When we will not pay (exclusions)
We will not pay the death benefit if on the date the application for insurance was submitted, the proposed insured:
- was prevented from performing their usual activities or occupation, due to illness or injury, for a period exceeding two weeks,
- has or had any signs or symptoms associated with cancer within the last 12 months,
- had suffered a stroke or a heart attack within the last 12 months, or
- was confined to a hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation facility, psychiatric facility, or any other health-related facility in the last 45 days.
These exclusions expire 90 days following the date the application for insurance was submitted.
We will not pay the death benefit if the insured person takes their own life, regardless of whether the insured person has a mental illness or understands or intends the consequences of their action(s), within two years of the later of:
- the most recent date the application for this policy was signed,
- the policy date, shown on the Policy Particulars page, or
- the most recent date your policy was put back into effect, if it has been reinstated.
Find more exclusions and limitations in the Sun Life Go Term Life Insurance sample policy.