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Today, there are many different types of life insurance policies to choose from. However, there are still really just two primary categories of life insurance coverage – these include term and permanent life insurance.
Permanent insurance policies provide both death benefit protection, along with a cash value component. This cash value portion of the policy allows the policy holder to build up savings over time in a tax advantaged manner. All of the gains on the cash are tax deferred, which means that no tax is due until the time of withdrawal.
These funds are allowed to be borrowed or withdrawn for any purpose – including paying off debts, funding a child or grandchild’s college education, supplementing retirement income, or even taking a long-awaited vacation.
A Permanent insurance policy offers both a death benefit and a cash value component as part of the overall policy. This type of life insurance coverage is usually intended to last for the remainder of the policy holder’s life – and because of that, coverage will not expire, provided that the premiums remain paid.
The cash that is inside of a permanent policy is allowed to grow on a tax-deferred basis. This means that no taxes are due on the growth of these funds until the time that they are withdrawn. This could be many years in the future – if ever – and therefore, the funds have the opportunity to grow and compound exponentially over time.
The policy holder is allowed to either withdraw or borrow the funds that are in the cash value component for any reason – including the payoff of debt, supplementing retirement income, or even purchasing a second home.
While these funds are not required to be paid back, it is important to note that any amount of unpaid balance that remains at the time of the insured’s death will be charged against the death benefit that is paid out to the policy’s beneficiary.
There are two primary components to a whole life insurance policy – a death benefit and a cash value. The policy’s death benefit can be a set amount, or it may be increased over time.
Some whole life insurance policies will also offer the policy holder dividends, which can either be paid out as cash or be added into the cash value portion of the policy.
Some of the other features of this type of policy are paid up additions and extended term option. These give the policy flexibility in the later year if you want to stop making premium payments, but keep the policy in force so it will still pay out the death benefit to your beneficiaries.
Universal life insurance provides a low cost death benefit – similar to term insurance – along with a cash value component. With these types of policies, there is a great deal of flexibility afforded to the policy holder.
Those who own a universal life policy are allowed to change, within certain guidelines, the death benefit, as well as both the timing and the amount of their premium payments. In fact, a universal life policy holder can decide how much of their premium will go towards each of the death benefit and the cash value portions of their policy – and can move funds between the two components.
In some cases, a universal life insurance policy holder may even be able to stop making premium payments altogether and still keep the policy in force, provided that there are enough funds in the cash account to do so.
There are other advantages to owning a permanent life insurance policy, too, such as the premium being locked in. This means that once a policy has been purchased, the amount of the premium paid will typically remain the same throughout the entire life of the plan – regardless of the increasing age, or any change in health of the insured.
Permanent life insurance differs a great deal from term life insurance in that term life provides death benefit protection only, without any type of cash value or savings build up. In addition, term life insurance is sold for certain time limits, or “terms.”
When comparing permanent life insurance costs you need to know – that if you are looking for the lowest premiums – then a Universal life policy will be a better option than a Whole Life policy. We have provided two sample quotes. You can see the monthly cost is lower for a Universal Life versus a Whole Life policy – when comparing the exact same death benefit.
We know everything there is to know about permanent life insurance. We can show you how to maximize your cash value and we can show you how to get the most death benefit at the lowest cost. This is something only a skilled agent who represents over 40 carriers can do.
If you would like to learn more about life insurance – or if you’re ready to take the next step and obtain quotes on plans that can offer protection for those you love in case of the unexpected – you have many options.
No one can offer you more options, carriers or quotes than us when it come to buying permanent life insurance. We know how and where to find the companies that offer the lowest premiums with the best cash value growth. We search quickly from over 40 life insurance companies to make sure you get the best policy possible.
This means that we can more effectively meet your goals and find the best price. We give you options that a captive agent just can’t provide you with.
We can also help YOU find coverage if you have difficulty being approved for medically underwritten policies. We know which providers are more apt to underwrite applicants with certain types of high risk health conditions – and, we can also offer you permanent life insurance policies without having to take a medical exam at all.
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