An agreement that guarantees the payment of a specified amount of money
usually upon the death of the insured.
Not exact matches
Most people are aware that life insurance companies
usually pay out a lump sum
death benefit
upon the
death of the
insured.
Since most AD&D payments
usually mirror the face value
of the original life insurance policy, the beneficiary receives a benefit twice the amount
of the life insurance policy's face value
upon the accidental
death of the
insured.
Additionally, if one engages in the transaction, the
insured may occasionally (
usually about once a year) receive a call from a servicing company to inquire
upon the health
of the
insured (to determine if the
insured has died and whether the investor should be making a
death benefit claim on the policy).
Since your premium is based
upon the joint life expectancy
of both
insureds — like you and your spouse — survivorship life insurance is
usually less expensive per thousand dollars
of death benefits than traditional universal life insurance.