[net.suicide] lex suicide

kco@rabbit.UUCP (11/28/83)

Of course it matters that suicide is illegal. For one, it's a basis
for a (universal) exclusion in life insurance. I'd guess that alone
saves some lives.

tjt@kobold.UUCP (T.J.Teixeira) (11/29/83)

As I remember it, life insurance benefits are not automatically voided
by suicide -- only in the first year or so of the policy. i.e. if you
kill yourself after holding the policy three years, the benefit will be
paid.  Since I only seem to have "summaries" of the benefits of group
policies, I don't know all the fine print so there may be reduced
benefits for suicide, but even then I suspect full benefits would be
paid if it were proved that you were insane at the time.
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dxp@pyuxhh.UUCP (11/30/83)

It was just mentioned that suicide is a"universal" exclusion with 
regard to life insurance policies.Not so !
 Most policies exclude suicide for a specified period of time.Mine
is two years from the date of opening the policy. I expect that a
similar time period is enforced if you increase your coverage.