Permanent Protection

Value-Added Whole Life

Secure lifetime coverage with growing tax-deferred cash value and no hidden fees, designed exclusively for military families.

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Unmatched Whole Life Coverage

The benefits of Value-Added Whole Life can’t be found anywhere else. Guarantee your family will have what they need when you’re gone with our most popular coverage.

How Value-Added Whole Life Works

Explore the features and benefits of this popular permanent life insurance solution.

Guaranteed Protection

Value-Added Whole Life Insurance provides permanent coverage that never expires. The initial death benefit is guaranteed for your lifetime, and your premium remains fixed, never increasing, regardless of age or health changes, allowing you to plan confidently for your family's financial security.

 

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Tax-Deferred Wealth Building

Your policy is guaranteed to earn a minimum crediting rate (specified in your policy) less standard mortality charges and expenses. Every premium payment you make, plus the crediting that it earns, builds your cash value tax-deferred over time, creating a financial resource you can access during your lifetime through policy loans or no-cost withdrawals. 

Flexible Premium Choices

You can choose between regular periodic premium payments from monthly, quarterly, or annually, whatever is most convenient for you. Additionally, you can customize the length of your payment period. You can spread the cost of your policy over your lifetime, or pay it up after 30, 15, or 7 years and never have to pay premiums again after that. You can even elect a single lump-sum premium payment, and pay it up all at once, which is sometimes a popular option for managing inheritance or windfall income.*

Be Your Own Bank
As a policyholder, you can be your own bank and borrow up to 75% of your accumulated cash value with no fees or charges from Armed Forces Mutual. Every time you make a loan payment, you are paying yourself back. Likewise, at any time, you can surrender all or any part of your policy with no charges from Armed Forces Mutual.* Your money is yours, always.
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Permanent Coverage For Everyone

You can apply for the ideal permanent coverage provided by Value-Added Whole Life if you are a servicemember, Veteran, Military Spouse, or their children up to age 80, or their grandchildren under age 26. Regardless of when you apply, coverage is permanent and designed to be held for your entire life.

Policy Basics
Guaranteed Protection

Value-Added Whole Life Insurance provides permanent coverage that never expires. The initial death benefit is guaranteed for your lifetime, and your premium remains fixed, never increasing, regardless of age or health changes, allowing you to plan confidently for your family's financial security.

 

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Cash Value Growth
Tax-Deferred Wealth Building

Your policy is guaranteed to earn a minimum crediting rate (specified in your policy) less standard mortality charges and expenses. Every premium payment you make, plus the crediting that it earns, builds your cash value tax-deferred over time, creating a financial resource you can access during your lifetime through policy loans or no-cost withdrawals. 

Payment Options
Flexible Premium Choices

You can choose between regular periodic premium payments from monthly, quarterly, or annually, whatever is most convenient for you. Additionally, you can customize the length of your payment period. You can spread the cost of your policy over your lifetime, or pay it up after 30, 15, or 7 years and never have to pay premiums again after that. You can even elect a single lump-sum premium payment, and pay it up all at once, which is sometimes a popular option for managing inheritance or windfall income.*

Access Your Money
Be Your Own Bank
As a policyholder, you can be your own bank and borrow up to 75% of your accumulated cash value with no fees or charges from Armed Forces Mutual. Every time you make a loan payment, you are paying yourself back. Likewise, at any time, you can surrender all or any part of your policy with no charges from Armed Forces Mutual.* Your money is yours, always.
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Who Can Apply?
Permanent Coverage For Everyone

You can apply for the ideal permanent coverage provided by Value-Added Whole Life if you are a servicemember, Veteran, Military Spouse, or their children up to age 80, or their grandchildren under age 26. Regardless of when you apply, coverage is permanent and designed to be held for your entire life.

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Essential insights from military families who enjoy the peace of mind and flexibility that comes from having permanent protection with unique benefits only available from Armed Forces Mutual.

Common Questions

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What is the difference between the cash value and the death benefit for beneficiaries of my Value-Added Whole Life policy?
The death benefit is only distributed to the beneficiary upon the passing of the insured. The cash value is money that is available to the insured while the insured is still living. The insured can borrow up to 75% of the cash value or can cancel the policy and get 100% of the cash value or premiums paid, whichever is greater.
Can I pay a one-time lump sum for my Value-Added Whole Life Insurance policy?
Yes, Armed Forces Mutual offers a single premium payment option upon approval and that lump sum becomes the base of your cash value. Your death benefit and cash value will keep growing over the years. However, we don’t recommend this option if you intend to borrow money from the cash value in the future because you will have to pay taxes and, if you are under the age of 59-½ when you borrow, you will also have to pay a 10% penalty to the IRS.
Is my Value-Added Whole Life Insurance guaranteed?
Yes. Your Value-Added Whole Life Insurance policy is guaranteed over the life of the policy to earn a minimum crediting rate (specified in your policy) less charges for mortality and expenses. The initial death benefit is guaranteed for your life. Your premium is fixed and will never increase.
Lifelong Peace of Mind

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Take the first step toward financial security that lasts generations. Our Membership Coordinators are ready to customize a Value-Added Whole Life plan that meets your family's unique needs.

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*Armed Forces Mutual does not provide tax or legal advice. Always consult with your financial professional before purchasing or surrendering a whole life policy to understand your specific tax implications.