What type of life insurance policy aims at providing coverage for a limited payment duration?

The focus of a limited payment life insurance policy is to provide coverage for a specified duration during which the policyholder pays premiums, after which no further premium payments are required to keep the policy in effect for the entirety of the insured's life. For example, a policy may be structured so that premiums are only paid for 10, 20, or any predetermined number of years, while the coverage remains active for the lifetime of the insured.

In contrast, term insurance offers coverage for a specific term (e.g., 10, 20, or 30 years) but does not accumulate cash value and expires once the term ends unless converted to permanent insurance. Universal life and whole life insurance policies require ongoing premium payments for the duration of coverage and typically build cash value over time, but they do not qualify as limited payment policies as they do not define a set term for payment.