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Whole life insurance policies, unlike term insurance policies, accumulate cash value, like a savings account, as you pay your premiums, so that even if you cancel such a policy before it is fully paid up, it still has some value that can be cashed in.

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What happens if someone forge your signature to cash a life policy?

Report the forgery to your local policy department and the insurance company and you will probably be made whole.


Can you convert a term life policy into a whole life policy?

Unlikely as the term polcy is for specific termand whole life pays out on death. The actuaries who set the premiums at the outset of the policy use mortality rates when the policy is taken out. To convert to a whole life policy would mean ia complete reevaluation which is not cost effective for the insurer. You could make term policy paid up and take out whole life policy but its best to take independent advice.


Is your old whole life insurance policy worth anything?

You should contact your agent or the life insurance company directly, who will be able to tell you exactly how much cash value and what death benefit your life insurance policy has. If you have continued to pay the scheduled premiums for a long time, chances are your whole life policy's cash value has increased significantly. If you cannot contact your agent, look in the first few pages of the policy for a contact address and possibly a phone number for the insurance company. Also, Universal is often mistaken for whole life. Depending on the policy you have, it may or may not have much cash value. Do not cancel the policy for its cash value until you have spoken to a reputable agent and made sure that you are sure that you no longer need it. And taking money from a policy's cash value may shorten its life span or may require higher premiums in the future to maintain it.


What are the disadvantages of a Modified whole life insurance policy?

A major disadvantage of a modified whole life insurance policy is that you can never change the face value on your policy. Additional coverage would require the purchase of an another policy. Also the growth potential on your policy is limited.


What is convertible term insurance?

A term policy that can be converted to a whole life (or other) policy.

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Can you get money back on your life insurance policy if the company cancelled the policy after 15 years of paying?

Why did the company cancel? If you paid your premium, they can't. Was it a whole life, permanent, Universal Life or term policy. If term, there is no cash value.


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Report the forgery to your local policy department and the insurance company and you will probably be made whole.


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