Variable Universal Life InsuranceThis policy is also based on permanent life insurance with an investment portfolio attached The additional money you put into your policy goes into an investment portfolio. In other words this policy allows for your money to be invested in mutual funds, stocks, money market etc. This opens the opportunity for you to receive a greater return on your money.
Because the base policy is permanent insurance your monthly allotment applied to life insurance would need to be more. Permanent policies cost more. They do, however, have a cash value which would be available to you in addition to the money you accumulate in your investment portfolio.
As we are now dealing with equities these policies can only be sold after you review a prospectus which the law requires that the insurance company prepares for you. You have the opportunity to choose where you want your money invested. The agent you deal with is required to be licensed by his state to sell life insurance but, in addition, s/he is required to have what is referred to as an NASD license.This is a license to trade equities.
Other than these differences variable universal life works in a similar way to the basic universal life policy.