What's the key difference between term life insurance and straight-life insurance?
The value of a term life insurance policy may go up or down, but the value of a
straight-life insurance policy is always constant.
Term life insurance is cheaper than straight-life insurance, but it cannot be
renewed.
Term life insurance has no cash value at the end of the term it's bought for.
Term life insurance is generally more expensive than straight-life insurance, but
it generally offers much more.