Term Policies: Increasing Term | |||||
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Description | Premiums | Cash Value | Advantages | Disadvantages | Uses |
Increasing protection over the term (often as rider to another policy) | Usually will go up to reflect increased insurance coverage | None | Amount of protection increases over time | Coverage (and resulting premium increases) may increase beyond the need | As counter to erosion of policy proceeds by inflation; Assured purchase of more insurance without evidence of insurability |