CONTACT US INQUIRIES To Speak to an Everest Advisor: Everest Advisors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to assist with your funeral planning needs. Call 1-800-913-8318 (toll-free). To Offer Everest as an Employee Benefit: If you are a corporate benefits manager or a group life broker, you can learn more about offering Everest as an employee benefit. Email cjohnson@everestfuneral.com. For Media Inquiries or Marketing and Advertising Inquiries: Phone: 416-537-4444 Ext 1007 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHOLE LIFE AND TERM LIFE What is the Difference between Whole Life Insurance and Term Life Insurance? Whole Life Insurance is “permanent” life insurance with a premium that never increases...
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Do you want to purchase life insurance that will pay a death benefit when the insured dies whenever that time arrives? If you answered yes, whole life coverage might be what you were seeking. Whole life, also called cash-value life insurance, is a type of permanent protection that lasts as long as you do. Unlike term life, which is only intended to remain in effect for a specified duration, whole life continues for your entire life as long as you pay the premiums. Regardless of the kind of coverage you buy, the purpose of life insurance remains the same: To provide financial security for those you love in the event of your death. In this post, I will cover the whole life insurance policy...
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Should you buy whole life insurance? The short answer is, “Probably not.” If you’re interested in the long answer, keep reading! In this post I’m going to present an easy to use checklist you can go down when considering the purchase of any type of “permanent” or “cash-value” life insurance such as whole life, index universal life, or variable universal life insurance. Each of these types of insurance combines a death benefit that pays out whenever you die with an investment account of some type that acquires cash value. You can borrow the cash value tax-free but not interest-free throughout your life, and then when you die, whatever death...
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There are more than 400,000 insurance agents in this country, and almost all of them would love to sell you a whole life insurance policy. If you buy a policy with premiums of $40,000 per year, the commission would typically be somewhere between $20,000 and $44,000 for that agent. As you might imagine, that commission can be highly motivating, especially given the median insurance agent income of $47,000. To make matters worse, many of the worst policies offer the highest commissions. As a result of this ridiculous conflict of interest, agents can often throw out some serious myths in an effort to persuade you to buy their product, which might explain the damning statistic that 80%+ of...
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You are an individual who wants to provide life insurance protection for your family no matter when you may die. And you may also be someone who wants to get a little bit more with their life insurance policy, because of this you decided to look up life insurance quotes for a whole life insurance policy. And in this article, we will actually provide some million-dollar whole life insurance policy quotes and at the same time break down what makes a whole life policy good and bad, plus recommend some alternatives. What is a whole life insurance policy? It is a form of a permanent life insurance policy that is designed to cover you for a lifetime while also building up some savings. A whole...
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There is no other financial vehicle that comes even close to giving you all the advantages of a whole life insurance policy loan , which is why some people say it may well be the 8th wonder of the world. It’s also misunderstood by many people – including many financial advisors. So we’ve put together the answers to the 10 most frequently asked questions about whole life insurance policy loans and explained the benefits of this feature in easy-to-understand terms. If you’re already a Bank On Yourself policy holder, you can download this information and use it as a helpful Consumer Guide to Policy Loans: Click for answer 1) What is a whole life insurance policy loan?...
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Whole life insurance is generally a bad investment unless you need permanent life insurance coverage. If you want lifelong coverage, whole life insurance might be a worthwhile investment if you’ve already maxed out your retirement accounts and have a diversified portfolio. Just keep in mind that whole life insurance is quite expensive and often takes over a decade to begin demonstrating reasonable investment returns. Therefore, it’s typically only a good consideration if you’re relatively young, have a high income and want to pass on money to your family. Should You Invest in Whole Life Insurance or Term Life Insurance? Permanent cash value life insurance policies, such as whole life...
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Whole Life Insurance Whole life insurance is a type of permanent life insurance that offers coverage for you throughout your life. If you are diligent with paying your premiums, a whole life policy will provide you coverage until the last day of your life. Among the various types of permanent life insurance policies, whole life insurance is the most common. The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) reported that out of all policies sold to individuals in the US in 2014, 63.7% were whole life policies. What are the reasons for the wide popularity of whole life insurance? A clear knowledge and understanding of this insurance policy and its benefits and limitations should provide you with a...
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Whole Life Policies As the name states, whole life insurance policies are meant to insure someone for their “whole life”. The policy has an initial death benefit, which can grow through the purchase of paid-up additions. The investment account within a whole life policy is a multi-billion dollar, conservatively-managed portfolio. The premiums can be designed to be paid over a specific period of time, either on a guaranteed basis or based on the projected dividend scale of the policy. Whole Life policies have a long history in the Canadian market and are known and trusted for their stability. Whole Life Investment Account The investment fund, or Par Fund, within a Whole Life policy is a very...
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Whole life insurance: How it works By | Last updated: Aug. 15, 2016 There are two main types of life insurance: term and permanent life insurance. Often, “whole” and “permanent” are incorrectly interchanged, when whole life insurance is actually a type of permanent life insurance. The most common types of permanent insurance are whole, universal and universal variable. This article focuses on whole life policies. Visit Insure.com’s life insurance basics page to learn more about types of permanent policies. What is whole life insurance? A whole life policy provides a set amount of coverage for your entire life. As long as the premiums are paid, your beneficiary...
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