deferred dividend insurance policyglossary / deferred-dividend insurance policy Hist. A life insurance policy that accumulated a fixed percentage of the insurer’s surplus profits, payable as a lump sum on a certain date or at the insured’s death, whichever came first. 词条贡献者 译员何巍,毕业于欧洲一流的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各种与生命科学有关的法律文件。