First and foremost, most contractors told us that the top benefit of contracting is the increased earning potential it offers. (social.hays.com)
Withdrawals permanently lower the death benefit of the contract at the time of the withdrawal. (en.wikipedia.org)
The question is always whether the delay in performance — which was not to be equated with a refusal to perform — deprives the innocent party of (substantially) the whole benefit of his contract or manifests an intention to throw it up. (newlawjournal.co.uk)