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The payment made to a beneficiary upon the death of the insured person.

-- Whenever an unfortunate event happens, there is both emotional as well as financial loss. An insurance company helps you replace the financial/monetary loss through the Death Benefit, which helps maintain your family’s financial stability. This benefit includes both a guaranteed sum of money called as Sum Assured on Death and also the Accrued Bonuses, if applicable.

In some cases, extra risk is expected to decrease over a period of time. In such cases proposal is considered and accepted with lien. Lien operates throughout the period, on a decreasing basis. In the event of death, during the lien period the full sum assured is not payable. Eg: If 25% decreasing lien is imposed for 5 years. It is understood that in first year risk cover (sum assured payable) is only up to 75%,second year- 80%, third year-85%, fourth year 90%, fifth year 95%, and from sixth year onwards lien is not operative.

The payment, or one of the regular periodic payments, that a policyholder makes to an insurer in exchange for the insurer's obligation to pay benefits upon the occurrence of the contractually-specified contingency (e.g., death).

Sum assured is the amount that an insurer agrees to pay on the occurrence of a stated contingency (eg: Death).