Apart from risk cover life insurance also offers the benefit of regular savings. Whole life plans, Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIP), endowment or money-back policies etc offer a mix of life cover and savings. In a whole life plan the policy holder is covered till death or on reaching 100 years of age. If the insured individual lives beyond the age of 100, he/she receives a maturity benefit and in the case of any unfortunate event, his/her nominees receive the death benefit. A whole life insurance policy also accumulates a cash value that’s accumulated throughout the life of the policy.
