Whole life insurance is far more
expensive than term insurance because of the built - in guarantees for the death benefit, the premiums and the interest rate applied to cash value accumulation.
First, although the premium may start out
higher than term insurance premiums for the same amount of coverage, the premiums on whole life stay level throughout the entire life of the policy.
While typically an initially more expensive
option than term insurance, premiums on this type of policy usually remain consistent as you age.
That sounds even less
permanent than term insurance which is at least guaranteed for the initial term & today can be guaranteed renewable to age 95!
If you wish to opt for a plan that covers beyond your life
expectancy than term insurance may not be a wise solution as term insurance plans are designed to be temporary.
Over time our situation changes, we take on financial responsibilities and have a need for life insurance that will remain in place for a longer period of time
than term insurance offers.
Cash - value insurance has higher
premiums than term insurance because part of the premium pays for the death benefit coverage and part of it goes toward the policy's cash value.
But it is evident that a rider is less expensive
than a term insurance policy, which also covers a specific protection you are looking for, covering a limited duration of time.
You'll never convince me that whole life is better
than term insurance because you can save tons of money using term, which you can then apply to a proper investing program.
If you plan to buy insurance
other than term insurance provided by your employer, you should educate yourself about the pros and cons of the term, whole life, and other types of insurance.
This is necessary since all permanent products — LifePhases Plus included — is always more costly
than term insurance since there will always be a payout of death benefit in permanent policies.
They noted that their loyal customers who had converted their life insurance to their amazingly priced no lapse guaranteed universal life, had a higher percentage of death
claims than term insurance clients that hadn't converted.
Endowment plans on the other hand, charges more
premium than term insurance for an identical coverage and duration because they will invest the money in various instruments after deducting the insurance amount, mortality, and other charges.
Whole life premiums are much
higher than term insurance premiums, but because term insurance premiums rise with increasing age of the insured, the cumulative value of all premiums paid under whole and term policies are roughly equal if the policy continues to average life expectancy.
Had he spoken to me 8 years ago when he purchased the term policy I would have suggested he look at a guaranteed premium universal life policy as these policies are priced better
than term insurance for most people over 65 and can guarantee a rate to age 90, 95, 100, or 120.