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Variable life insurance is a type of whole life policy in which the death benefit and the cash value fluctuate according to the investment performance of a separate account fund that the policyholder selects. Because the investment account is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the policyholder must be presented with a prospectus before they purchase a variable life policy.
