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death benefit

NOUN
insurance or pension money paid out to a deceased person's beneficiary
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Buyers can elect to continue the income over a spouse’s lifetime and add a death benefit for other heirs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

These policies can be structured to favor either a stronger death benefit or stronger LTC benefits.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

Another common practice is using the dividend toward “paid-up” additions, which is additional coverage that increases the total death benefit and can compound to earn even more dividends in the future.

From MarketWatch Apr. 16, 2026

That is less than half the $800,000 cash-in value of Montana’s policy and a fraction of the death benefit, according to a court challenge she made this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

In such unions the per capita cost of the death benefit is not lowered by lapses to any appreciable extent.

From Beneficiary Features of American Trade Unions by Kennedy, James B.



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