You can typically access this cash value while you're still alive through a policy loan or withdrawal, though unpaid loans reduce the death benefit if not repaid.
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Call (844) 658-4509Cash value growth is usually slow in the early years of the policy, since a larger portion of early premiums goes toward the cost of insurance and fees rather than building cash value.