By Daniel Theron

There is more than one way to insure your life. Whole life insurance is one of them. Here are

6 reasons why you might like whole life insurance.Reason #1: The life insurance premiums are fixed and due for life.

A fixed premium means that the life assurance premiums for your whole life insurance policy will not increase over time as long as you continue to pay them regularly. The life cover premiums may not rise as you get older.

Whole life insurance assures you for your whole lifetime. The beneficiary you appointed in the contract will receive a death benefit as long as the terms of the policy are met. The death benefit is equal to the face value of the policy. Whole life assurance will cover you for your full lifetime as long as you do not cancel the policy or stop paying the premiums. The policy will not run out after 10 or 20 years.

Reason #2: A part of the life insurance premiums build up a guaranteed cash surrender value.

Whole lifetime assurance policies have the ability to accumulate a cash value after a while. Normally the cash value will keep on increasing as long as the policy is in use. It is sometimes possible to use the policy as security to secure a loan or to borrow against the cash value.

You may even decide to abandon the life insurance policy to receive the cash surrender value. Keep in mind that the cash surrender value of the policy will be considerably less than the face value of the policy.

Reason #3: A whole life insurance policy may earn dividends.

Your life insurance company will usually invest a proportion of your monthly life insurance premiums in stocks or bonds. Sometimes a life assurance company shares the profits of the investment by giving a annual dividend to the policy holder. Dividends may occur when the company’s actual life insurance costs turn out to be fewer than the projected costs.

Reason #4: Whole life insurance offers you lasting coverage.

Your life insurance company will very rarely cancel the policy once they have decided to insure you. Therefore, unless you modify your policy in the future, you will have permanent coverage with no future medical examinations.

Reason #5: The cash surrender value is tax-deferred until you remove it.

The increase in cash value is tax-deferred under existing federal income tax law.

Reason #6: You can find several whole life insurance quotes online.

You may find whole life insurance quotes online instead of at your local insurance agent’s office. Remember that life assurance company rates are managed by law and that rates will normally be the same online and offline.

You usually do not have to pay for whole life insurance quotes online. Each of the companies has a form that you fill in and they will reply to you with a quote.

Conclusion

Whole life insurance may be a logical choice for people who can afford it. People who cannot afford to buy a whole assurance policy should cover their insurance needs with cheaper term assurance. Whole lifetime insurance may also be a superior choice for older people. This is because the price advantage of term insurance decreases as you get nearer to the age of 70 years.

That was 6 reasons why you might like whole life insurance.

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