Definitions for "Universal life"
Life insurance which combines the low-cost protection of term insurance with a savings component that is invested in a tax-deferred account, the cash value of which may be available for a loan to the policyholder. see also whole life, variable life.
A form of life insurance that combines the protection of term life insurance with a savings portion, which is invested in a tax-deferred account earning money-market rates of interest. The policy is flexible; that is, as age and income change, a policyholder can increase or decrease premium payments and coverage, or shift a certain portion of premiums into the savings account without additional sales charges or complications.
A life policy that has flexible premiums and death benefits. Premiums are paid into an interest-bearing account from which maintenance fees, if any, and costs of insurance are deducted.
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