Definition of "Lapse"

Denise Perkins real estate agent

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Keller Williams Atlanta Partners

  1. in property and casualty insurance, termination of a policy because of failure to pay a renewal premium.
  2. in life insurance, termination of a policy because of failure to pay a premium and lack of sufficient cash value to make a premium loan.

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