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Conventional Policies:

Conventional policies operate in such a way that policyholders are protected from the investment and mortality risks. This is achieved by the pooling of monies. After administration fees have been deducted from premiums, what is left is credited to the life fund where it is invested on behalf of policyholders. At intervals not exceeding three years the contractual liabilities undertaken by the insurance company by nature of the policies issued by ...

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