
allows you to exchange a term
policy for a
whole life or universal
life policy without proof
of health.
Conversion privileges
allow someone to take their term
policy and convert some or all
of it to a different
policy type, such as universal, variable universal, or
whole life.
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allow or offer to
allow, either directly or indirectly, as an inducement to any person to take out or renew or continue an insurance in respect
of any kind
of risk relating to
lives or property in India, any rebate
of the
whole or part
of the commission payable or any rebate
of the premium shown on the
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Policy accept any rebate, except such rebate as may be
allowed in accordance with the published prospectuses or tables
of the insurers.
Allows you to convert a term
life insurance
policy to a permanent, or
whole life insurance
policy at the end
of the term.
Also, consider adding
policy riders that will
allow you to access the
policy death benefit in the event
of a terminal illness or even convert a portion
of your term
policy into a permanent
policy (such as
whole life or universal
life).
Universal
life insurance is designed to offer many
of the same benefits as traditional permanent *
life insurance
policies such as
whole life, but offers more flexibility that
allows you to adjust your premiums and coverage as your needs change.
Term conversion riders
allow you to convert a term
life insurance
policy into a permanent, or
whole,
life insurance
policy at or near the end
of the term.
No person shall
allow or offer to
allow, directly or indirectly, as an inducement to any person to take, renew or continue insurance in respect
of any kind
of risk relating to
lives or property in India, any rebate
of the
whole or part
of the commission payable or any rebate
of the premium shown on the
policy, nor shall any person taking out or renewing or continuing a
policy accept any rebate, except for such a rebate that is
allowed in accordance with the published prospectus or tables
of the insurer
To avoid problems, consider the idea
of adding an endorsement to your term
life insurance
policy that
allows you to convert it to a
whole life policy at the end
of the term, or get a renewable
policy.
(Note that there are some
whole life policies that
allow you to pay premiums for shorter periods
of time, such as until age 65, at which time the
policy would be «paid up» and premiums would cease while coverage remains in force.)
Although a universal
life policy can
allow you to earn somewhat better rates
of return in your cash - value fund than a
whole life policy, you can't transfer your cash value between possibly higher - yielding sub-accounts as you can with variable
life insurance.
It has the features
of both a term and
whole life insurance which
allows policy holders to choose varying payment methods and coverage every year while adjusting its interest on a monthly basis.
With
whole life, the amount
of the death benefit is guaranteed, and the cash value that is within the
policy is
allowed to grow on a tax - deferred basis.
The cash value that is associated with a
whole life policy is
allowed to grow on a tax deferred basis — meaning that there is no tax due on the gain until the time
of withdrawal.
If you have to choose between a long term or a
whole life policy at the detriment
of the correct face amount, you might want to choose a shorter term
policy that
allows you to get the necessary face amount.
Convertible term
policies allow you to convert your term plan into a permanent form
of life insurance, such as universal or
whole life.
In a universal
life policy, the interest is adjusted monthly
allowing for faster growth
of the cash value account; whereas, in a
whole life policy the interest is calculated on a yearly basis and the cash value is slower to see increases because
of this.
If you have to choose between a long term or a
whole life insurance
policy at the detriment
of the correct face amount, you might want to choose a shorter term
policy that
allows you to get the necessary face amount.
Some
whole life policies may
allow you to borrow against the cash value
of your
life insurance
policy rather than taking a withdrawal.