What is a level term insurance policy?
Most term policies are actually level term, which means your premiums and death benefit stay the same for the entire length of the term. By contrast, with a yearly renewable term policy, your premiums can go up every year.
What is a level premium?
noun. : one of a series of equal installments by which the premium on an insurance policy may be paid rather than in a lump sum.
What happens at the end of a level term life insurance policy?
Generally, when term life insurance expires, the policy simply expires, and no action needs to be taken by the policyholder. A notice is sent by the insurance carrier that the policy is no longer in effect, the policyholder stops paying the premiums, and there is no longer any potential death benefit.
What is the difference between level term life insurance and whole life insurance?
Term life insurance has a set limit of time for coverage while whole life insurance, which is known as permanent life insurance, remains in effect for your lifetime (as long as you pay your premiums). The premiums you pay for term life insurance go towards the death benefit you will leave to your beneficiaries.