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Glossary
Accelerated Death Benefits
A benefit of some life insurance policies that provide payments to policy holders who have a long-term, catastrophic or terminal illness while the policy holder is alive. Accelerated death benefit provisions vary from insurance policy to insurance policy and from company to company. Also know as "living benefits."
Accumulated Value
The full value of the annuity contract, principal plus gain.
Annuitant
The individual on whose life the annuity is based and generally the person receiving or entitled to the annuity payments.
Annuitization
When an annuity begins to pay out periodic income payments.
Annuity
A tax-deferred contract that can provide an income for a specified time period, such as a number of years or for the life of the individual.
Annuity Benefits
The guaranteed periodic payments that will be paid to the owner during the payout period.
Annuity Contract
The agreement between the customer and the insurance company that stipulates the features of the annuity and the responsibilities of each party.
Annuity deferral
A facility which allows you to delay buying an annuity if rates are low when you reach retirement age.
Annuity Issuer
The insurance company that issues the annuity.
Annuity Owner
The person or people who make decisions about an annuity. The owner or owners have the rights to make withdrawals, surrender or change the designated beneficiary or other terms of the contract.
Annuity Payment Period
The period of time that the annuity payments are designated to last.
Annuity Start Date
The date designated for annuity payments to begin.
Assignment (of Policy)
The legal transfer of one person's interest in an annuity to another.
Bankruptcy
A federally regulated process whereby individuals or entities that have liabilities greater than assets seek judicial protection from creditors.
Bankruptcy - Chapter 13
A type of bankruptcy in which an individual keeps some of his or her assets and pays creditors according to an approved plan.
Bankruptcy - Chapter 7
A type of bankruptcy in which an individual's debt is eliminated, but his or her assets are liquidated to repay creditors.
Bench Trial
A trial where the judge serves as fact finder rather than the jury.
Beneficiary
The person(s) or entity who receives the death benefit when the insured dies.
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