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cancellation date

The cancellation date is the date on which the cancellation of an insurance policy takes effect and the policy ends.

In plain English

This is the specific calendar date when the insurance policy stops being in force. It marks the point when the cancellation becomes effective. From that date, the policy has ended.

In context

Here, "cancellation date" identifies the date when the policy's cancellation takes effect and the policy ends.

Situation
Renewing, changing, cancelling, and retrieving policy documents
What it communicates
identifies the date associated with the policy ending

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not say why the policy is being cancelled or who initiated the cancellation.

Examples

“Even though the request was sent on 3 May, the policy did not end until the cancellation date of 1 June.”

Core meaning

“The documents listed 1 June as the cancellation date for the policy.”

In context