Not exact matches
In the early years of a policy, life insurance
companies can deduct fees
upon cash
surrender.
Upon maturity of the policy, the complainant had approached the
company and filled the
surrender form on March 19, 2013.
The two main reasons you might not want to change policies are
surrender charges (only in permanent plans such as whole life or universal life), and your new policy will likely contain a new two year contestable period, which means the
company could potentially weasel out of paying the life insurance proceeds
upon your death if you die within 2 years of purchasing the policy and they find that you answered questions fraudulently on your application.
Surrender fees are the charges that your insurance
company may charge you for
surrendering the policy, withdrawing funds, or canceling the investment portion of the policy before the original agreed
upon maturity date under the terms and conditions of the policy.