There are two variants of whole life insurance, namely the participating and the non participating coverage types. The difference between the two is not very distinct as they hardly are anything that sets them apart, they are vaguely apart. A participating whole life insurance policy is where the insurer shares the excess rewards, known as dividend with the policyholder. If you are wondering that you are going to get extra returns for your amount paid then where is this amount coming from. This profit ratio is in relation to the company’s performance on an annual basis. The second variant the non participating one is not very smooth and flexible it is rigid and everything from the benefits and the premiums are determined at the time of policy.