Originally posted by flea beetle
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A life policy is a unilateral contract once issued, the company has all the rights to rate or decline you before hand but once the contract is delivered the only party able to change or cancel is the customer. There are 2 clauses in a policy that could result in non payment.
#1 Contestability- for 2 yrs the company can deny in a situation of misprepresentation or outright fraud. (not the situation you describe at all)
#2 Suicide for the first 2 yrs. As a deterrent for someone buying today trying to cash in tomorrow. Interestingly I was involved with a death by suicide claim of a young mother at 2 yrs and one day, I was concerned there may be an issue but not one question or comment from the company.
I am no longer in the business and am just a farmer, but have never seen a hiccup of any sort in the claims process during my time. Further to Leps post, those with mortgage insurance or other group coverage, would be a good idea to explore individual coverage.
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