Mordecai's life insurance lapsed four years after the policy was issued because he failed to...

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TheIFSE Ethics and Professional Practice Course (Common Law)explains that life insurance policies typically include a suicide clause, which denies the death benefit if the insured commits suicide within a specified period—usually two years—from the policy’s issue date or reinstatement date. When a policy lapses and is reinstated, the suicide exclusion period restarts from the reinstatement date, not the original issue date. In this case, Mordecai’s policy lapsed after four years, was reinstated, and he committed suicide 12 months (less than two years) later. The incontestability clause (which prevents insurers from denying claims based on misstatements after two years) does not override the suicide exclusion, making A incorrect. Public order (B) is irrelevant, and there’s no evidence of a preexisting condition (D) affecting the suicide clause. Thus, Larry should inform the beneficiaries that the claim will be rejected due to the suicide exclusion restarting upon reinstatement, making C correct.