Final answer:
Most participating whole life insurance policies allow the following uses of standard life insurance dividends except: to increase the policy's face amount and to purchase 1-year term insurance.
Step-by-step explanation:
Most participating whole life insurance policies allow the following uses of standard life insurance dividends except:
- To increase the policy's face amount. Dividends usually cannot be used to increase the death benefit or face amount of the policy.
- To purchase 1-year term insurance. Dividends can be used to purchase additional coverage, but not specifically 1-year term insurance.
- To reduce future premium payments. This is a common use of dividends in whole life insurance.
- To purchase additional units of paid-up life insurance. Dividends can be used to purchase additional paid-up life insurance.