The cessation of premium paying for a Whole Life or Endowment policy before the agreed upon time. This ends the coverage, and the insured receives one of the non-forfeiture values. The cessation of a policy that does not have or has not yet developed a cash value is termed a “lapse.”

A provision excluding liability of an insurer if a loss is caused by war.

A firm which provides administrative services for employers and other associations having group insurance policies. The TPA, in addition to being the liaison between the employer and the insurer, is also involved with certifying eligibility, preparing reports required by the government and processing claims. TPA’s are being used more and more with the increase in employer self-funded plans.

(1) A policy, the premium on which is collected weekly by an agent calling at the door. It is usually sold in small face amounts. (2) A form of Debit or Industrial Life Insurance. See also Industrial Life Insurance.

See Multiple Indemnity.

Insurance which may be kept in force for a person’s whole life and which pays a benefit upon his death, whenever that may be. All Whole Life policies build up non-forfeiture values, but they are paid for in 3 different ways. Under a Straight or Ordinary Life policy, premiums are paid for as long as the insured lives. A single premium policy is paid for at one time in one premium. Between these two types there are many limited-payment plans, under which the insured pays premiums for a certain period or until reaching a certain age. Contrast with Term Insurance.

A form of Life Insurance that is usually a combination of Whole Life and twice as much Term Insurance. The Term portion applies until a stated date. Such a policy might be used to provide maximum protection to an individual at an earlier age when the need for insurance is greater but the ability to pay is less.

See Franchise Insurance.

A supplemental agreement, attached to and made a part of a Life Insurance policy, setting forth the manner in which the proceeds are to be paid, in lieu of having them paid in a lump sum or under one of the other installment settlement options in the policy itself. (2) An agreement or instrument under which a corpus (fund/property) is given over to the management of the trustee named in a trust instrument for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the trust. (3) A written agreement between two parties – the employer and the trustee- setting forth the provisions of a pension plan.

Insurance on which an application has been taken out, but which is not yet delivered and/or the first premium settled.