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    Jerry Vanderzanden, CLU, ChFC
    Co-Founder, Coastal Financial Partners Group, California
    Though no longer common in US participating whole life insurance, a terminal dividend is an additional policy dividend paid to the policy-holder at policy maturity in addition to annual policy dividends. Mutual insurers (those owned by policy-holders) used to have such terminal "bonus" dividends on some whole life policies under certain conditions.
    Answered on April 29, 2013
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    David RacichPRO
    Fountain Hills, Arizona
    Assuming the phrase “terminal bonus” means terminal dividend, here is a basic explanation. Participating whole life insurance generally declares an annual dividend. But when a participating whole life policy is surrendered, reserves are freed up and the surrender cash value are enhanced.
     
    Answered on July 22, 2013
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    Peggy Mace
    Most of the U.S.
    A terminal bonus (or capital bonus, or final bonus) can be paid upon maturity of a mutual policy. This is a feature of some "with-profit" Whole Life policies in Europe and Canada and other countries in the Commonwealth of Nations. It is comparable to a final dividend in the US.
    Answered on September 5, 2013
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