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1 Example: $100,000 death benefit-the beneficiary chooses to be paid $10,000 per year. 2  He or she will receive payments until the benefit is used up. 3  The insurance will pay interest on the money that has not been paid so the payments will last longer than ten years.ife Income. 1  Example: $100,000 death benefit-beneficiary (a 54-year-old male) elects the life income option. 2  Based on his life expectancy, the insurance company promises to pay the beneficiary $6,250 per year for life. Cash-value-The amount of total premiums paid for a policy minus the costs for insurance in whole-, universal-, and variable universal-life policies. The cash-value grows tax-free in an insurance policy. Death Benefit-The total cash payment made to the beneficiary upon the death of the insured.ife Income. 1  Example: $100,000 death benefit-beneficiary (a 54-year-old male) elects the life income option. 2  Based on his life expectancy, the insurance company promises to pay the beneficiary $6,250 per year for life. Death benefit. The amount of money paid or due to be paid when a person insured under a life insurance policy dies, after adjustments for any outstanding policy loans, dividends, paid-up additions or late premium payments (if applicable) are made.A beneficiary whose interest cannot be cancelled without his or her consent.he amount of money paid or due to be paid when a person insured under a life insurance policy dies, after adjustments for any outstanding policy loans, dividends, paid-up additions or late premium payments (if applicable) are made. A beneficiary whose interest cannot be cancelled without his or her consent. 1 Example: $100,000 death benefit-beneficiary (a 54-year-old male) elects the life income option. 2  Based on his life expectancy, the insurance company promises to pay the beneficiary $6,250 per year for life.ife Income. 1  Example: $100,000 death benefit-beneficiary (a 54-year-old male) elects the life income option. 2  Based on his life expectancy, the insurance company promises to pay the beneficiary $6,250 per year for life. Life insurance pays a death benefit to the stated beneficiary at the death of the insured. When the insured dies, the beneficiary of the policy files an insurance claim.ife Income. 1  Example: $100,000 death benefit-beneficiary (a 54-year-old male) elects the life income option. 2  Based on his life expectancy, the insurance company promises to pay the beneficiary $6,250 per year for life. The benefit received differs among companies and contracts, but the beneficiary is guaranteed an amount equal to what was invested or the value of the contract on the most recent policy anniversary statement, whichever is higher.AA |. A benefit term that guarantees that the beneficiary, as named in the contract, will receive a death benefit if the annuitant dies before the annuity begins paying benefits. The insured party normally pays premiums until death, except for limited pay policies which may be paid-up in 10 years, 20 years, or at age 65. Whole life insurance belongs to the cash value category of life insurance, which also includes universal life, variable life, and endowment policies.The other major form of life insurance is term life, which may be individual term policies or group term certificates.he death benefit of a whole life policy is normally the stated face amount. However, if the policy is participating, the death benefit will be increased by any accumulated dividend values and/or decreased by any outstanding policy loans. For example, a life settlement provider might pay $75,000 for a life insurance policy that will pay $150,000 when the policyholder dies. There are no laws requiring a certain minimum sale amount. Settlements typically range from 10 percent to 75 percent of a policy's face value.uneral insurance can be expensive compared to other types of life insurance. The premium amount may exceed the amount of the death benefit. Also, many policies won't pay the full amount of funeral expenses if you die before paying a required amount. For traditional whole life insurance, the amount and duration of premium payments are the same for as long as the insured is alive, but some whole life policies allow you to pay premiums in a single installment, or for a shorter period such as 20 years or until age 65. The beneficiaries receive the death benefit no matter when the insured dies, as long as premiums were paid. 2  The policy may build up cash value, which grows tax deferred. 3  If you surrender the policy at a later date, the cash value, if any, will be returned to you. 1 If you chose an annuity that pays benefits for the life of your beneficiary (such as a joint-and-survivor annuity), PBGC will pay these benefits only to the beneficiary you chose when you retired. 2  In such a case, if you remarry after you retire, your new spouse usually will not be entitled to a survivor benefit. If you chose an annuity that pays benefits for the life of your beneficiary (such as a joint-and-survivor annuity), PBGC will pay these benefits only to the beneficiary you chose when you retired. 2  In such a case, if you remarry after you retire, your new spouse usually will not be entitled to a survivor benefit.
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