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On March 2, David, a software engineer, applies for a $250,000 whole life insurance policy. He submits the application along with the initial premium, and the agent provides him with a conditional insurability receipt. The insurer's guidelines require David to complete a medical examination, which he successfully undergoes on March 5. On March 12, David dies in an unforeseen accident before the policy is formally approved or issued.

During the claims investigation, the underwriting department reviews his medical exam results and determines that due to an undisclosed health condition, David was insurable, but only as a substandard risk requiring a higher premium than the standard rate he applied for.

Based on the provisions of the conditional receipt, what action will the insurer take regarding the death claim?

  1. A
    The insurer will pay the full $250,000 death benefit because coverage became effective retroactively on the date of the completed medical exam.
  2. B
    The insurer will pay a reduced death benefit corresponding to what the submitted premium would have purchased at the substandard rate.
  3. The insurer will deny the claim and refund the initial premium because David did not qualify for the standard rate applied for.Cevap
  4. D
    The insurer will deny the claim solely because the home office had not yet formally approved the application and delivered the policy.

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The insurer will deny the claim and refund the initial premium because David did not qualify for the standard rate applied for.
A conditional insurability receipt provides retroactive coverage to the date of the application or the required medical exam, whichever is later, but only if the applicant is determined to be insurable at the standard rate applied for. Because David's medical results indicated he was a substandard risk requiring a higher premium, the insurer would have had to issue a counteroffer. Since the conditions of the receipt were not fulfilled prior to his death, no coverage was in effect, and the insurer's only legal obligation is to refund the premium.

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1
Identify the type of premium receipt issued by the agent.
The agent issued a conditional insurability receipt.
The type of receipt governs the exact moment coverage goes into effect and the specific requirements that must be met.
2
Determine the legal conditions required for coverage to become active under this specific receipt.
Coverage becomes retroactively effective to the date of the application or required medical exam (whichever is later) only if the applicant is found insurable as a standard risk at the premium rate applied for.
Conditional receipts do not guarantee coverage; they are contingent upon the applicant meeting the insurer's standard underwriting criteria.
3
Evaluate the underwriter's findings against the conditions of the receipt.
The underwriter determined David was only insurable as a substandard risk, which would have required a counteroffer with a higher premium.
Because he was not insurable at the standard rate applied for, the specific conditions of the receipt were left unfulfilled.
4
Determine the final liability of the insurer regarding the death claim.
The insurer has no liability to pay the death benefit and must refund the initial premium to David's estate or beneficiary.
No insurance contract was formed since the initial conditions were unmet prior to the applicant's death.

Anahtar Kavram

Under a conditional insurability receipt, retroactive coverage only applies if the applicant is ultimately approved by underwriting for the specific policy and premium rate originally applied for.
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