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Group Credit Life Insurance

Definition
Set up by banks and finance companies on their borrowers: if the insured dies before the loan is repaid, the benefit pays off the loan balance. Usually decreasing term; benefit can't exceed the debt. Premiums are based on claims experience and expenses — not necessarily the borrower's age — and are typically paid by the insured borrower.
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