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Difference Between Term and Whole Life Insurance

Friday, December 19th, 2008

There is an absolute necessity for the breadwinner of a family to protect the lifestyle and financial wellbeing of the family in the event of a tragedy happening to him or her which may prevent them earning an income.

Whole life insurance is one method of protecting one’s loved ones should such an unfortunate occurrence occur.

This particular type of policy is one that would normally pay out a lump sum amount in the event of the policyholder’s death or a disabling disease which would render the policyholder unable to continue working.

Naturally enough an essential requirement would be that the policy is kept in force by making the necessary payments when due e.g. monthly.

There are other payment options such as a single premium payment or a premium paid at a fixed period or alternatively paying a large amount at different times.

Another benefit of a whole life policy is that if it has been running for a substantial time and the policyholder decides to terminate it, they will be reimbursed for the full amount that they have paid for that policy up until the time of it’s cancellation.

The policy will therefore in this case have resulted in the policyholder having received some tax free amount from the policy.

Whole life policies unlike Term Life Insurance policies guarantee to pay out the amount specified in the policy document should the demise of the policyholder occur at any particular time.

Term policies do not pay out anything after the term has lapsed and have no cash value at any given time.

Due to the extensive amount of Whole Life Policies with different features and benefits offered by the various insurance companies one should carefully research and consider all the options on offer before committing one’s self.

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Obviously one must take into consideration the affordability of having to pay regular premiums from their earnings especially if there is an escalation clause in the policy which increases the premium each year.

In conclusion one can gather information by contacting the companies directly or by going online. At the end of the day this type of policy is certainly worthwhile for the breadwinner of a family whose concern is for the protection and wellbeing of his or her family.

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