The cash value accumulation feature allows the insurer to take a portion of
the premium for investment purposes, so you earn interest which builds over time.
Not exact matches
A type of Permanent Life insurance that allows some or all of the
premium payments to be held in a separate account
for investment purposes.
A type of permanent life Insurance that allows some or all of the
premium payments to be held in a separate account
for investment purposes.
A type of permanent life Insurance that allows some or all of the
premium payments to be held in a separate account
for investment purposes.
A type of Permanent Life insurance that allows some or all of the
premium payments to be held in a separate account
for investment purposes.
These policies cost more than term insurance because the
premiums get divided
for insurance and
investment purposes.
However, setting up these plans so far in advance comes with it's own downsides, as a lot can change in the interim (like the funeral home changing ownership) and you won't have that
premium money to use
for other
purposes (
investment,
for instance, which will net you a much greater return and can be used
for funeral payments once you actually pass).
Therefore, if you have purchased an insurance plan
for the dual
purpose of insurance and
investment, only the portion of the
premium that goes towards providing life cover (known as mortality charge) shall be subject to GST.
Instead, they are more like a return of
investment and are generally treated
for tax and other
purposes as a nontaxable return of prior overpayment of
premiums.