Under the standard suicide clause, if the insured dies by suicide within the first two policy years, the insurer will:

Explicación

The suicide clause provides that if the insured dies by suicide during the initial period (usually two years), the insurer's liability is limited to a refund of the premiums paid rather than payment of the death benefit; after that period, suicide is covered like any other death. The insurer does not pay double, does not pay the full face amount during the exclusion period, and does not simply keep the premiums. The clause protects the insurer against someone buying a policy intending to die soon after.