Accelerated death benefits are benefits offered to terminally
ill life insurance policyholders in need of money.
Not exact matches
• Most major travel
insurance policies include Cancellation coverage, which applies to very specific
life events such as the
policyholder losing his / her job, falling
ill or suffering an injury after purchasing the policy.
While
life insurance provides a death benefit if the
policyholder passes away while the policy is in force, disability
insurance provides coverage for ongoing needs if the insured becomes severely
ill or injured and can no longer work.
Viatication, also called a viatical settlement or
life settlement, can also be used when the
policyholder no longer wants the
life insurance policy for any reason, even if he or she is not terminally
ill.
In the context of
life insurance, it waives the premium payment in case the
policyholder becomes seriously
ill or disabled.