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What to Consider When Buying Universal Life Insurance
Riders
- Long-Term Care Rider: Provides benefits for long-term care services, such as nursing home or in-home care, helping to cover high costs and protect your savings.
- Disability Waiver of Premium Rider: Waives premium payments if you become disabled and unable to work, ensuring your policy remains active without financial strain.
- Accidental Death Benefit Rider: Offers an additional death benefit if death occurs due to an accident, providing extra financial protection for your beneficiaries.
- Child Term Rider: Provides term life insurance coverage for your children, offering financial support for funeral expenses or other costs if a child passes away.
- Guaranteed Insurability Rider: Allows you to purchase additional coverage at specified times without a medical exam, beneficial if your health changes or you need more coverage in the future.
Premium Payment Options
- Single Premium: Pay a lump sum upfront to fully fund the policy, eliminating the need for ongoing premium payments and ideal for those with a large sum to invest.
- Flexible Premium: Adjust your premium payments as needed, increasing or decreasing them based on your financial situation, providing flexibility to manage your budget.
- Level Premium: Pay a consistent amount over time, offering predictability and ease of budgeting, as you know exactly how much you need to pay each period.
Death Benefit Options
- Level Death Benefit: The death benefit remains the same throughout the life of the policy, providing a fixed amount to your beneficiaries and ensuring predictable financial support.
- Increasing Death Benefit: The death benefit increases over time, usually by the amount of the cash value accumulation, offering additional financial protection as your needs grow.
Investment Options (for IUL and VUL)
- Indexed Accounts: Tie the cash value growth to a stock market index, such as the S&P 500, allowing you to benefit from market gains while protecting against market losses through a guaranteed minimum interest rate.
- Sub-Accounts: Invest the cash value in various sub-accounts, similar to mutual funds, providing the potential for significant cash value growth based on the performance of the chosen investments.
Policy Loans and Withdrawals
- Policy Loans: Borrow against the cash value at relatively low interest rates, without requiring credit checks, and repay on flexible terms. Unpaid loans can reduce the death benefit.
- Withdrawals: Withdraw funds from the cash value, providing a source of funds for emergencies, education expenses, or other financial needs. Withdrawals may reduce the cash value and death benefit.