What happens to dividends on a participating policy when a loan is taken against it?

When a policyholder takes out a loan against a participating policy, the dividends remain unaffected. This is because dividends are not contingent on whether the policyholder has an outstanding loan. Instead, they are based on the insurer's overall performance and the policy's participation in profits.

Even with a loan, the policy continues to earn dividends as if the loan were not taken. However, it’s important to recognize that while the calculation of dividends remains unaffected, the outstanding loan may impact the overall cash value and the benefits payable upon the policy's maturity or in the event of a claim. Therefore, the dividends distributed maintain their original status, reflecting the policyholder's share of the insurer's profits in the same way as they would without any loans against the policy.