Not exact matches
This has the impact of providing you cash as well as
reducing the life insurance
policy's
death benefit.
(Keep in mind, however, that withdrawing or borrowing funds from your
policy will
reduce its cash value and
death benefit if not repaid.)
¹ Access to cash values through borrowing or partial surrenders will
reduce the
policy's cash value and
death benefit, increase the chance the
policy will lapse, and may result in a tax liability if the
policy terminates before the
death of the insured.
These loans will
reduce the
death benefit and
policy value dollar for dollar.
This is known as a partial surrender, which
reduces the cash surrender value of the
policy and the
death benefit amounts.
Please note that the
policy's
death benefit and cash value will be
reduced by the amount of any loans or withdrawals you take.
While the cash value feature is an attractive option it's important to remember, though, that tapping into the cash value of a life insurance
policy reduces its value and
death benefit and increases the chance the
policy will lapse.
If a partial
benefit payment is claimed, the life insurance
policy can continue with a
reduced death benefit and lower premiums.
My understanding would be each time you got $ 10,000 the
death benefit would be
reduced by $ 10,000 but it appears most (or maybe all) of the
policies don't work that way.
Had the individual purchased permanent life insurance, he or she could have access to a potentially significant source of supplemental retirement income in the future (depending on the
policy type), while preserving the
death benefit in perpetuity (note, however, that the
death benefit and cash value of a
policy is
reduced in the event of a loan or partial surrender, and the chance of lapsing the
policy increases).
Also, tapping into the cash value of a life insurance
policy reduces its value and
death benefit and increases the chance the
policy will lapse.
For example, parents may want to gift to a child via a large life insurance
policy, but they hold back out of fear that the
death benefit might
reduce the child's motivation to pursue a degree or build a career.
This is known to cause premature
death, and
policies that aim to
reduce our consumption of fossil fuels often cite the potential health
benefits — and related cost savings — linked to
reducing air pollution.
This has the impact of providing you cash as well as
reducing the life insurance
policy's
death benefit.
Outstanding loans and withdrawals, however, will
reduce policy cash values and the
death benefit, and may have tax consequences, so talk with your agent about the pros and cons before taking a loan out on your
policy.
Policy loans and / or withdrawals also reduce the cash surrender value and policy death benefit and increase the chance that a policy will
Policy loans and / or withdrawals also
reduce the cash surrender value and
policy death benefit and increase the chance that a policy will
policy death benefit and increase the chance that a
policy will
policy will lapse.
Outstanding loans accrue interest,
reduce the
policy's
death benefit, and increase the chance that the
policy will lapse.
Colonial Penn's Guaranteed Acceptance Program is a whole life insurance
policy with a limited
death benefit, and is often marketed to seniors that want to
reduce their family's financial impact upon their
death.
Depending on your age, you might decide to: sit tight;
reduce the
death benefit to make the cash reserves last longer; put in more money (if you're sitting on cash and a 4 % return is guaranteed); exchange the
policy for a different one; or sell the
policy.
As with withdrawals, loans can
reduce the amount of your
policy's
death benefit.
Policy loans and withdrawals will reduce the contracts, cash value and death benefit and may cause the policy to
Policy loans and withdrawals will
reduce the contracts, cash value and
death benefit and may cause the
policy to
policy to lapse.
Policy loans or withdrawals will reduce the policy's cash value and death benefit, and may require additional premium payments to keep the policy in
Policy loans or withdrawals will
reduce the
policy's cash value and death benefit, and may require additional premium payments to keep the policy in
policy's cash value and
death benefit, and may require additional premium payments to keep the
policy in
policy in force.
As you can see, when you withdraw or borrow money from the
policy's cash value, the insurer will
reduce the
death benefit accordingly.
Any decrease in the
policy's cash value could
reduce the
policy's
death benefit.
Loans and withdrawals
reduce the
policy's cash value and
death benefit amount.
If you have an outstanding loan on your whole life insurance
policy when you die, the
death benefit that is paid out to your beneficiary (or beneficiaries) will be
reduced by the unpaid amount of..
If a partial
benefit payment is claimed, the life insurance
policy can continue with a
reduced death benefit and lower premiums.
**** Accessing cash value of a life insurance
policy will
reduce death benefit.
With universal
policies (universal life and variable universal life) you can
reduce or increase the amount of the
death benefit and vary the amount or timing of premium payments, subject to certain limitations.
A life insurance
policy can also help supplement retirement income, which can be especially useful if the
benefits of your spouse or partner will actually be
reduced after your
death.
The Easy Pay Solutions
policy has a small maximum
death benefit, but will be less expensive because Transamerica is able to
reduce its risk when you accept a limited payout for the first 2 years of coverage.
Of course, tapping cash values through borrowing or partial surrenders will
reduce the
policy's cash value and
death benefit.
1 Such loans increase the chance a
policy will lapse,
reduce the ultimate
death benefit, and could result in a tax liability if the insured dies before the loan is repaid.
If you take a loan, withdrawal or partial or whole surrender, your
death benefit may be
reduced, your
policy may lapse or you may face tax consequences.
(Keep in mind, however, that withdrawing or borrowing funds from your
policy will
reduce its cash value and
death benefit if not repaid.)
In addition, most
policy loans and withdrawals are not taxable (although withdrawals and loans will
reduce the cash value and
death benefit).2
Of course, withdrawals or loans that are not repaid will
reduce the
policy's cash value and
death benefit.
Benefit payments under this rider reduce the policy's death b
Benefit payments under this rider
reduce the
policy's
death benefitbenefit.
Even if you have to accept a
reduced death benefit in order to make the
policy affordable, it will be far better than having no life insurance coverage at all.
Because the loan will
reduce the amount of available cash value in the
policy, however, it will also
reduce the amount of
death benefit.
Withdrawals
reduce the
policy value and
death benefit.
Policy loans accrue interest and
reduce cash value and
death benefit.
Cash value can be accessed through loans and partial surrenders which accrue interest and, if not paid back, will
reduce the
policy's
death benefit and cash value.
Several cautions regarding
policy loans: First, loans are charged interest and
policy loans
reduce the
death benefit and cash value.
If the premium cost of your current life insurance
policy is an issue, you may be able to lower the premium by
reducing the
death benefit, which would not require an exchange.
When you access the cash value in a life insurance
policy, it will
reduce the cash value and
death benefit.
Loans and withdrawals from a permanent life insurance
policy will
reduce the
policy's cash value and
death benefit, and may require additional premium payments to keep the
policy in force.
Tapping the cash value may
reduce the
policy's
death benefit.
Loans and withdrawals
reduce the
policy's cash value and
death benefit and increase the chance that the
policy may lapse.
In addition to
reducing the
death benefit, if you want to surrender the
policy or take a loan, the amount of funds available to you will be
reduced.