Not exact matches
These
policies are more expensive than
term policies to ensure that the benefit
payout remains the same
over a long period
of time.
While a permanent
policy is always a possibility, and it will accumulate a cash value
over time, a
term life
policy is a simple solution for this type
of payout.
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.
To begin with, decreasing
term life insurance premiums stay the same, but
over the
term of the
policy, the
payout amount decreases.
In insurance
terms, an aggregate limit is a defined threshold that shows the maximum
payout of a
policy over the lifetime
of the
policy.
The
payouts from
term life
policies are almost always tax - free, except in situations where the person being insured, the
policy's owner, and the beneficiary
of the
policy are all different people (agents refer to this type
of arrangement as the «unholy trinity» or the «Goodman Triangle,» based on the court case that established this rule), or if they would put your estate
over the estate tax threshold.
In case
of death
over the
policy term, the beneficiary gets the full sum assured irrespective
of the
payouts already made.