Whole Life Insurance
A whole life policy allows you to build cash value. Part of your premiums will go towards the policy and part will go towards a savings fund, however you do not get to designate how much of your premium goes toward thecash value. Once the cash value builds up over time, it can be borrowed against or used to pay the life insurance policy premiums.
Universal Life Insurance
A universal life policy is similar to a whole life policy as it builds cash value, but you have the ability to decide how much of your premium goes towards the savings plan and how much goes towards the policy premium. Universal life policies usually earn interest around the same rate as a money market account. And like a whole life policy, the cash value can be borrowed against or used to pay the life insurance premiums.
Variable Life
A variable life policy also combines an insurance policy with a savings account, but the main difference is that the cash value is invested. You have the choice to select from a wide range of investment options (stocks, bonds, money market accounts, mutual funds, etc.) and the interest that your accounts earn increases your policy’s cash value. Unlike a whole life policy that has fixed premiums, the premiums can vary from nothing in a given month up to maximums defined by the Internal Revenue Code for life insurance. And like both policies listed above, the cash value can be borrowed against or used to pay the life insurance premiums.
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