Life Insurance Policies - Kinds And Categories
Classification of Life insurance policies is broadly dependent on the following criteria: I. Policies based on Duration · Whole life insurance policy - Under this category, the periodical payments of premiums are paid by the Life Assured throughout his lifetime, and the amount assured becomes payable only on the death of that person. In other words, a whole-life insurance plan resembles a Term Assurance Plan for an unspecified period, which is dependent upon the duration of the life of the assured. · Limited Payment Whole life Policy - It is a customization of an original ‘whole-life policy’, where the Life Assured determines the period for which the premium is to be paid, but the assured sum is payable only on the death of that person. · Convertible whole-life policy - This includes a policy, which was originally a limited payme...