{"id":1226,"date":"2012-07-21T13:17:49","date_gmt":"2012-07-21T13:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/?p=1226"},"modified":"2012-07-21T13:17:49","modified_gmt":"2012-07-21T13:17:49","slug":"group-term-life-insurance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/learn\/group-term-life-insurance\/","title":{"rendered":"Group Term Life Insurance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Definition: It\u2019s that type of insurance where the coverage is offered to a group of people. This coverage offers benefit to\u00a0 the insured group even if one of the beneficiaries dies during the specified (coverage) period.<\/p>\n<p>Just as group of people get economical benefits, a group life insurance is also cheaper compared to individual policy coverage. 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