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A simple pattern that determines the cash value of the policy is this:

Amounts that client paid (monthly premiums) including any extra contributions.

Plus: Money credited to the account: Interest or Dividends or Return. This may be guaranteed or not guaranteed depending on the contract. This amount has to do with the profitability of the insurance company, current interest rates, or performance of the investment accounts if the policy is variable life.

Minus: Mortality charges (cost of life insurance, whether calculated on yearly basis or averaged.)

Minus: Sales (commissions paid to agent), Administrative/ Service Expenses that the insurance company charged this account;

Minus: Any outstanding loans, accumulated interests on the loan.

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Cash Value of whole life insurance?

Cash value of whole life insurance is referred to as the "Cash Surrender Value". The cash surrender value is money the policyholder is supposed to receive from the insurance company when surrendering the whole life insurance policy with cash value. The cash surrender value amount due is the sum of the cash value stated in the whole life insurance policy minus any surrender charge and any outstanding loans and interest due on the loans.


Which is not an example of cash value insurance?

Term Insurance


How do you cash your life insurance?

Not all insurance policies have cash value. Term life has no cash value. Whole life does have cash value. You will have to talk to your insurance company and tell them what you want. If you have a whole life policy with cash value, then withdrawing that cash is essentially like taking money out of a bank account; very simple.


When cashing out a life insurance policy are cash value and net cash value the same?

The cash value of something is the value before taxes. Net or Netto cash value is after taxes.


What is the difference between face amount and cash value?

The face value is what your beneficiaries will collect. The cash value is the excess of your premium payments over the cost of the insurance. Click here for more about life insurance cash value.


Does a renewable and convertible term life insurance policy have a cash value?

No, generally speaking, no term life insurance policies have cash value.


How does one find out the cash value of Life Insurance?

The website Insure shows one how to calculate the cash value of Life Insurance. Their model shows what could happen to the cash value and death benefit if one taps his/her cash value to pay premiums.


Which type of insurance does not build a cash value the insured?

term insurance...


What are examples of cash value insurance?

Cash value insurance can be "whole life insurance" or "universal life insurance". There are few differences on how the funds are invested and if dividends can be paid that would increase the cash value, but both types of permanent life insurance can accumulate cash value. There is also a type of term insurance that has a "return of premium" feature that will return all premiums back at the end of the term. This type of term life policy is not actually accumulating cash value because you only get back the premiums you paid.


What are the examples of cash value insurance?

Cash value insurance can be "whole life insurance" or "universal life insurance". There are few differences on how the funds are invested and if dividends can be paid that would increase the cash value, but both types of permanent life insurance can accumulate cash value. There is also a type of term insurance that has a "return of premium" feature that will return all premiums back at the end of the term. This type of term life policy is not actually accumulating cash value because you only get back the premiums you paid.


Does term insurance have cash value?

Term insurance may or may not have cash value at some point. It has no value when it expires. For example, If a person bought term insurance at 30 which would expire at 70, it could have some cash value when that person was between the ages of 40 and 60. Term life starts losing cash value when people start dying. It becomes worthless when it expires. If you want to use your term life insurance policy, you will need to die before it expires.


Can the government garnish life insurance cash value?

The government cannot garnish a life insurance cash value policy. However, they can attach a lien on the cash value if it is deposited into a bank account. They can also petition the court to force an individual to hand over the cash value.