Definition of "Pure endowment"

Judy Kolodgie real estate agent

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ERA Cole Realty

Life insurance policy under which its face value is payable only if the insured survives to the end of the stated endowment period; no benefit is paid if the insured dies during the endowment period. Few if any of these policies are sold today. Contrast with endowment insurance.

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