Annual renewable term lets the policyowner continue coverage each year without new evidence of insurability, but:
Explanation
With annual renewable term, the face amount stays level but the premium rises at each renewal because the insured is one year older and the mortality cost is higher. The death benefit does not automatically decrease (that would be decreasing term). Term insurance builds no cash value. And it does not automatically convert to permanent coverage; conversion, if available, requires the owner to elect it. The rising premium is the trade-off for guaranteed renewability.
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