Insurance Made Simple
If you’re visiting this page, then good on you for trying to understand insurance better! We’ve highlighted common and useful insurance terms here and broke them down in plain English.

Period of insurance

The period of insurance, or policy period, is the time between the policy start date and the policy end date.

Why it matters:

It sounds sort of obvious, doesn't it?

But we think it's still worth explaining. By the way, if you've just bought a policy, the coverage may not begin until after the applicable waiting periods. Therefore, take note that your policy is not necessarily effective for the whole period of insurance!

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