In point
of fact, a common reason to have a sizable and problematic
life insurance loan in the first place is when a policyowner stops making premium payments on a
whole life policy — because a
whole life policy must receive annual premium payments (unless it is fully paid up), and failing to pay premiums will usually trigger an Automatic Premium Loan (APL)
provision where the
insurance company provides a loan to the policyowner and immediately uses it to pay the premium.
You can also get the same coverage through a
whole life insurance policy at a premium
of $ 10,000 per year, but it will also include a cash value accumulation and investment
provision with dividends and all kinds
of other goodies.