These are the participants in your insurance contract

1) An insurance policy is a contract between the insurer and the insured.
2) The insured is the person whose life is being covered against the risk under the policy.
3) The insurer is the insurance company that provides the insurance cover.
4) The proposer is the person who takes the cover and is also called the policyholder. The rights of ownership of policy lie with the proposer and he is liable to pay premiums.
5) The beneficiary is the person/s entitled to receive benefits of insurance and can be spouse, parents, children, siblings or business partner etc.

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