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Universal variable life insurance is also commonly referred to as flexible premium variable life insurance. This kind of policy combines the flexible features found in universal life insurance policies and the investment alternatives of variable life insurance. As with universal life insurance, the policy holder can choose to raise or lower their premiums in a single policy. As with variable life insurance, individuals have the right to decide how their cash worth will be invested.

The insurance company does not have to make any kind of guarantee on the policy holder's cash value. With universal variable life insurance, the value of the cash fund is in direct relation to the market worth of the assets in the cash worth fund. Therefore, a policy holder could have $15,000 in net cash worth one day and $10,000 on the following day, dependent on market fluctuation. Thus, one of the central problems with universal variable life insurance is that the policy holder can lose their insurance coverage.

Adjustable Life Insurance

Adjustable life insurance is another variety of permanent protection that allows the policy holder to change the amount of their premiums. They can also increase or decrease the face amount of the policy, or lessen the protection period. If the policy holder increases the death benefit, they must prove that they are still in fact insurable.