Florida Health Insurance Terms:
Define: "Commutation Right"

Privilege of a beneficiary to take unpaid income payments under a settlement option of an annuity or life insurance policy in the form of a lump sum. For example, if you as a beneficiary have a series of 20 income payments remaining, the present value of these payments can be commuted to a single lump-sum payment.

Commutation can also mean: The process of transferring current from one connection to another within an electric circuit. Depending on the application, commutation is achieved either by mechanical switching or by electronic switching.

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