How can I make sure that I have picked a low cost whole life insurance?
Jake
Fort Worth Texas
A low cost whole life insurance is very easy to obtain. What is the difference of whole life insurance with other types of insurance? Easy. Whole life covers you for life, literally. The premiums are paid annually. Although the amount of the premiums are higher than usual, what is good about whole life is that you can borrow against the cash value of your policy. This type of insurance thus acts more like a long-term investment than an actual insurance.
There is also the possibility that while you may be paying higher premiums at the start, this amount could decrease as time passes. Insurance companies also offers holders of this type of insurance dividends. You heard it right. Dividends can be given. You can opt not to receive the dividends but use it low pay future premiums. It can also be used to buy another type of insurance. In my case, the company gave me the option to pay the premiums for the first 10 years and use the dividends to pay for the remaining years. Just imagine, I get to be covered for life but pay the premiums only for a short time.
A low cost whole life insurance therefore is more about the benefits you can get alive and dead and less on the amount of the premiums paid. Not convinced yet? Let me share a secret.
A whole life insurance actually has an “expiration date.” The coverage will end when you reach 100 years old. If by chance you’re still alive at that time, you will receive cash equal to the face value of the policy at the time of termination. Think about it. If you die before you’re 100, your family gets the death benefits equal to the face value. If not, you get your money back.
It is hard to really determine if your policy is a low cost whole life insurance. Getting a whole life insurance though is surely a good choice.