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Zorluk: OrtaInitial Premium and Premium Receipts

On October 5th, a 35-year-old freelance graphic designer completes a life insurance application, pays the initial premium, and is given a conditional receipt by the agent. A required medical examination is completed on October 12th. Tragically, the designer dies from a sudden illness on October 18th, before the insurer has reviewed the application or issued a policy. During the claim review, the insurer's underwriting department determines the designer would have been insurable at standard rates as of the date of the medical exam.

Based on these circumstances, which of the following statements regarding the claim and coverage are legally accurate? (Select all that apply)

  1. The insurance coverage became effective retroactively on the date of the medical examination.Cevap
  2. The insurer is legally obligated to pay the full death benefit to the designated beneficiary.Cevap
  3. C
    The coverage became effective on the date the application was signed and the initial premium was collected.
  4. D
    The claim will be denied because the insurer had not yet formally approved and delivered the policy.

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The insurance coverage became effective retroactively on the date of the medical examination, and the insurer is legally obligated to pay the full death benefit.
Under a conditional receipt, if a medical examination is required, coverage takes effect on the date of the application or the date of the medical exam, whichever is later—provided the applicant is ultimately found insurable at a standard or preferred risk rate. Because the applicant completed the exam on October 12th and was deemed insurable, coverage retroactively took effect on that date. Consequently, since the policy was legally in force at the time of the applicant's death on October 18th, the insurer is legally bound to pay the full death benefit.

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1
Identify the type of receipt issued and the timeline of events.
A conditional receipt was issued on October 5th, but a medical exam was required and completed on October 12th.
The type of receipt determines the rules for when coverage effectively begins.
2
Determine the effective date of coverage based on conditional receipt rules.
Coverage became effective on October 12th, because when a medical exam is required, the effective date is the later of the application date or the exam date.
This rule ensures the insurer has all necessary health information before risk is assumed.
3
Evaluate the insurer's liability for the claim based on the insurability determination.
The insurer must pay the death benefit because the applicant died after the effective date and was proven to be insurable as a standard risk as of that date.
Meeting the underwriting standards fulfills the 'condition' of the conditional receipt, making the coverage fully active prior to the applicant's death.

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