Persistency Bonuses (enhancements)
Financial incentives credited to the policy to encourage the policyowner to keep the policy in force. The incentives may be utilized by: (1) applying them to the policy cash value after a stipulated time period that the policy has been in force has expired; (2) after a stipulated minimum number of premium payments has been paid into the policy; or (3) after the policy's cash value has attained a stipulated minimum value. These financial incentives may be added to the policy in the following manner:
- Additional interest may be added to the policy's cash value.
- Mortality credit may be added to the policy's cash value.
- The policy's death benefit may be increased.
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