{"id":856,"date":"2020-01-09T16:49:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T00:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insureone.com\/knowledge-center\/?p=856"},"modified":"2025-05-19T13:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T20:03:28","slug":"what-is-whole-life-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insureone.com\/knowledge-center\/life\/types-of-life-insurance\/what-is-whole-life-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Whole Life Insurance?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\nWhole life insurance is a type of permanent life insurance that is designed to last for the insured’s lifetime. Features include level premiums and guaranteed death benefits. Your premium amount is a fixed amount that won\u2019t increase, and as long as all premiums are paid on time, whole life insurance policies can last a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whole life insurance policies also accumulate cash value, and the insurance company typically invests the cash value, which grows tax-deferred as long as the policy is active. The cash benefit and fixed premium are what define whole life insurance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Term vs. Whole Life Insurance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whole life insurance definition:<\/strong> a life insurance policy that is guaranteed to remain in force for the insured’s lifetime and pays a death benefit to the policy’s beneficiaries when the insured dies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Term life insurance definition: <\/strong>life insurance that provides coverage for a specified period of time. Once the term expires, the insured can either renew the term, convert the policy to a whole life policy, or terminate the policy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whole Life Insurance:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n