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universal life insurance

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noun

  1. a type of insurance in which the payments of the insured are placed in an investment fund, earnings from which pay the premium on term life insurance while any remainder continues to increase the policy's value.


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Indexed universal life insurance policies have a very specific purpose that can help families, if used correctly.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

Indexed universal life insurance is also being sold to a lot of young people who don’t have kids and who don’t need any type of permanent life insurance, Rice says.

From MarketWatch Apr. 1, 2026

Indexed universal life insurance is a type of permanent life insurance with returns linked to a stock-market index rather than a direct stock investment.

From MarketWatch Apr. 1, 2026

So they’ll sometimes recommend whole or universal life insurance policies, which allow for stock market investment on the side.

From Slate Nov. 2, 2016

The government alleged that Digati bought variable universal life insurance from the insurer, which was not identified.

From Reuters Mar. 8, 2010

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