accidental death benefit

American  

noun

1. a life insurance benefit, usually in the form of a rider or policy addition, under which the proceeds are payable to the beneficiary only if the insured dies by accident.

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Etymology

Origin of accidental death benefit

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The bill passed by state lawmakers provides an accidental death benefit that is more substantial than the regular death benefit that public workers’ families receive.

From Washington Times • May 31, 2020

District Court Judge Joseph Hood ruled that Prudential had wrongly denied a $300,000 accidental death benefit to the family of Ernest Loan.

From Washington Post • Mar. 6, 2011