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Benefits available in some life insurance policies prior to death.
- Browse Related Terms: Accelerated Death Benefits, Accidental Death Benefit, Beneficiary, Cash Value (Cash Surrender Value), Current Assumption Whole Life, Double Indemnity, Face Amount, Living Benefits, Mortality Table, Rider, Variable Life Insurance
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- A provision added to a life insurance policy for payment of an additional benefit in case of death as a result of an accident. This provision is often called "double indemnity."
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A life insurance product that provides an income either for a specified period of time or for a person's lifetime.
- Browse Related Terms: Annuity, Convertible Term Insurance, Cost Index, Cost-Of-Living Rider, Guaranteed Insurability, Insured, policy, Policy Loan, Renewable Term Insurance, Straight Life Insurance, Term insurance, Term Rider, Universal life insurance, Whole Life Insurance (Straight Life or Permanent Life)
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A provision in a life insurance policy that any premium not paid by the end of the grace period (usually 31 days) will be automatically paid by a policy loan if there is sufficient cash value.
- Browse Related Terms: Automatic Premium Loan, dividend, Grace Period, Lapsed Policy, Level Premium Insurance, Loan Value, Non-forfeiture Values, Paid-up Insurance, Premium, Reinstatement, Settlement Option, Waiver of premium
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The person or financial instrument (e.g., a trust fund) named in the policy as the recipient of insurance money in the event of the policyholder's death.
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The amount available in cash upon surrender of a policy before it becomes payable upon death or maturity.
- Browse Related Terms: Accelerated Death Benefits, Accidental Death Benefit, Beneficiary, Cash Value (Cash Surrender Value), Current Assumption Whole Life, Double Indemnity, Face Amount, Living Benefits, Mortality Table, Rider, Variable Life Insurance
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Term insurance that offers the policyholder the option of exchanging it for a permanent plan of insurance without evidence of insurability.
- Browse Related Terms: Annuity, Convertible Term Insurance, Cost Index, Cost-Of-Living Rider, Guaranteed Insurability, Insured, policy, Policy Loan, Renewable Term Insurance, Straight Life Insurance, Term insurance, Term Rider, Universal life insurance, Whole Life Insurance (Straight Life or Permanent Life)
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A way to compare the costs of similar plans of life insurance. A policy with a smaller index number is generally a better buy than a comparable policy with a larger index number.
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An option that permits the policyholder to purchase increasing term insurance coverage. The death proceeds increase by a stated amount each year, to coincide with an estimated increase in the cost of living.
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A variation of universal life insurance, this product involves fixed premiums and fixed death benefits. Its cash value growth depends on market conditions. If they are favorable and if premiums paid in the policy's first year are large enough, premiums for one or more years may be reduced to zero.
- Browse Related Terms: Accelerated Death Benefits, Accidental Death Benefit, Beneficiary, Cash Value (Cash Surrender Value), Current Assumption Whole Life, Double Indemnity, Face Amount, Living Benefits, Mortality Table, Rider, Variable Life Insurance
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An amount of money returned to the holder of a participating policy. The money is a partial refund of the premium paid. It results from actual mortality, interest and expenses that were more favorable than expected when the premiums were set.
- Browse Related Terms: Automatic Premium Loan, dividend, Grace Period, Lapsed Policy, Level Premium Insurance, Loan Value, Non-forfeiture Values, Paid-up Insurance, Premium, Reinstatement, Settlement Option, Waiver of premium
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The amount stated on the face of the policy that will be paid in case of death or at maturity. It does not include dividend additions or additional amounts payable under accidental death or other special provisions.
- Browse Related Terms: Accelerated Death Benefits, Accidental Death Benefit, Beneficiary, Cash Value (Cash Surrender Value), Current Assumption Whole Life, Double Indemnity, Face Amount, Living Benefits, Mortality Table, Rider, Variable Life Insurance
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A period (usually 31 days) following each premium due date, other than the first due date, during which an overdue premium may be paid. All provisions of the policy remain in force throughout this period.
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An option that permits the policyholder to buy additional stated amounts of life insurance at stated times in the future without evidence of insurability.
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The person on whose life an insurance policy is issued.
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- A policy terminated at the end of the grace period because of nonpayment of premiums. (See Nonforfeiture Values.)
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Insurance for which the cost is distributed evenly over the premium payment period. The premium remains the same from year to year, and is more than the actual cost of protection in the earlier years of the policy and less than the actual cost in the later years. The excess paid in the early years builds up a reserve to cover the higher cost in the later years.
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- (See Policy Loan.)
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