What is death benefit term life insurance coverage?

Term life insurance is temporary insurance that provides coverage for a limited number of years.

Term life is death benefit coverage only, with no cash value or investment feature

Term Life only provides a death benefit.

That's why it is referred to as "Pure Protection".

If the insured person dies during the term life policy term, while coverage is In Force, the death benefit is paid out to the beneficiary of the policy, subject to any exclusions...

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If you're shopping for a life insurance policy, you may be wondering if term life insurance is right type of coverage for you.

That's a good question. You want to make sure you choose the right type of life insurance protection.

There are two basic types of life insurance: Term and Permanent.

Permanent life insurance costs a lot more, but it does build some cash value inside the policy, and to does provide guaranteed lifetime protection as long as you pay your premiums on time.

Whereas, term life...

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Term life provides simple relatively inexpensive life insurance coverage for a specified period of time.

It's cheap, flexible and easy-to-understand.

Term life offers the lowest prices on short term insurance for up to 30 years of coverage.

You can choose a term of 10, 15, 20 or 30 years of life insurance protection to meet your needs.

If you die during the term of your life insurance policy, your beneficiary receives the death benefit.

If you outlive the duration of your term life policy, your li...
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Term life insurance is what people call "pure insurance." It is pure life insurance protection with no investment feature in the policy. It provides life insurance, and there is no build up of cash value inside the policy.

You pay a premium for a specific period of time, usually 10 to 30 years, and the insurance company will pay a death benefit to your beneficiary if you pass away in that time period.

You designate an amount of life insurance with the insurance company and the...

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The "term" of your term life insurance policy is the amount of time you have life insurance protection.

You choose a "term" when you purchase your term life policy.

The common "terms" available for term life are for a period of 10, 15, 20 or 30 years.

So, if you bought a 20 year term life policy, you would pay your monthly (or yearly) premium to the insurance company in return for a set amount of life insurance protection for a period of 20 years.

If you die during that period of time, the benefi...
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A term life insurance policy has a start date and an end date.

Many term life policies will offer renewal after the end of the guaranteed premium period; however, the rate increases are usually substantial, so it may cost a lot more than you were paying for your original term life insurance coverage.

If you are healthy and can qualify for a new life insurance policy, that might be a better option than renewing your expiring term life insurance.

If you have a permanent need fo...

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What is voluntary term life insurance?

Usually it is a life insurance plan offered through your employer to provide employees with an opportunity to purchase life insurance coverage through work, and the premiums may be payroll deducted.

In some cases, voluntary group life insurance plans offer life insurance coverage at a higher cost, but with fewer health questions and no laboratory testing. 

It's important to keep in mind when considering life insurance that the more healt...

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Does the cost of a term life insurance policy go up over time?

Yes, the cost of your term life insurance coverage may increase over time. With level term life insurance plans you pay the same level premium for the duration of your term. 

So, if you have a 10 year term life policy you would pay the same premium each year for 10 years. However, if you need life insurance to continue after the ten years ends, you would renew your policy and the premium would increase based on your age at renewal.


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The best term life insurance is the best term life policy at the lowest premium to meet your unique personal life insurance needs.

First, you'll want to compare multiple term life insurance rate quotes among several of the leading life insurance companies to find the right combination of term life plans that will meet your exact needs and be sure you are purchasing them at the very best premiums.

When comparing rates and plans, make sure you consider:

1. The term of the policy ...

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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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Term life insurance is a type of temporary life insurance which lasts for a certain period of time.

Usually, term life policies provide coverage for a term (duration) of 10, 15, 20 or 30 years.

When the term ends, the life insurance coverage expires, you have no more life insurance.

The term life insurance does not end at a specific age, but the anniversary date of the end of the term for your policy.

When the term comes to an end, you may renew your policy for another term, or apply for a new li...
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There are several types of life insurance to choose from when buying your term life policy.

As for which is good for your needs it will depend on what you are trying to accomplish with your life insurance.

The basic types of term life plans are Level Term, Decreasing Term, and Return of premium term life insurance.

Renewable term life is an option you can add to your policy that allows you to renew your current term life insurance plan for another 10 year term without having to take a health ex...
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There are several features to consider when comparing term life insurance policies, including:

1) The price and death benefit are guaranteed to stay the same for the full term,

2) How long the term lasts - 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 years?

3) The term life policy is convertible to permanent life insurance without evidence of insurability for an extended period of time, and

4) The life insurance carrier is reputable and highly rated by AM Best Company for financial strength.

Also, c...

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