The four basic types are whole life, universal life, variable-universal life, and indexed-universal life. Whole life offers predictable premiums and cash value growth, while the other types provide varying degrees of flexibility. Variable and indexed policies also tie cash value growth to investment returns or the performance of a market index such as the S&P 500.
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