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policy period

The policy period is the period from a policy’s start date to its end date during which its insurance coverage applies.

In plain English

This is the set time window attached to a policy. It begins on the policy's start date and ends on its end date. The policy's insurance coverage applies within that window.

In context

Here, "policy period" identifies the start and end dates that mark the span during which the policy's insurance coverage applies.

Situation
Renewing, changing, cancelling, and retrieving policy documents
What it communicates
labels the start-and-end dates shown for the policy on a document

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not say what the policy covers during that time.

Examples

“The storm hit two days after the policy period ended.”

Core meaning

“After renewal, the policy period runs from 1 July to 30 June.”

In context

  • coverage period Near Synonym

    Both refer to the span of time when insurance coverage is in force.