A contract under which an insurance company agrees to pay money to a
designated beneficiary upon the death of the policyholder. In exchange,
the policyholder pays a regularly scheduled fee, known as the insurance
premiums.
What is a Grace Period?
Typically, all insurers of life insurance companies provide for a grace period for the payment of the premium towards the policy. Grace period is typically 30 or 31 days from the due date of the insurance premium. You must check your policy documents for the exact grace period applicable for your policy. No penalty - either as interest or delayed payment - is required to be paid if full premium is deposited during the grace period.
What happens in case of death during the grace period?
The policy stays in force during the grace period. If the insured dies
on the premium due date or during the grace period, the premium due for the policy month in which the insured dies will be subtracted from the death benefit. Apart from this, there is no other impact on the death benefit of the policy as long as the death happens during the grace period.
What happens if you do not pay by the end of the grace period ?
If you do not pay any premium by the end of the grace
period, this policy will lapse as of the premium due date. You may put
the policy back in force by meeting the requirements of the Reinstatement provision. In such a scenario, the beneficiary is not applicable for any death benefit. For re-instating the policy, it is advisable to read the policy documents and comply to the stated requirements.
What if you are moving from one insurance provider to another ?
Never cancel a policy that you are replacing until the new policy is in force. If you actively cancel a policy THERE IS NO GRACE PERIOD.
You can let it go into the grace period if your new policy is close to
going in force, but you and your agent should be very careful not to let
it lapse until the new policy is in force.
Summary
The grace period is a very generous thing insurance companies provide.
Make sure you understand it and always keep track of when the premium reminder should
be coming and don’t hesitate to call the company or your agent if you
think you should have received a premium reminder, but haven’t.
Take care
Cheers
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