QUOTE(aaron1717 @ May 25 2018, 02:10 PM)
the difference is the MLTA offer by GE is shorter tenure... i think we just need to pay for 20 years... but insured u to 35 years only... if lets say u really let it run until end of the 35 years... your cash value definitely lesser... they link the product with low risk investment fund one.... hence why the cash value can hold on.... even there is reduction on the cash value... it will be minimal amount loss by the 20th year where u can choose to withdraw the cash...
in msia... MRTA basically burnt for nothing if u are going to sell your hse few times over your working life... and sometimes u not sure how many years u going to buy to insure... u thought u going to stay in it forever... but sometimes things may changed....
I just met up with my Prudential agent today, I think I finally solved this confusion.
Ok, there are a few types:
1.) MRTA- REDUCING sum assured. REDUCING cash surrender Value. Beneficiary is the bank, and have to be terminated everytime I sell my house. Premium lowest and can be incorporated into loan amount.
2.) MLTA (from bank panel) - LEVEL sum assured. REDUCING Cash surrender Value (much higher than MRTA). Beneficiary is also the bank (can have co-beneficiaries for the excess sum assured), and have to be terminated everytime I sell my house. Premium higher than MRTA, maybe extra 50%, and can be incorporated into loan amount.
3.) Investment MLTA (from third-party insurance provider)- LEVEL sum assured. INCREASING cash surrender Value. Beneficiary is the family members, and stays with my even after I sell my house. Premium can be up to 8 times more than the above 2 options, and paid monthly just like a normal insurance.
This also have additional features, or can be added with additional rider just like a normal insurance.
I'm getting houses for investment, but I also need my family to be debt-free in hard circumstances.
Option 1 is definitely the cheapest, but it won't give additional cash.
Option 3 is the best, but the monthly premium can go up to hundreds, and 10x that of option 1 per month.
Which one should I choose?