Term 10 Life Insurance

You are on: Benefits

Dependable, convenient coverage—10 years at a time.

When you purchase a 10-year term life insurance policy, your premiums remain the same for those 10 years. At the end of each 10-year term your policy can be renewed automatically, with renewal premiums disclosed upfront so you can choose the right plan for you at that time.

Benefits of a Term 10 policy include:

• Your beneficiary or estate receives the death benefit tax-free⁽²⁾.
• You may continue to renew your policy for coverage up until the policy anniversary nearest your 80^th birthday.
• You can exchange your policy for a Term 20 policy without providing medical evidence, as long as the exchange occurs prior to the earlier of your 5^th policy anniversary and the policy anniversary nearest your 60^th birthday.
• Before age 71, you can convert your policy to a permanent life insurance or universal life insurance plan without providing additional medical evidence⁽³⁾.
• Should you become terminally ill, you can request a compassionate advance of 50% of your policy’s death benefit, to a maximum of $50,000⁽⁴⁾.

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The information above is intended as a summary only. Please see a sample policy for complete details on terms and conditions, including benefits and exclusions.

You are on: Optional Benefits

Optional Coverage for Even More Protection

You may purchase this additional coverage for your Term 10 life insurance policy:

• Joint First-to-Die Option: This option lets you insure up to two family members. It provides a death benefit payable on the first death, at which point coverage terminates. Within 60 days of the first death, the survivor can convert his or her term insurance policy to a permanent life insurance plan. This option also provides an additional benefit equal to the base policy sum if a second insured person dies within 60 days of the first death.
• Term 10 Rider and Term 20 Rider: Add a single-life or joint-life rider to provide additional coverage for yourself (the insured), or to insure an additional person, such as your spouse.
• Children's Term Rider: You may apply for term insurance coverage for your natural or legally adopted children. Any child born or legally adopted after the rider is issued is automatically covered from the age of 14 days. Coverage under this rider expires 31 days past the policy anniversary nearest the child's 25^th birthday, unless the child converts to a permanent life insurance policy after his or her 20^th birthday, but no later than the coverage expiry date. Premiums won’t increase when additional children are insured.
• Accidental Death Benefit Rider: You may purchase coverage for accidental death, which pays an additional death benefit if you die as a direct result of an accident.
• Total Disability Waiver of Premium Benefit Rider: If you become and remain totally disabled for six consecutive months, we will waive premium payments and policy fees while you are considered to be totally disabled.
• Payor Death and Disability Waiver of Premium Benefit Rider: If you are not paying your own insurance premiums and the person who pays the premiums on the policy becomes and remains totally disabled for six consecutive months, we will waive premium payments and policy fees while the payor is considered to be totally disabled. We will also waive the premium starting with the first premium due after the date the payor dies.

The information above is intended as a summary only. Please see a sample policy for complete details on rider and optional coverage terms and conditions, including benefits and exclusions.

You are on: Eligibility

Eligibility Requirements

You are eligible to apply for Term 10 life insurance coverage if you are:

• Between the ages of 18 and 70, and
• A Canadian citizen or permanent resident/landed immigrant who has been in Canada for more than 12 months

Ending Your Coverage

Your coverage ends on the earlier of:

• The date of your death
• The date you request to cancel your life insurance in writing
• The date you convert your term insurance to a permanent life insurance plan
• The date you exchange your Term 10 policy for a Term 20 policy
• The date you stop paying your insurance premiums (you have a 30-day grace period after payment is due)
• The policy anniversary nearest your 80^th birthday

Please contact us or see a sample policy for complete details.

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Covered Conditions

If you die during the time period when coverage is in effect, your policy can provide a tax-free⁽²⁾ death benefit for the amount of coverage that you purchased to your beneficiaries or your estate.

Summary of Exclusions⁽⁵⁾

Your coverage is subject to the following exclusions:

• During the first two years of coverage, if death is due to suicide, then no benefit is payable.
• During the application process, if we are given incorrect or incomplete information regarding health, lifestyle or smoking habits, we reserve the right to deny your benefit.

You are on: Premiums

About Your Premiums

Your premium will depend on your age, gender, health, family history, smoking habits, the benefit coverage amount, and any additional options you choose.

If you are approved for coverage, your policy will contain a premium schedule that will show all premiums payable, including the renewal premiums. Your coverage begins on approval and once payment is received. (Please contact us or see a sample policy for complete details.)

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Your Premiums Stay the Same for Your Term

Your premiums are guaranteed to stay the same for the entire 10-year term of your policy. After that, if you choose to renew your policy for another 10 years, you will continue to pay guaranteed premiums based on your renewal premiums. As long as you continue to pay your premiums, your coverage can continue at these rates, up to the policy anniversary nearest your 80^th birthday, at which time coverage terminates.

Paying Your Premiums

You may pay for your policy on a monthly or annual basis.

• If you are paying by monthly pre-authorized debit, we will automatically debit your account when you are approved for coverage.
• If you select to pay on an annual basis, we will send out an invoice for the annual premium.