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Term Life Insurance

As its name suggests, Term Life Insurance covers a particular term or period of time. Term life insurance is very similar to automobile insurance or home owners insurance. As in other forms of life insurance, the insured pays a premium (a price) for which the insurance company guarantees to pay a specified amount, either as a lump sum or in the form of monthly payments.

The typical type of term life insurance is Annual Renewable Term. In this case, the insurance covers a specified period of one year. This type of policy is typically not very expensive. Also, since the insurance is renewable, the insured can renew the policy annually.

In addition to annual renewable term, there is a Level Term insurance. In this type of policy, the premium remains constant for a 5, 10, 15 or 20 year period of time. With this type of term insurance, the insured pays more for insurance coverage in the early years of the policy than in later years.

The final type of term insurance that we'll cover is Decreasing Term insurance. With this type of coverage, the insured pays the same amount for insurance during every year of the policy. The face value of the policy declines progressively to zero when the policy expires. This type of coverage is typically for individuals that want to protect a particular thing, like a mortgage, or a child's education.

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