Life Insurance Policy Comparison Chart
TERM
UNIVERSAL LIFE
INDEXED UNIVERSAL LIFE
VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE
WHOLE LIFE
Guaranteed level for specified
Flexible or guaranteed level for
Flexible or guaranteed level for
Flexible or guaranteed level for
Premiums
Guaranteed level for life
term, then increasing
life
life
life
Premium
General Account
General Account
General Account
Separate Account
General Account
Allocation
Index / Investment
One or more indexed interest
Multiple variable investment
n/a
n/a
n/a
Options
crediting methodologies
sub‐accounts
Yes, guaranteed and current
Yes, guaranteed and current
Yes, guaranteed and current
Yes, guaranteed cash value.
cash value dependent on
cash value dependent on
cash value dependent on
Current cash value dependent
Cash Value
None
interest rates and policy
indexed interest and policy
investment returns and policy
on dividends which are subject
charges
charges
charges
to change.
Access to Cash
Yes, through withdrawals and
Yes, through withdrawals and
Yes, through withdrawals and
Yes, through withdrawals and
n/a
Value
policy loans
policy loans
policy loans
policy loans
Yes, guaranteed death benefit.
Lifetime guarantee subject to
Lifetime guarantee subject to
Lifetime guarantee subject to
Current death benefit
Death Benefit
Typically guaranteed to age 95
certain conditions
certain conditions
certain conditions
dependent on dividends which
are subject to change.
Level, may increase dependent
Death Benefit
Level, Increasing or Return of
Level, Increasing or Return of
Level, Increasing or Return of
Level or Return of Premium
on dividends which are subject
Options
Premium
Premium
Premium
to change
Flexible premium payment
Flexible premium payment
Flexible premium payment
Lowest cost for temporary
Guaranteed premium, cash
Advantages
options may result in lower
options may result in lower
options may result in lower
needs
value and death benefit
overall cost
overall cost
overall cost
Insurance company
Insurance company
Insurance company
Highest initial cost of all types
Ultimate premiums may be
determines current interest
determines current indexed
determines variable
Disadvantages
of permanent insurance.
cost prohibitive
crediting rate based on their
interest crediting
investment sub‐accounts
Dividends are not guaranteed
investment returns
methodologies
available
Cash values may be used to
Cash values may be used to
Cash values may be used to
Cash values may be used to
May be convertible to
Other
reduce premiums, increase
reduce premiums, increase
reduce premiums, increase
reduce premiums, increase
permanent insurance without
Considerations
death benefit or provide cash
death benefit or provide cash
death benefit or provide cash
death benefit or provide cash
evidence of insurability
flow options
flow options
flow options
flow options
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