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The Contestability Period in a life insurance policy is usually two years. You can find this by looking at the "Incontestable Clause" in your life insurance policy The Incontestable Clause states that after the life insurance policy is in force for two years, the insurance company cannot void it because of misrepresentation or concealment by the insured in obtaining the policy.

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Q: What is contestability period in life insurance?
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Will life insurance benefits be paid if insurer refuses treatment for incurrable condition?

if life insurance policy passed the contestability period, benefits will be paid at insured's death.


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If someone took out a modified benefit whole life insurance policy in June 1998 and died in August 2008 and the policy was 5000 what is the death benefit paid?

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Does fidelity life insurance have a suicide clause?

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You must complete a claim form & use Death Certificate as proof. Pay-out times vary but can be as fast as a few days. However, if the polcy is within the first 2 years A.K.A "Contestability Period" or "Suicide Exclusion Period", their may be an investigation by the Life Insurance Company to determine if the policy is eligible for a claim. IF you are a New York resident or work in New York would like more informaton on Life insurance please e-mail KernInsuranceAgency@gmail.com.


Can existing insurance policies be cancelled at any time if an insurer learns of new health problems?

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What kinda of insurance protection is set for a period of time?

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What is certificate term life insurance?

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What is the difference between whole life insurance versus term life insurance?

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