Life Insurance FundamentalsQuestion 386 of 716

A survivorship (second-to-die) life insurance policy pays the death benefit:

a.When the first of the two insureds dies
b.To whichever insured is still living at policy maturity
c.When the second of the two insureds dies
d.In equal monthly installments over both insureds' lives

Explanation

A survivorship, or second-to-die, policy covers two lives and pays a single death benefit only after both insureds have died, which is why it is commonly used to provide estate liquidity for heirs. Paying at the first death describes a joint (first-to-die) policy. Paying a living insured at maturity describes an endowment feature. Monthly installments over both lives describes a settlement or annuity arrangement. The delayed, second-death payout is what makes survivorship policies relatively economical for estate planning.

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