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+title: Life assurance
+last_reviewed_at: ""
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+Life assurance is a type of insurance (paid by dxw) which pays a tax free lump sum to nominated beneficiaries in the event you pass away. The lump sum is the equivalent of three times your basic salary.
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+Clearly this is a benefit that we hope you never have to use, but it does give some financial security to your loved ones, should the worst happen.
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+You will automatically be enrolled into this benefit when you join dxw.
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+You can find further information on this benefit, including how to add your nominated beneficiaries, by visiting our [life assurance folder](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O8f_I3vMyVeVLavkC-yStIm2Ma5tuZWH) in Google Drive.