If the caper bud is not picked, it flowers and produces a caper berry. The fruit can be pickled and then served as a Greek mezze. Unripe nasturtium seeds can be substituted for capers; they have a very similar texture and flavour when pickled. Pickled caper berries are very popular as a snack in Menorca.
Accelerated benefits. Depending on the terms of the policy itself, life insurance might be cashed in with the insurance company that issued it. If a policyholder qualifies for these accelerated benefits (sometimes called living benefits), they're usually between 60 and 80 percent of the policy's face value.
A type of life insurance policy that pays out upon the policyholder's death, and also accumulates value during the policyholder's lifetime. The policyholder can use the cash value as a tax-sheltered investment (the interest and earnings on the policy are not taxable), as a fund from which to borrow and as a means to pay policy premiums later in life, or they can pass it on to their heirs.