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The original intention of life insurance was to provide for your
family in the event from your death.
Although this should be one of the main objectives for you purchasing
life insurance, it is wise to realise that there are other potential benefits that you could accumulate from
this type of life insurance whilst your still alive.
The key to these
benefits is to choose a whole life policy and not term.
A whole life policy (permanent), will cover you for the duration of your life for a fixed
premium.
If you have a
whole life policy, if required, you can borrow some of the accumulated cash value
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"The cost of a whole life policy
will depend on the 'face value' of the contract. This is the amount of
capital that is paid to the beneficiaries upon your death, i.e a policy with
a face value of £75000 will pay £75000. As you pay your premiums, those
premiums accumulate into a ‘cash value’ – the amount of insurance that you’ve
paid into your policy. Majority of companies base that figure on making
payments for 100 years, which is the point when the face value and the cash
value will be the same".
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that you have paid overtime into your account, with terms and conditions.
If you really want you can cash out your policy earlier than intended but the better and smarter
option would be to let the cash accumulate and gather value. This could later be
used for your children's education, renovation of your house amongst other options. Whilst you would have to
pay this back, the interest rates would be at a much lower rate than you would get from a
bank.

If you have the option, and can afford a
permanent whole life insurance policy, it can be one of the best and cheapest investments you
have ever made which could be used for unexpected expenses and
retirement.
Temporary Life
Insurance
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