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Policy | Description | Death Benefit | Need | Premium | Cash Value |
Term Life | “Organic” life insurance has no cash value. High death benefit for low premium. | Fixed | Short to immediate term need | Increasing exponential | none |
Whole Life | Pays a stated, fixed amount on your death | Fixed | Available to anyone. | Fixed | Fixed |
Variable Life | Whole life contracts; choice of investment assets; death benefits depend on investment result, but with guaranteed minimum | Guaranteed minimum; can change based on investment | Investment performance | Fixed | Based on investment |
Universal Life | Permanent insurance policy that couples term insurance with a money market-type investment that pays a market rate of return. To get a higher return, these policies generally don't guarantee a certain rate. | Adjustable | Flexible premium and benefit | Flexible | Not guaranteed |