Procedure For The Payment of Proceeds
Procedure For The Payment of Proceeds
Procedure For The Payment of Proceeds
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Explanation
Life insurance benefits are provided to a policy’s beneficiaries when the policyholder
dies. Recipients need to file a death claim with the insurance company by
submitting a copy of the death certificate. Insurance companies then review the
claim and issue the payout.
Section 242 of the Insurance Code of the Philippines provides that the proceeds of a life
insurance policy shall be paid immediately upon maturity of the policy, unless such
proceeds are made payable in installments or as an annuity, in which case the
installments, or annuities shall be paid as they become due: Provided, however, That in
the case of a policy maturing by the death of the insured, the proceeds thereof shall be
paid within sixty days after presentation of the claim and filing of the proof of the death
of the insured. Refusal or failure to pay the claim within the time prescribed herein will
entitle the beneficiary to collect interest on the proceeds of the policy for the duration of
the delay at the rate of twice the ceiling prescribed by the Monetary Board, unless such
failure or refusal to pay is based on the ground that the claim is fraudulent.
The proceeds of the policy maturing by the death of the insured payable to the
beneficiary shall include the discounted value of all premiums paid in advance of their
due dates, but are not due and payable at maturity.
To summarize, the Insurance Code ordered all life insurance companies to immediately
release the proceeds of the life insurance to the beneficiaries within sixty (60) days after
presentation of the claim and filing of the proof of death of the insured.
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