How does limited pay whole life differ from standard whole life?

• A. It requires no premiums after issue.
• B. Premiums are paid for a limited number of years, after which the policy is paid in full.
• C. It never builds cash value.
• D. It pays only if the insured dies within the first 10 years.

Answer: (B)

Limited pay whole life is defined by paying level premiums for a set period, after which the policy is paid up and remains in force for the insured’s life. The key idea is that you complete your premium payments early, yet the coverage continues for life with a guaranteed death benefit and cash value.

That’s why the best description is that premiums are paid for a limited number of years, after which the policy is paid in full. After that point, no further premiums are due, but the policy still provides lifelong protection and accumulates cash value.

Other statements don’t fit because: premiums do not stop immediately after issue in limited-pay plans (they end after the specified period, not right away); cash value is built in limited-pay policies just as in standard whole life; and the death benefit is not restricted to a first-10-year window in whole life.