Just as a ballpark, a healthy 35-year-old man who buys a 20-year level term policy, which has a fixed annual premium, might pay $430 a year to secure a $500,000 death benefit. A healthy 50-year-old man who buys the same policy might pay $1,300 a year. If he waits until he's 65, the policy will cost about $7,300 a year.read more >>