Whole Life Insurance
Whole Life Insurance, is the most robust type of permanent insurance.
This type of coverage can include (Final Expense, Key Man, and other Cash Value Life Insurance Policies)
Whole Life Insurance provides the insured with peace of mind that they have coverage from the date of issuance that is irrevocable with limited exceptions.
Whole life requires policy premiums to be paid in order to keep the policy in force unless the policy is paid up at its maturity date.
The premiums for a whole-life policy are fixed and guaranteed never to change over the insured’s lifetime.
Whole-life policies are used to cover funeral expenses and are a part of estate planning.
The proceeds of the death benefit are paid to the beneficiaries on a tax-free basis unless the contract becomes a matured endowment. (The insured outlives the maturity date of the contract)
Whole-life policies accumulate cash value which can be used during your lifetime to pay for certain expenses by utilizing the loan function.
Advantages:
- Permanent at issue.
- Cash Value Accumulation
- Potential Dividend payments (If issued by a Mutual Insurer)
- Tax-Deferred growth on your cash value
- Loans are available against cash value as long as the policy remains in force.
- Several different additional riders to augment and enhance the protection of the policy
Disadvantages:
- Higher Cost of Premium
- May require full medical underwriting
- Liquidity
- The premium requirement may create a cash flow burden for those with fixed incomes.
- Contributions can create a cash flow issue for the life of the policy if the income of the owner or payor is not stable, or if either owner or payor experiences a hardship.
- Surrender Charges & Fees
- Early termination may result in loss of principal for single premium policies.
- Termination of a policy can trigger tax consequences on any earnings subject to taxation.
- Loans
- Loans against policy cash value may reduce the death benefit of the policy.
- Loan interest accrues starting day 1 of the loan until the loan is paid in full.
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