Life insurance comes in many different types. One of these types is universal life insurance. Universal life insurance is a type of permanent life insurance. Unlike term life insurance, which is written to cover a specific period of time, universal life insurance can provide lifetime coverage. Universal life insurance offers certain advantages that other types of life insurance policies do not. At the same time, there are some drawbacks and risks, and this policy type may not be appropriate for everyone. Beyond the Death Benefit: The Cash Value Life insurance provides a death benefit that is paid to the beneficiary upon the death of the insured. This death benefit is what most people think...
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A white circle with a black border surrounding a chevron pointing up. It indicates 'click here to go back to the top of the page.' What is universal life insurance? Universal life insurance offers a death benefit as well as cash value. Universal life insurance is a type of permanent life insurance that never expires. In addition to a death benefit, there's a cash value component that you can use during your lifetime. Universal life gives you the flexibility to increase or decrease your death benefit. Term life insurance only lasts for a specific time frame. Permanent life insurance never expires and has a cash value component in addition to the death benefit. You can take a loan on the...
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More Affordable than Whole Life Insurance Universal life insurance requires policyholders to take a more “hands on” approach to the management of their life insurance policies – it offers more flexibility, but also ensures fewer guarantees for the policyholder. For this reason, universal life insurance tends to be less costly per $1,000 of death benefit than whole life insurance, which is more of a straightforward, low-risk product that does not require extensive involvement or decision making by the policyholder. Flexible Payment Options With whole life insurance, premiums are fixed and are due on a regular schedule – policyholders pay the same amount on the same date each month. Universal...
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Universal Life Insurance Universal life insurance is permanent life insurance — that is, it remains in force for your whole life. But universal life insurance has an important difference from other types of permanent insurance: it provides a flexible premium. That means the policyholder decides how much to put in above a set minimum. By extension, the policyholder also determines the face amount of the policy. Universal life insurance policies accumulate cash value — cash value that grows tax deferred. Guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of the issuing company. Universal life insurance policies normally let policyholders borrow a portion of their policy’s...
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Universal Life Insurance Universal life insurance is permanent life insurance — that is, it remains in force for your whole life. But universal life insurance has an important difference from other types of permanent insurance: it provides a flexible premium. That means the policyholder decides how much to put in above a set minimum. By extension, the policyholder also determines the face amount of the policy. Universal life insurance policies accumulate cash value — cash value that grows tax deferred. Guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of the issuing company. Universal life insurance policies normally let policyholders borrow a portion of their policy’s...
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Variable Universal Life Insurance Variable universal life insurance is permanent life insurance—it remains in force for the policyholder's whole life. And, as with universal life insurance, it provides a flexible premium and an adjustable benefit—meaning the policyholder decides how much to put in the policy above a set minimum. By extension, the policyholder also determines the face amount of the policy. The difference between variable universal life insurance and other types of permanent insurance is that the policyholder directs how premiums are invested. This provides access to the potentially higher returns provided by the financial markets. It also means returns could...
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Variable Universal Life Insurance Variable universal life insurance is permanent life insurance—it remains in force for the policyholder's whole life. And, as with universal life insurance, it provides a flexible premium and an adjustable benefit—meaning the policyholder decides how much to put in the policy above a set minimum. By extension, the policyholder also determines the face amount of the policy. The difference between variable universal life insurance and other types of permanent insurance is that the policyholder directs how premiums are invested. This provides access to the potentially higher returns provided by the financial markets. It also means returns could...
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Universal Life Insurance Universal life insurance is permanent life insurance — that is, it remains in force for your whole life. But universal life insurance has an important difference from other types of permanent insurance: it provides a flexible premium. That means the policyholder decides how much to put in above a set minimum. By extension, the policyholder also determines the face amount of the policy. Universal life insurance policies accumulate cash value — cash value that grows tax deferred. Guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of the issuing company. Universal life insurance policies normally let policyholders borrow a portion of their policy’s...
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Universal Life Insurance Universal life insurance is permanent life insurance — that is, it remains in force for your whole life. But universal life insurance has an important difference from other types of permanent insurance: it provides a flexible premium. That means the policyholder decides how much to put in above a set minimum. By extension, the policyholder also determines the face amount of the policy. Universal life insurance policies accumulate cash value — cash value that grows tax deferred. Guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of the issuing company. Universal life insurance policies normally let policyholders borrow a portion of their policy’s...
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Variable Universal Life Insurance Variable universal life insurance is permanent life insurance—it remains in force for the policyholder's whole life. And, as with universal life insurance, it provides a flexible premium and an adjustable benefit—meaning the policyholder decides how much to put in the policy above a set minimum. By extension, the policyholder also determines the face amount of the policy. The difference between variable universal life insurance and other types of permanent insurance is that the policyholder directs how premiums are invested. This provides access to the potentially higher returns provided by the financial markets. It also means returns could...
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