If I own a life insurance policy and die from cancer, will me beneficiary receive a payout on my life insurance death benefit?

Yes, life insurance policies usually cover natural death and accidental death, but not intentional acts.

If you answered all questions truthfully on the application for life insurance, the insurer should pay out a claim on your policy subject to any exclusions in your policy.

However, if you had cancer when you applied for life insurance, and you did not advise the insur...
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Life insurance does cover death caused by cancer.

However, it is common for someone diagnosed with cancer to try to purchase a life insurance policy, and at that point in time it is very difficult to get approved coverage.

It may take as long as a couple of years to get a medically underwritten life insurance policy after a cancer diagnosis, especially if your cancer is over stage 2. It also will depend on the type of cancer, treatment needed, and effectiveness of the treatme...

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