CUNA Mutual - CUNA Life Insurance Company Review

CUNA Life Insurance Company is a division of thebe over the age of fifty, and the covered child
CUNA Mutual Group, which offers a variety ofcannot have reached the age of seventeen. The
financial and insurance services to credit unions and tomaximum benefit payable under this rider would be
individuals. The CUNA Mutual Group currently holdsten thousand dollars. When the insured child reaches
about 15.26 billion in assets and employs around 5,500the age of 23 the rider will convert to a permanent
members. The life insurance division of the companylife insurance policy and no proof of insurability will be
offers two types of insurance- Whole Life and Term.required by the child. In the event that the parent
All policies are underwritten by CUNA Mutualdies before the child reaches the age of 23, then the
Insurance Society which is a Fortune 100 companyrider will convert to a paid in full term policy that will
and has received an AA- rating for claims payingremain in effect until the child reaches the age of 23.
ability.Unlike their term insurance offerings, CUNA's whole
CUNA Whole Life Insurancelife insurance will cover you until you reach the age of
If you are a member of the CUNA Mutual Group,100. At this point the entire face amount of the
you and your spouse can qualify for life insurancepolicy would be paid to the insured. Death benefits
without the hassle getting a physical exam during theare paid to the named beneficiary in the event of
application process. Other advantages are that yourthe insured's death. Your premium amounts will
benefit amounts are guaranteed to remain the sameremain level for the policy's lifetime. If at any time
as are your premium payments; the death benefitsyou want to review the terms and conditions of the
are tax free; and a member spouse can purchase alife insurance policy you can call their toll free number
policy even if the member doesn't have one.and a one page summary will be mailed to you. CUNA
A life insurance policy with CUNA provides youralso makes changing your beneficiary a simple task, all
family with long term financial security. As with allyou have to do is call their customer service number
permanent life insurance policies cash valueand request a form.
accumulates as you remit premium payments. As aCUNA Term Life Insurance
policy holder, you have the ability to borrow againstCUNA also provides term insurance to cover your
the buildup in your cash value should the need everfamily for a specified period of time only. There is no
arise. CUNA life insurance does not require the insuredaccumulation of cash value, however all death
or the beneficiary to pay back the loan. If the insuredbenefits are tax free. CUNA's term insurance is
member dies the benefit payment would be reduceddesigned to offer protection of your family's assets
by the loan value, or in the event that you cashed inat the various stages of your life. These policies are
your policy, the loan amount would just beusually purchased during the times that children are in
subtracted from your payout.college, when new mortgages are assumed, or during
CUNA Supplemental Benefitsany time when your family faces a large amount of
CUNA Life Insurance Company also offers a widedebt in the event of your death.
selection of supplemental benefits that you canCUNA offers term policies in for level premium terms
purchase along with your main life insurance policy.of 10, 15, 20 or 30 years. Level premium means that
Their waver of premium benefit must be purchasedyour premiums will remain the same for the life of
before the insured reaches sixty. It will provide athe policy. The minimum amount of coverage
waiver of any premiums due (until age 100) if theavailable is 25,000 and the maximum amount is one
insured is totally disabled before the age of sixty. Ifmillion. CUNA will allow these policies to convert over
the insured is totally disabled after the age of sixty, itto permanent life insurance policies as long as the
will provide a waiver of benefits until the insuredconversion is done before the end of the term or
reaches the age of sixty-five.before the insured reaches the age of seventy.
CUNA's accidental death benefit rider allows anThere are two riders that can be purchased with
additional payout if the insured dies from anyour level term insurance. The first is their other
accidental bodily injury. The amounts vary ininsured rider, which allows you to insured up to 9
accordance with the age of the insured and will maxother people under your policy with no additional
out at 150,000. This rider is not available for anypolicy fee being charged. The next is the waiver of
insured over the age of seventy.premium rider which will waive premium payments for
The guaranteed insurability rider offered by CUNAthe remainder of the term if the insured is total
provides that the insured will be eligible to purchasedisabled and has not reached the age of sixty. If the
additional insurance benefits on specified anniversaryinsured has reached the age of sixty, then the
dates, without providing proof of insurability up topremium amounts will be waived until the insured
the age of thirty-seven. To exercise the benefitsreaches the age of sixty-five.
provided by this option the insured must have alsoCUNA Life Insurance offers its members strong
purchased a waiver of premium rider.financial backing for its wide variety of life insurance
CUNA life insurance's children's rider insures the livespolicy options. You can rest assured that in the event
of the policy holder's children up to the age ofof your death your family is well provided for.
twenty-three. To obtain this rider the parent cannot