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death benefit

NOUN
insurance or pension money paid out to a deceased person's beneficiary
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Sir Geoffrey said "the chaos currently engulfing the Civil Service Pension Scheme means that the likelihood of death benefit payments being made within two years is slim".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

When he dies those will go to beneficiaries income-tax-free in the form of a death benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Unless there was an error by the insurer, a lapsed policy has no death benefit.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

The maximum death benefit is two hundred dollars, while the maximum disability benefit is four hundred dollars.

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


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