It's important to note that if you were to die unexpectedly, any outstanding loan balance
remaining on your whole life policy may be deducted from your death benefit and will accrue interest.
Not exact matches
On the other hand,
whole life policies do not expire if the premiums are paid and thus the death benefit will be paid eventually provided the
policy remains in force.
This buildup in cash value is part of the reason the premiums
on a
whole life policy generally
remain fixed instead of escalating to match the increased risk of death as you age.
The
remaining term insurance may be convertible to any
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On the other hand, you may have an opportunity to convert your
whole life policy into a «paid - up»
policy and this is where you no longer have to pay the premiums but the insurance will
remain in place.
As long as you continue to make your required premium payments
on time, a permanent
life insurance
policy will
remain in effect your
whole life and won't expire.
If you have a permanent
life insurance
policy (like
whole or universal), your
policy will
remain in force as long as you continue to pay the premiums
on time and in full.
Likewise, because the premium
on a
whole life insurance
policy — as well as the amount of the death benefit — will typically
remain the same, you may also want to consider
whole life insurance if you want to «lock in»
life insurance protection for the long term.
The premiums
on a
whole life insurance
policy will typically
remain level.
The amount of insurance coverage
on a
whole life policy will also usually
remain the same.
On the upside, guaranteed issue
policies are
whole life insurance and guaranteed to pay as long as the periodic premium is paid (only for accidental death during the waiting period), the premium will
remain the same throughout the
life of the
policy, and the insurer can not cancel as long as the periodic premium is paid.
Provided that the premium
remains paid
on a
whole life insurance
policy, the coverage can not be arbitrarily canceled by the insurance carrier — other than for the non-payment of the
policy's premium.
Unlike term
life insurance
policies, which expire after a certain amount of time,
whole life insurance
policies remain in effect for the policyholder's entire
life, as long as the premiums are paid
on time and in full.
This is especially common in the case of
whole life insurance
policies, where technically it is a requirement to pay the premium every year (unless the
policy was truly a limited - pay
policy that is fully paid up), and if the policyowner stops paying premiums the
policy will
remain in force, but only because the insurance company by default takes out a loan
on behalf of the policyowner to pay the premium (which goes right back into the
policy, but now the loan begins to accrue loan interest).
On the other hand,
whole life policies do not expire if the premiums are paid and thus the death benefit will be paid eventually provided the
policy remains in force.