Term Life Insurance
Lower initial cost for a defined protection period; typically no cash value.
Read the Term Life Insurance Guide →Protecting families with knowledge
Life Insurance Explained
Learn the major categories of life insurance, common policy terms and questions worth asking when comparing protection. No insurer or plan is recommended on this educational page.
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Policy fundamentals
Different policies meet different needs
Life insurance can provide a benefit when a covered insured dies while the contract is in force. Costs, guarantees, potential cash value, underwriting and risk of lapse differ by policy.
- Term life generally provides protection for a specified period.
- Whole life typically uses contract-defined provisions for permanent coverage and cash value.
- Universal life can provide flexible premiums with ongoing insurance charges and lapse risk.
- Indexed universal life credits interest according to an index-linked formula, not by directly investing policy value in the stock index.
Understand the categories
Four types. Four complete learning guides.
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Whole Life Insurance
Permanent protection with contractual cash values and premium commitments.
Read the Whole Life Insurance Guide →Universal Life Insurance
Flexible premiums, interest crediting, ongoing charges and funding responsibilities.
Read the Universal Life Insurance Guide →Indexed Universal Life
A type of universal life with index-linked interest crediting, costs and non-guaranteed outcomes.
Read the Indexed Universal Life Guide →Compare with care
Questions to ask about any policy
A meaningful comparison includes more than the illustrated premium.
Purpose
What financial need and duration are being addressed?
Affordability
Can the premium commitment be maintained?
Contract details
What is guaranteed versus projected?
Long-term impact
Could loans, charges or lapse reduce benefits?
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