Universal Life Insurance - 3 Attractive Features

A Universal life insurance policy is a policy that contains two elements; pure life insurance and a savings element. Each month you pay your premium, the pure insurance portion is paid, then administration costs are taken out, and the rest goes into the policy's savings account.
Here are three features that make a universal life policy an attractive financial vehicle:
Flexibility
Universal life insurance policies were made to be flexible. As you pay your premium, most universal policies build cash value over time. Portions of the cash value can be withdrawn or borrowed if needed. If you aren't able to pay your premium, you can skip a premium and the policy will use the cash value to keep the pure insurance in effect. As long as there is enough cash value in the policy to pay the monthly premium, your policy will stay in force.
In addition to skipping payments, you can also pay more than needed each month, adding to the cash value of the policy. You can withdrawal the cash value at a future date, or use it to pay the pure insurance portion of the policy if times get tough.
Longevity
As long as the life portion of the policy is paid up, the policy will pay a death benefit. Unlike term life insurance, which cancels at the end of the pre-defined term, many universal life insurance policies can last for decades (until death), guaranteeing that a death benefit be paid to your beneficiary no matter when you pass.