If you're considering term life insurance, there are some things you should know before making your purchase.

For instance, did you know that term life is temporary life insurance?

That's right. Which means, you may outlive your life insurance coverage.

And, term life offers several different "term" options so you can choose coverage to meet your specific needs; for example, coverage for a term of 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 years.

The longer your policy term, the higher your annual cost of term life in...