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termination date

The termination date is the date on which insurance coverage ends.

In plain English

This is the calendar date that marks the stopping point for insurance coverage. It tells when the coverage period reaches its end.

In context

Here, it labels the date connected to the recorded end of the insurance coverage.

Situation
Enrolling in policies and reading coverage, member, beneficiary, and effective-date labels
What it communicates
labels the date tied to a recorded end of coverage

Meaning limits

By itself, this term does not say why the coverage ended.

Examples

“Her old insurance card showed a termination date of 30 April, while the new coverage began on 1 May.”

Core meaning

“The clerk entered the termination date in her insurance record after the coverage period was updated.”

In context

  • end date Broader Term

    An end date is any date when something stops; a termination date is an end date for insurance coverage.

  • effective date Contrast

    An effective date marks when coverage begins, not when it ends.