In our last blog post, we have shared 3 reasons why people choose whole life products, now another set of reasons:
4. Business planning needs
In business planning situations, business owners traditionally used term insurance to fund buy-sell agreements. Increasingly, however, business owners have discovered that the likelihood of dying while in the business is remote.
It is more likely that the business owner will become sick, injured or leave the business due to retirement or some other life event. As a result, the cash value buildup in a whole life policy is an attractive vehicle to create a sinking fund that will act as a down payment on an installment sale or to supplement a lifetime buyout, while the death benefit ensures funding in the unlikely event of death.
If death does not occur, then the policy can be re-purposed for personal planning use of the departing owner. A well-drafted business continuation plan can address this situation.
5. A favorable cost structure
Overall, costs of a whole life policy are too often misunderstood. Whole life's premium may look high, however, over a lifetime, whole life insurance generally provides both the highest IRR of premium to death benefit (measured at life expectancy) and also the best cost structure as measured by net present value of premiums relative to cash values.
6. A "forced" savings vehicle for many purposes
As increases in college tuition continue to outpace inflation, and as more individuals and families are realizing they won’t be saving enough in traditional retirement accounts to meet retirement expenses, whole life insurance and its cash value buildup are excellent supplemental sources to accumulate wealth while also protecting the family. The premium payments are often seen as a “forced” savings vehicle.
In summary, whole life provides many reasons to justify its popularity.
4. Business planning needs
In business planning situations, business owners traditionally used term insurance to fund buy-sell agreements. Increasingly, however, business owners have discovered that the likelihood of dying while in the business is remote.
It is more likely that the business owner will become sick, injured or leave the business due to retirement or some other life event. As a result, the cash value buildup in a whole life policy is an attractive vehicle to create a sinking fund that will act as a down payment on an installment sale or to supplement a lifetime buyout, while the death benefit ensures funding in the unlikely event of death.
If death does not occur, then the policy can be re-purposed for personal planning use of the departing owner. A well-drafted business continuation plan can address this situation.
5. A favorable cost structure
Overall, costs of a whole life policy are too often misunderstood. Whole life's premium may look high, however, over a lifetime, whole life insurance generally provides both the highest IRR of premium to death benefit (measured at life expectancy) and also the best cost structure as measured by net present value of premiums relative to cash values.
6. A "forced" savings vehicle for many purposes
As increases in college tuition continue to outpace inflation, and as more individuals and families are realizing they won’t be saving enough in traditional retirement accounts to meet retirement expenses, whole life insurance and its cash value buildup are excellent supplemental sources to accumulate wealth while also protecting the family. The premium payments are often seen as a “forced” savings vehicle.
In summary, whole life provides many reasons to justify its popularity.
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