UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE
A Universal Life Insurance is a kind of flexible permanent life insurance. It provides low-cost protection of term life insurance with an invested savings element for the policyholder to have a cash value build up. As the policyholder’s circumstances changes, they have the option to review and change the death benefit, savings element, and premiums. Further deviation of this insurance from the whole life insurance is that it allows the policyholder to pay premiums using his accumulated savings’ interest.
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