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Assuming that you are speaking of whole life insurance. the answer depends upon the rate of accumulation of cash value. Cash value is the "savings" element that is built into a whole life policy. That is, a portion of each premium is applied to the cost of the insurance protection, and a portion is credited to cash value.

Depending upon the kind of whole life policy that is involved, the "savings" portion of the premium can be invested in a mutual fund or some other sort of investment vehicle. Therefore, the growth of that amount can depend upon market forces such as the Stock Market. If the market flourishes, cash value can increase quickly; if it does not, cash value will suffer. Other kinds of whole life policies exist that promise only a minimum cash value accumulation that are specified in the policy. In those, cash value usually accumulates more slowly.

The answer also depends upon whether premiums were paid all during the life of the policy. Again, using a whole life policy as an example, it may provide that if premium payments stop, the insurance company may keep the policy "alive" by taking future premium payments from the cash value. This would reduce the cash value proportionately, depending upon for how log it is done.

If you are referring to term insurance, no cash value accumulates at all. It provides a death benefit only, which is payable when the insured dies. The premiums paid are lower than those for whole life insurance because there is no savings element built into the policy.

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