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Plain-language definitions of insurance terms.
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Cash Surrender Value
The amount a permanent life policyholder receives if they cancel the policy, equal to the cash value minus any surrender charges and outstanding loans.
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Cash Value
The savings component of certain life-insurance policies (whole, universal) that grows over time and can sometimes be borrowed against.
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Contestability Period
A window, usually the first two years of a life policy, during which the insurer can investigate and deny a claim for material misstatements made on the applica...
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