Not exact matches
There's «annual renewable
term,» which gives you one year of coverage at a time that you renew annually, «level premium
term,» which you buy for a specific multiyear period — 10, 15, 25 or 30 years and «return of premium» which is like a level
term policy but gives you all your money back after your
term is
over if you do not
pass away.
While a 10 to 20 year
term may save you premium
over the long run (and offer additional death benefit beyond your mortgage), this type of
policy works if your only real purpose for the benefit payout is to coverage the remaining principal on your home when you
pass.
All of this is to see the likelihood of you
passing away
over the
term of your life insurance
policy.
Who wouldn't want to purchase a 100 million dollar
term or whole life insurance
policy on ourselves so that our loved ones will be forever taken care of should we
pass away too soon, but when it comes down to choosing a place to live
over an excessive life insurance
policy, well it's pretty obvious what most people are going to choose!
The insured, the owner of the
policy, does not get back any of the premium paid out
over the
term coverage of a
policy if the insured does not
pass away within the predetermined
term coverage time frame.
Even a
term policy can be sold in a viatical settlement if someone has a terminal illness and the investor wants to take the risk that the person will
pass before the
term is
over.
You will also need to decide whether you want a permanent
policy that will build cash value
over time, or a
term policy that will simply provide a death benefit to your beneficiaries upon your
passing.
«A
term life insurance
policy is a
policy that pays out to a beneficiary if the insured
passes away
over a stated
term.