Insurance premiums and elimination periods have an inverse relationship. The shorter the elimination period, the higher the premium will be; the longer the elimination period, the lower the premium will be. When making a decision about the length of elimination period to choose, it is important for the policy holder to consider his ability to pay for care expenses.
The option is a shorter elimination period.
2. Which of the following changes would tend to increase the premium on a disability policy?...
13. Which one of the following is TRUE about Social Security disability income? a. To qualify, the least strict definition of disability must be met. b. There is no elimination period. c. Benefits depend on previous earnings history. d. You can collect even if you haven't worked in the last 10 years. 14. Which one of the following is the least strict definition of disability? Own occupation Any occupation for which reasonably suited The Social Security definition Confined to your...
Jeff currently earns $3,000 per month. He has an individual disability-income policy that will pay $2,000 monthly if he is totally disabled. Disability is defined in terms of the worker’s own occupation. The policy has a 30-day elimination period and also provides residual disability benefits. Benefits are payable until age 65. If Jeff is severely injured in an auto accident and cannot work for 4 months, how much will he collect under his policy? Assume Jeff returns to work but...
A homeowners' policy will typically pay up to $500 per plant that is damaged by a covered peril. This is an example of: an aggregate dollar limit an open perils dollar limit C. a specific dollar limit a mixed dollar limit none of the above e. You purchase an annuity for which you will make one payment of $15,000 on your 50 birthday. The annuity will start paying you $400 a month on your 67" birthday until you die. What...
Scenario: Disability Insurance Claims Handling at InsureIT We consider the following business process for handling insurance claims for disability insurance[1] at an insurance company InsureIT. The process starts when a customer lodges a disability claim. To do so, the customer fills in a form including a 2-page questionnaire describing the disability. The customer can submit the form physically at one of the branches of InsureIT, by postal mail, fax or simply via e-mail (digitally-signed document). When a claim is received,...
4. For which of the following decisions would marginal analysis be most relevant? A) Should I go to college or work after graduating from high school? B) Should I eat another doughnut? C) Should I use $20,000 as a down payment on a house or buy a car? D) Should I get married? 5. Economists tend to believe that to change people's behavior you must: A) appeal to their concern for society. B) change their incentives. C) legislate the change....
1. Which of the following contributes to high hcalth care cost? a. Growth of technology b. Uniform practice standards c. Alternative model of healthcare d. Single payer insurance 2. All statcs provide the same bcnefits for thcir Mcdicaid paticncc. (Truc or falsc) 3. The market justice thcory is linked to single playcr (i.s senator sanders) hcalth insurance (True or false) 4. Mcdicaid offers better than CHIP to foster children becausc a. because more health care providers accept Medicaid than CHIP...
ACC206: Financial Reporting 3.0 1. When bonds are sold at a discount and the effective interest method is used, at each subsequent interest payment date, which of the following is true? a. The cash paid for interest is less than the effective interest expense. b. The cash paid for interest is equal to the effective interest expense. c. The cash paid for interest is more than if the bonds had been sold at a premium. d. The cash paid for...
14) Which of the following statements about life income settlement options is (are) true?I. Under a joint-and-survivor life income option, payments cease at the death of the second (last) surviving) annuitant,II. Under a life income with guaranteed period, a contingent beneficiary is guaranteed a minimum number of payments regardless of when the primary beneficiary dies.A) I onlyB) II onlyC) both I and II]D) neither I nor II15) Bruce left a question about heart disease blank on his life insurance application...
We are going to assume the class is a group of policy makers at a large insurance company – ABC HMO. Part of our pay is based on the company's financial performance for the current year. Specifically, the company looks at actual vs. projected medical expenses per member. The expected is based on last year's actual adjusted for inflation. One of our planners read the below article in the NY Times and recommends we reduce our coverage of routine breast...
Question 1 (1 point) Saved Social Security is an example of 2 of the following definitions ________________> 1. Means tested program; 2. Entitlement program 3. Social insurance or 'Safety Net' program: 4. Unearned benefit program Question 1 options: A) 1 & 4 B) 1 & 3 C) 2 & 4 D) 2 & 3 Question 2 (1 point) Saved According to Activity Theory: Question 2 options: Successful aging is interaction primarily with members of one’s...