diff --git a/R/InsuranceContract.R b/R/InsuranceContract.R
index eb5b116fa9687adca9399e0703116e20ecdf84cd..19b5d86c5d5fa9d7d2719e72805d5159eb069d8e 100644
--- a/R/InsuranceContract.R
+++ b/R/InsuranceContract.R
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ InsuranceContract = R6Class(
             params$t = t
             params$id = id
             # Override with arguments explicitly given
-            params[names(args)] = args[names(args)]
+            arguments = list(...)
+            params[names(arguments)] = arguments[names(arguments)]
             params$comment = sprintf("Dynamic increase at time %d to sum %d", t, NewSumInsured)
             do.call(self$addBlock, params)
         },
diff --git a/R/InsuranceParameters.R b/R/InsuranceParameters.R
index 883686b7e43fd81f6a8cb1b341f0e044e5ed60a1..efe7da56a640eb8f0cb0186a1524f653e3878cce 100644
--- a/R/InsuranceParameters.R
+++ b/R/InsuranceParameters.R
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ InsuranceContract.ParameterDefaults = list(
     ActuarialBases = list(
         mortalityTable = NULL,
         invalidityTable = NULL,
-        invalidityEndsContract = FALSE,         # Whether a claim for disease ends the contract or not
+        invalidityEndsContract = TRUE,          # Whether a claim for disease ends the contract or not
         i = 0.00,                               # guaranteed interest rate
         balanceSheetDate = as.Date("1900-12-31"),  # Balance sheet date (for the calculation of the balance sheet reserves, year is irrelevant)
         balanceSheetMethod = "30/360",