Paid Up Additions in a life insurance policy are best described as?

• A. Pay for more coverage with Insurance Dividends (regardless of health)
• B. Increase the policy's cash value by borrowing against it
• C. Reduce the death benefit to lower premiums
• D. Provide a one-time policy loan

Answer: (A)

Paid-Up Additions are additional life insurance purchased with policy dividends. They’re paid-up, so no further premiums are due for that extra coverage, and the added protection increases both the death benefit and the policy’s cash value over time. The key idea is that dividends fund new, smaller policies that sit inside the existing policy, expanding coverage without requiring new underwriting for the added amount (health status isn’t a factor in triggering these dividend-funded additions).

This is different from borrowing against the cash value (which involves policy loans), or reducing the death benefit to lower premiums, or providing a one-time loan.