Question

On January 8, an applicant filled out an application for a life insurance policy but did not include the initial premium. The insurance company approved the application on January 14 and issued the policy January 15. The producer delivered the policy on January 26 and collected the first premium. When did the coverage become effective

Answer 1

Answer: January 26

Explanation:

A life insurance policy is simply a contract that an individual has with an insurance company whereby the individual makes premium and in turn, the insurance company would have to give a death benefit, to the beneficiaries of the insurance policy once the insured dies.

Based on the information in the question, the coverage become effective on January 26 which was the day the policy was delivered and the first premium was collected.