death benefit
Noun
Meaning
insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased
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It is our responsibility as Americans to provide for the families of those who have died to defend our nation. Raising the military death benefit is not a Democrat or Republican issue - it is an American issue.
Although he was found with his head crushed on one side and almost severed from his body, it was claimed he had committed suicide, and the family was denied his death benefit.
This policy has two components: a death benefit and a cash value, which is more complicated than your average universal life policy.
Hose gets a social security check for a disability and a father’s death benefit.
It's hard to imagine his life getting much worse--until, shortly after he arrives in Virginia, he accidentally kills a prison inmate, who steps into the path of Henry's car in hopes of securing a $5,000 death benefit for his impoverished family.
That's because the insurance company charges their rider fees based upon the income rider value and the death benefit rider value, which might still be a $1 million rider value!