Disability income Insurance

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What is the primary factor that determines the benefits paid under a disability income policy?

Wages

A CEO's personal assistant suffered injuries at home and as a result, was unable to work for four months. Which type of policy will pay a monthly benefit to the personal assistant?

Disability Income

In the event of an illness, a(n)_____ ____ policy would reimburse an insured for loss of earning

Disability Income

K becomes ill after traveling overseas and is unable to work for 3 months. What kind of policy would cover her loss of income?

Disability Income

B is a teacher who was injured in a car accident and cannot work. She is now receiving monthly benefits as a result of this accident. Which type of policy does B have?

Disability income

M becomes disabled and is unable to work for six months. M dies soon after from complications arising from this disability. M has a Disability Income policy that pays $2,000 a month. Which of the following statements BEST describes what is owed to her estate?

Earned, but unpaid benefits

Which of the following actions may NOT be taken by an insurance company to insure a substandard applicant for disability income coverage?

Lengthen the contest-ability period

T has Disability Income policy that pays a monthly benefit of $5000. If T becomes partially disabled, what can he likely expect?

Less than $5,000 per month benefit regardless. of the cause

Which of these statements concerning an individual Disability Income policy is TRUE?

Normally includes an Elimination period

X owns a Disability Income policy. X recently suffered a disability which was due to the same cause as a previous disability. These disabilities both occurred over a four-month span. Which of the following provisions allows X's second disability to be covered without a new elimination period?

Recurrent Disability

What does a Guaranteed Insurability rider provide a Disability Income policyowner?

The ability to periodically increase the amount of coverage without evidence of insurability.

A disability elimination period is best described as a:

Time deductible

An insured owns an individual Disability Income policy with a 30-day Elimination Period for sickness and accidents and a monthly indemnity benefit of $500. If the insured is disabled for 3 1/2 months, what is the MAXIMUM amount he would receive for an approved claim?

$1,250

N is covered under an individual Disability policy with a 30-day Elimination period and a monthly benefit of $500. N is totally disabled for 3 1/2 months. N's total benefit received on this claim is

$1,250

V is insured under an individual Disability Income policy with a 30-day Elimination period. On July 1, he is involved in an accident and temporarily disabled. He returns to work on December 1. How many months of benefit are payable?

4 months

P received Disability income benefits for 3 months then returns to work. She is able to work one month before her condition returns, leaving her disabled once again. What would the insurance company most likely regard this second period of disability as?

A recurrent disability

Non-occupational disability coverage is designed for

Employees who suffer non-work related disabilities, since work-related disabilities are covered by Workman's Compensation

With Disability Income insurance, an insurance company may limit the monthly benefit amount a prospective policy holder may obtain because of the insured's:

Gross income at the time of purchase

A physician opens up a new practice and qualifies for a $7,000/month Disability Income policy. What rider would the physician add if he wants the ability to increase his policy benefit as his practice and income grow?

Guaranteed Insurability Option rider.

D is an architect receiving Disability Income benefits who is not able to return to work full time, but can work on a part-time basis. Which of these features would allow D to continue receiving benefits?

Residual Benefit clause

R has received full disability income benefits for 6 months. When he returns to work, he is only able to resume half his normal daily workload. Which provision pays reduced benefits to R while he is not working at full capacity?

Residual Disability

When a person returns to work after a period of total disability but cannot earn as much as he or she did before the disability, this situation is called which of the following?

Residual disability

T was insured under an individual Disability Income policy and was severely burned in a fire. As a result, T became totally disabled. The insurer began making monthly benefit payments, but later discovered that the fire was set by T in what was described as arson. What actions will the insurer take?

The insurer will rescind the policy, deny the claim, and recover all payments made

What is the elimination period of an individual disability policy?

Time period a disabled person must wait before benefits are paid

R becomes disabled and owns an individual Disability Income policy. When is R eligible to receive disability benefits?

Upon satisfying the elimination period requirement

When determining the monthly benefit amount for a Disability Income policy, the factor that limits the amount a prospective insured may purchase is:

income


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