MEDICAL,USA: Date on which the insurance application is approved and the policy is issued by the insurance company. Life insurance policies sometimes provide suicide and incontestability clauses measured from the date of issue.
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The date stated in a policy as the date on which the contract was issued by the insurer. This is not necessarily the effective date of the policy.
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The date the policy was created by the insurer. This can be a different date than the effective date.