Acquired hydrocephalus is caused by damage to the brain after a head injury or after conditions such as stroke, brain haemorrhage (a bleed in the brain), brain tumour, or meningitis (an infection in the membranes of the brain).
The premiums you pay for this level amount of death benefit may also be level for the entire period, may be level only for a specified period, or may increase over time. Decreasing term insurance. The amount of the death benefit protection you purchase will decrease over the term period.
Term life insurance is typically paid out in one of three ways: 1  Level term coverage pays a death benefit that remains the same over the term. For example, a 20-year level term policy with a $100,000 death benefit will always pay $100,000, whether the insured dies in the fifth or 15th year.