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On August 3rd, Marcus meets with his producer to apply for a $350,000 whole life policy. He writes a check for the first monthly premium and is issued a conditional insurability receipt. The insurer requires a routine medical examination, which Marcus completes on August 8th. Tragically, Marcus is killed in an automobile accident on August 11th. When the insurer receives the application and medical results on August 14th, the underwriting department determines that Marcus had an undisclosed terminal illness and would have been completely declined for coverage. Under these circumstances, what action will the insurance company take?

  1. Deny the death benefit claim and refund the initial premium to Marcus's estate or beneficiary.Cevap
  2. B
    Pay the $350,000 death benefit, because coverage automatically began on the date the medical examination was completed.
  3. C
    Pay the $350,000 death benefit, because the producer's acceptance of the premium check created a legally binding contract of insurance.
  4. D
    Deny the death benefit claim but retain the submitted premium as consideration for administrative and underwriting expenses.

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The insurance company will deny the death benefit claim and refund the initial premium to Marcus's estate or beneficiary.
A conditional insurability receipt dictates that coverage will be retroactive to the date of the application or medical exam (whichever is later) ONLY if the applicant is ultimately found to be insurable at the applied-for rate classification. Because the underwriter determined that Marcus was uninsurable due to a terminal illness, the required condition was never met. Therefore, no coverage was ever in force, the claim must be denied, and the initial premium must be completely refunded.

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1
Identify the type of receipt issued when the premium was collected.
A conditional insurability receipt was issued.
This establishes that interim coverage is contingent upon the applicant meeting specific underwriting requirements.
2
Determine the rule for retroactive coverage under a conditional insurability receipt.
Coverage goes into effect as of the date of application or the date of the medical exam (whichever is later), provided the applicant is found insurable as a standard or preferred risk.
This is the fundamental legal definition of a conditional receipt in life insurance.
3
Apply the applicant's actual insurability status to the receipt's conditions.
Because Marcus was terminally ill and uninsurable, the condition for coverage was never satisfied.
An insurer is not obligated to pay a death claim if the deceased applicant would have been declined during normal underwriting.
4
Determine the proper handling of the collected funds.
The insurer must refund the premium.
Without an issued policy or active coverage, no consideration was provided by the insurer, so the premium must be returned.

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