You can not knowingly make
misstatements on your insurance application.
Not exact matches
After the contestability period has passed, even if there were errors or deliberate
misstatements on the
application, the
insurance company can no longer contest the
application and must pay out the death benefit.
This means that you can not knowingly make
misstatements on your
application and if you do, the life
insurance company has up to 2 years to dispute such statements.
Contestable Clause All
insurance companies have a period of two years from the policy issue date during which statements made
on the
application can be challenged for
misstatement should death occur within that period.
This essentially says that, after the contestability period has ended, a company can not avoid paying out life
insurance benefits by contesting
misstatements made
on an
application.
This means that you can not knowingly make
misstatements on your
application and if you do, the life
insurance company has up to 2 years to dispute such statements.
The incontestability clause states that if the policy holder made false or
misstatements on the policy
application and dies within the first two years, the
insurance company may decline to pay the death benefits.
All
insurance companies have a period of two years from the policy issue date during which statements made
on the
application can be challenged for
misstatement should death occur within that period.
Misstatement of Age Clause — This clause states that if the policyowner lied about their age
on their
application, the
insurance company has the right to increase premiums or adjust the policy amount, or terminate the policy entirely.
Incontestable clause: In life
insurance, a contract clause which provides that for certain reasons, such as
misstatements on the
application, the company may not contest payment of benefits (assuming premiums have been paid) and the policy has been in force during the lifetime of the insured for a certain period, usually two years after issue.