Chapter 6 - Health Insurance Policy Provisions

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With Accidental Death and Dismemberment policies, what is the purpose of the Grace Period?

Gives the policyowner additional time to pay overdue premiums

K has a health policy that must be renewed by the insurer and the premiums can only be increased if applied to the entire class of insureds. This type of policy is considered

guaranteed renewable

If an insurance company issues a Disability Income policy that it cannot cancel or for which it cannot increase premiums, the type of renewability that best describes this policy is called

noncancellable

What is the purpose of the Time of Payment of Claims provision?

Prevents delayed claim payments made by the insurer

What must the policyowner provide to the insurer for validation that a loss has occurred?

Proof of Loss

An insured pays premiums on an annual basis for an individual health insurance policy. What is the MINIMUM number of days for the Grace Period provision?

31 days

In health insurance policies, a waiver of premium provision keeps the coverage in force without premium payments:

After an insured has become totally disabled as defined in the policy.

P is a Major Medical policyowner who is hospitalized as a result of injuries sustained from participating in a carjacking. How will the insurer most likely handle this claim?

Claim will be denied

A Disability Income policyowner recently submitted a claim for a chronic neck problem that has now resulted in total disability. The original neck injury occurred before the application was taken 5 years prior. The neck injury was never disclosed to the insurer at the time of application. How will the insurer handle this claim?

Claim will be paid and coverage will remain in force

Which of the following health policy provisions states that the producer does NOT have the authority to change the policy or waive any of its provisions?

Entire Contract

Which health policy clause specifies the amount of benefits to be paid?

Insuring

The clause identifying which losses resulting from an accident or sickness are insured by the policy is called the:

Insuring clause

Which of the following BEST describes a short-term medical expense policy?

Nonrenewable

Which of these statements accurately describes the Waiver of Premium provision in an Accident and Health policy?

Premiums are waived after the insured has been totally disabled for a specified time period

What is considered to be a characteristic of a Conditionally Renewable Health Insurance policy?

Premiums may increase at time of renewal

Which of the following statements about a Guaranteed Renewable Health Insurance policy is CORRECT?

Premiums normally increase at time of renewal

Which Accident and Health policy provision addresses preexisting conditions?

Time Limit of Certain Defenses

Health insurance benefits NOT covered due to an act of war are:

excluded by the insurer in the contract provisions

The section of an insurance contract which limit coverage are called:

exclusions

K failed to pay a renewal premium within the time granted by the insurer. K then sends in a payment which the insurer subsequently accepts. Which policy provision specifies that coverage may be restored in this situation?

reinstatement


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