Depending on the contract, the carriers would offer the consumer a Cash Surrender Value in return for policy surrender, or in some extreme health situations, a modest
advance against the death benefit.
ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS A benefit that can be attached to a life insurance policy that enables the policy holder to receive cash
advances against the death benefit in the case of being diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Not exact matches
An accelerated
death benefit rider, also known as the living
benefit option, allows a policyholder to receive a cash
advance against a policy's
death benefit if he / she is diagnosed with an incapacitating health condition, the onset of a terminal illness, or the need for long - term or hospice care.
Something known as an Accelerated
Death Benefit can be used
against the face value of the policy for more immediate needs like an
advance on the policy due to a terminal illness diagnosis or those costs associated with long - term care.