What Is Universal Life Insurance? Universal life insurance offers permanent coverage with a unique twist—flexibility. Unlike other policies that lock you into fixed premiums and set death benefits, ...

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Whole life and universal life are both types of permanent life insurance, but there are key differences when it comes to cost, benefits and policy requirements. To help you learn about what sets them ...

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