Yes, a life insurance policy can expire.

Term life plans provide temporary coverage lasting for a set period of time, usually up to a maximum period of thirty years.

However, you may be able to choose a policy duration (term) of 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 years.

If you are alive when the term life insurance expires, the coverage ends.

You may have an option to renew your policy for another term of 10 years or less, if you still need coverage.

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If you have term life insurance protection you may be wondering about your options when your coverage ends.

Well, you have a few to choose form, but it really depends on what your situation is and if you still need life insurance protection.

• You could go without any life insurance.
  
• Buy a new life insurance policy, which would likely require you to take a medical exam.
  
• Renew your current term life insurance policy, usually for up to ten years of coverage.
  

These are three of the most common options ...
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What are my choices when my term life insurance policy expires?

If you own a term life plan you may have a few options available when it expires:

• You may let your coverage expire and go without any life insurance.
• You may choose to renew your coverage for another term before your original plan ends.
• You may choose to buy a new life insurance policy.
  

Keep in mind, if you need life insurance beyond the original term of your policy, it may be a good idea to renew coverage because if your health has c...
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What can I do when my term life insurance policy ends?

If you have term life insurance and your expiration date is coming up soon, you may be wondering about your options going forward.

It's important to consider this question before your current term life policy expires.

If you feel you have a need for continued life insurance coverage beyond the expiration date of your term insurance policy, you may want to renew your policy for another "term". Usually you can renew coverage for up to 10 years...
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When does a life insurance policy end?

Life insurance ends either when you cancel your policy, or the life insurance company cancels due to non-payment.

However, your life insurance coverage expires only if you have a term life insurance policy which the term has ended, and you did not choose to renew your policy for another term, which is usually a one year (annual) term.

A permanent life insurance policy does not expire, it provides you with level premiums and lifetime protection.



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Term life insurance is temporary coverage for a set period of time.

The term is the period of time that the premium and coverage is guaranteed.

If you have a term life policy and the guarantee period on it is expiring, you have a several options that may be available:

1. You can continue to pay the annual premiums as the term policy will be annually renew, however, the premiums will start to go up each year (based on age) by a substantial amount. That means each year you will ...

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Yes, term life insurance policies do expire.

For instance, if you have a 10 year term life insurance policy, and you outlive the 10 year term, the life insurance coverage spires, you are no longer insured.

However, renewable term life insurance plans will allow you to renew the policy for another term, which may be 1 year, or longer.

In addition, convertible term life insurance policies may allow you to convert the term life insurance coverage into a permanent life insurance policy before the te...
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