With a Universal Life Insurance policy, say my premiums are $150.00 per month and I want to increase them to $250.00 per month, to increase the death benefit, will the death benefit be based on the date I originally purchased the UL or on the date I want to do the increase?
If I Increase Universal Life Insurance Policy Premiums, How Is The Increased Death Benefit Calculated?
- 406 POINTSContact Meview profileCoby HigginsLicensed Independent Agent, Texas Insurance Alliance, Little Elm, TXAssuming you have chosen option B for your UL, the full payout to a beneficiary is the face value plus accumulated cash value. If you overfund the UL, the additional amount is credited to cash which in time increases the payout to a beneficiary. You can also have the higher payment increase the face amount. Increases in face amounts are generally subject to new underwriting and that cost is rated based on a number of factors including age, health, & tobacco use. I would suggest having the insurance company run separate illustrations showing you the differences in your policy by how the additional cash is applied - either the growth by adding to the cash accumulation account or applying the additional amount to increase the face amount. Note that higher face amounts will cost more in the future and may deplete your cash accumulation account faster which may require additional funding to keep the policy inforce or it may lapse early. If you have a temporary need for additional life insurance, you can increase the face value now and lower it some day in the future. UL's are typically flexible to adjust to your needs which is why these are a popular long term option.Answered on May 4, 2017+01+1 this answer
0flag this answerview more answers by Coby Higgins - 22 POINTSview profilejoe ungerAG Insurance & Financial Solutions, Huntington, WVuniversal life is a simple stated death benefit policy with possible cash accumulation built in. There 3 components that is subtracted from the premium and 1 that is added. to pay for the state death benefit. Premium - cost of insurance - expense -(possible policy)= excess cash + (fixed % or index value) . by increasing your premium this will increase your excess cash. but be careful as the cost of insurance will increase every year on a universal life policy. so by increasing your premium you may never grow your death benefit but just extend the life of the universal life.Answered on May 17, 2017flag this answer
5082 POINTSContact Meview profileJ Paul Wilson CFP, CHFCPROCertified Financial Planner, JPW Insurance Retirement Investments, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaIt depends on the design of the policy. Universal Life Policies, issued in Canada, tend to be either a level death benefit or death benefit plus the fund value. If the policy is death benefit + fund and increases the premium then the death benefit would be increased by the fund (cash) value). If the policy is level death benefit the increase in premium will impact the fund value, however, not usually increase the death benefit.Answered on October 10, 2017+01+1 this answer 0flag this answerview more answers by J Paul Wilson CFP, CHFC
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