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| Accelerated Death Benefit | A benefit included in life insurance policies or available as an optional rider. The benefit allows an insured to access a portion of the death benefit before death. |
| Endowment contracts | A cash value policy that matures (endows) before an insured’s lifetime age, typically 95 or 100. |
| Funeral insurance | A life policy designed to provide a lump sum benefit to pay funeral or burial expenses, subject to specific California requirements. |
| Limited pay life insurance | A whole life policy that protects the insured for life, that requires premium payments for limited period which is less than the insured’s lifetime. The policy develops cash values. |
| Single pay life insurance | A life insurance policy that provides lifetime coverage for a one-time single payment when issued. The policy develops cash values. |
| term life insurance | A policy that provides coverage for a specific period. If the insured dies during the coverage period, the death benefit is paid to a beneficiary, provided premiums have been paid. There is no cash value. |
| Term life with Return of premium | A term policy that builds a cash value to return the premiums paid at the end of the term if the insured is still alive. |
| Universal Life Insurance | A cash value life insurance program with an investment element that is less volatile than a Variable Life or Variable Universal Life policy. The insured has flexibility in premiums, cash value growth, and determining the death benefit. |
| Variable life insurance | A permanent life insurance with an investment element involving a separate account (mutual funds.) The insured, rather than the insurer, accepts the risks and receives the rewards of investing. |
| Variable Universal Life Insurance | A cash value life insurance plan that offers the most flexibility and significant risk. The cash value growth is not guaranteed. |
| Waiver of Premium | If an insured paying their premiums is disabled, the waiver of premium provision waives future payments and keeps the protection in force. |
| Whole life insurance | This permanent insurance policy provides death protection for the insured's “whole life” (actuarially). The insured cannot outlive the protected amount. The policy develops cash values. |