Cash Surrender Value

Definition

• The total amount of money that an insurance company is contractually obligated to pay if the policyholder voluntarily cancels the policy before its maturity or an insured event occurs. The cash surrender value, also known as "cash value", "surrender value" and "policyholder's equity," refers to the savings component of permanent life insurance policies (predominantly whole life insurance policies).

Synonyms
early termination amount, relinquishment value

Acronyms
CSV

Related Terms and Acronyms

• Alternate Cash Surrender Value (ACSV) — Acronym,
• Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance (CSVLI) — Acronym,
• Net Cash Surrender Value (NCSV) — Acronym,
• Permanent Life Insurance — Definition,
  • A class of life insurance policies, which include both universal and whole life insurance, with guaranteed death benefits at the end of their terms.
• Policy Loan — Definition,
  • A loan where a life insurance policyholder's death benefit is used as collateral.
• Surrender Charge — Definition,
  • A charge levied when a life insurance policyholder cancels his or her policy.
• Surrender Rights — Definition,
  • The contractual right for a life insurance or annuity policyholder to cancel his or her policy.