Assuris’ protection is applied separately to each member company. Benefits issued by a member company in a foreign jurisdiction do not qualify for Assuris’ protection.
Your client should continue to pay their premiums at the time of failure to ensure that the policy remains in force.
For benefits unique to the life insurance industry, Assuris guarantees that your client will retain at least 85% of their promised benefits. Below certain dollar values Assuris provides 100% protection. Select from the benefit types listed below to find out how Assuris’ protection is applied:
For Accumulated Value Benefits, Assuris guarantees that your client will retain 100% of their promised benefits up to a maximum of $100,000.
Each member company has separate Assuris protection. If your client has more than one policy with the same member company, you will need to add together all similar benefits under each policy before applying Assuris’ protection.
Assuris’ protection is applied to the covered person under each policy. Your client’s policy benefits are added together for each covered person.
If your client has more than one policy from the same member company, separate protection will apply to each category of Assuris’ protection. The categories of Assuris’ protection are:
For a detailed table on adding categories and benefit types together click here.