Variable Appreciable Life Insurance popularly known asVariable Life Insurance is designed to provide stable security to yourimmediate beneficiary after your death. The life insurance policy in thiscategory is termed "variable" as you can allocate a portion of yourpremium dollars to a separate account in various investment funds within the insurancecompany's portfolio. These may be an equity fund, a money market fund, a bondfund, or some combination thereof. However, it is to be noted that the value ofthe death benefit and the cash value may fluctuate with the performance of thisinvestment portion of the policy.
It is also true that though most variable life insurancepolicies guarantee that the death benefit will not fall below a specifiedminimum, it does not guarantee a minimum cash value. Variable is a form ofwhole life insurance and due to investment risks it is considered a securitiescontract. The Variable Life Insurance is regulated as securities and comesunder the purview of the Federal Securities Laws. It is therefore mandatory tosell the policy with a detailed prospectus.
Pros:
With the Variable Life Insurance policy you can participatein various types of investment options without having to pay tax on yourearnings. You can further enjoy this benefit as long as you do not surrenderthe policy. Moreover, you can also apply interest earned on these investmentstoward the premiums, thus lowering the amount you pay.
Cons:
Your investments are often at stake. With poor investmentfunds performance, you end with less money to pay the premiums, which in turnmean that you may have to pay more than you can afford to keep the policy inforce. Poor fund performance also means that the cash and/or death benefit maydecline, though never below a defined level. And above all even in dire needs,you cannot withdraw from the cash value during your lifetime.
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