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accident and health
accident and health insurance info to help study for state exam
Question | Answer |
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the form of assignments where all rights are transfered to another person is known as..? | absolute assignment. |
social security pays 4 types of benefits, what are they? | retirement, disability survivor (death benefits), and medical (medicare & medicade) |
primary goal of social security benefits, will determine a worker's social security benefit at age 65. | primary insurance amount- PIA |
total amount the health policy will pay such as Million Dollars. | maximum limit. |
maximum limit for a disibility policy. | aggregate. |
within a policy it will limit specific charges sucha as "private duty nurses, mental illness" | inside limits. |
this is used when an inside limit is used up, then at a later time it can be added back. | restoration of benefits. |
a case where a person might deliberately create a claim to collect on a policy (false claim) | moral hazard. |
a person who is sloppy or careless can create a situation that will result in a loss | morale hazard. |
if more than one member of a family are in the same accident then they only have to meet the deductible once. | common accident deductible. |
can adopted children be covered on a major medical policy? | yes. |
insurance company pays right away. | first dollar. |
how many days do you have for "proof of loss"? | 180 |
a disability that reoccurs within how many months is considered a continuation of previous claim and will pay full benefits? | 6 months. |
a company can reduce benefits if you change to a more hazardous job - they can reduce premiums if you go to a less hazardous job - optional prevision. what is this called? | change of occupation clause. |
dental plan that has deductible &co-payments. | comprhensive dental. |
if you meet deductible in the last 3 months of the year then some of the expenses can be used towards the deductible of the following year what is this called? | carryover provision. |
in an HMO only doctors that are employed by the HMO can be used, what is this called? | closed panel. |
HMO can use doctors outside of HMO employees, what is this called? | open panel. |
this person makes all decisions regarding refferals & treatments | primary care physician. |
when doctor will not see you unless you are referred by primary care phyiscian. | gate keeper. |
a statement that is guaranteed to be true. | warranties. |
a risk whose physical condition, occupation, mode of living, and other characteristics indicate a prospect for longevity for unimpaired lives of the same age. | preffered risk. |
process through which an insurer determines whether, and on what basis, an insurance application will be accepted. | underwriter. |
in a contributory plan at least how many percent must participate? | 75% |
designed to fund retirement of self-imployed individuals. | Keogh. |
provides for payment of annuity beneti | |
group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals, clinics, and physicians. | HMO. |
what does HMO stand for? | health maintenance organization. |
person named to receicve proceeds in case the original beneficiary is not alive. also referred to as a secondary or tertiary beneficiary. | contingent beneficiary. |
unforesceen, unexpected, unintended cause of an accident. Requirement of an accident-based policy that the casue of the mishap must be accidental for any claim to be payable. | accidental means provision. |
typical accident resulting for activity. | accidental bodily injury. |
the amount under an AD&D policy that is payable as a death benefit if death id due to an accident. | principal sum. |
amount provided for accidental dismemberment or loss of eyesight. Indemnities for loss of one member of sight of one eye are percentages of this. | capital sum. |
specific amounts for specific accidents | AD&D policy. |
given to the policyowners when they pay a premium at time of application. such receipts bind the insurance company if the risk is approved as applied for, subject to any other conditions stated on the receipt. | conditional receipt. |
given by a company upon an applicant's first premium payment. The policy, if approved, becomes effective from the date of the receipt. | binding receipt. |
duration of time between the beginning of an insured's disability and the commencement of the period for which benits are payable. | elimination period. |