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What is a suicide rider on a life insurance policy?
If the insured commits suicide less than two years after
buying the policy, there is no death benefit. In the
case of a whole life policy, beneficiaries would receive
only the cash value. If the policyholder commits suicide
after two years, it is usually treated as a "normal"
death and the policy pays the full face value.
Brenda Procter, M.S., Consumer and Family Economics, College of Human Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri-Columbia
If you'd like to learn more about this and other personal finance topics, the University of Missouri offers 'Personal & Family Finance,' a correspondence course, through the Center for Distance and Independent Study (800-609-3727). Information about this course is available at http://cdis.missouri.edu/CourseInfo/DetailCourseInfo.asp?1985.
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