What is face amount in insurance

The face value of life insurance is the dollar amount equated to the worth of your policy. It can also be referred to as the death benefit or the face amount of life insurance. In all cases, life insurance face value is the amount of money given to the beneficiary when the policy expires.

Is face amount the same as coverage?

In short, your face value is the amount of money your beneficiaries will receive from your insurance company at the time of your death. You might hear it called your death benefit, coverage amount or face amount. So when you buy life insurance, this is what you're paying for.

How do you calculate face amount?

In Mathematics, face value is the actual value of the digit in a number. For example, if 567 is a number, then the face value of 6 is 6 only, whereas its place value is tens (i.e. 60).

Why is it called face amount?

The term face value originates from the amount printed on the face of a postage stamp or stock certificate. It is more commonly known as the significance or original price of a product or service.

Is face amount the same as cash value?

A permanent life insurance policy including whole life insurance and universal life insurance has a face value and a cash value, which are two distinct values. The face value is the death benefit. The policy owner's beneficiaries will receive this amount when he or she dies.