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If it’s your first time shopping for life insurance, there’s a good chance you may not know which option is the right one for you. Finding the best match requires some homework before you make your choice. Here’s a breakdown of the various life insurance options to help you figure out which one fits best.
Term life insuranceTerm life insurance has level premiums that last for a set number of years (the term). This life insurance includes a death benefit in the form of a lump sum of cash that’s paid out to a beneficiary by the life insurance company if you die while this coverage is active. This lump sum can be used for a variety of things, such as burial expenses, mortgage, and debt payments, living expenses for your family, or donations, generally tax-free. Additionally, you may have the option to convert your policy to permanent coverage before the term ends. After the term expires the policy may either terminate or automatically renew annually. If your policy is slated to terminate at the end of the term period, then in order to continue the coverage you may renew for another term or shop for a new policy. Policy highlights
Guaranteed universal life insurance Guaranteed universal life insurance is permanent coverage that provides the ability to guarantee a death benefit to any age up to a maximum age as stated in the policy, as long as the premiums are paid and the policy remains in force. Guaranteed universal life is not designed to generate cash value. Policy highlights
Indexed universal life insurance (IUL)Indexed universal life is insurance that offers death benefit protection, and the opportunity to earn tax-deferred interest on the interest credits linked to the performance of one or more stock market indices chosen. This feature gives you the potential for cash value accumulation plus, it offers downside protection in a poorly performing market because you do not participate directly in the stock market and the credited interest rate is never less than the minimum interest rate or zero percent (floor). The upside is limited by either an index cap rate or an index participation rate. The index cap rate is the maximum interest rate that could be credited to the policy. The index participation rate is applied to the index change in order to calculate the index credit. The premium paid in the policy is not directly invested in any index or the stock market. Policy highlights
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