Business Definition for: cash refund annuity (lump sum refund annuity)
cash refund annuity (lump sum refund annuity)
if the annuitant dies before receiving total income at least equal to the premiums paid, the beneficiary receives the difference in a lump sum. If the annuitant lives after the income paid equals the premiums paid, the insurance company continues to make income payments to the annuitant for life.
See also
annuity
Related Terms:
series of equal periodic payments or receipts. Examples of an annuity are semiannual interest receipts from a bond investment and cash dividends from a preferred stock. There are two types of an annuity: (1) Ordinary annuity, where payments or receipts occur at the end of the period; (2) Annuity due, where payments or receipts are made at the beginning of the period.
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