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On November 10, an agent completes a life insurance application with Sarah for a $400,000 policy. Sarah pays the initial premium, and the agent provides her with a conditional insurability receipt. The insurer's underwriting guidelines strictly require a medical examination for this specific policy face amount. Sarah schedules her medical exam for November 18. Tragically, she suffers a fatal stroke on November 15. What is the insurer's legal obligation regarding the claim filed by Sarah's beneficiary?

  1. The insurer will deny the claim for the death benefit and return the initial premium to the beneficiary.Cevap
  2. B
    The insurer must pay the full death benefit because the issuance of the receipt acted as an unconditional binding agreement.
  3. C
    The insurer will conduct a retroactive review of Sarah's existing medical records, paying the claim if she was an insurable standard risk on November 10.
  4. D
    The insurer is obligated to pay the claim because Sarah's payment of the initial premium fulfilled the consideration requirement to immediately enforce the contract.

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The insurer will deny the claim for the death benefit and return the initial premium to the beneficiary.
The correct answer accurately applies the rule for conditional insurability receipts. When a medical exam is required by the insurer's underwriting guidelines, the effective date of coverage is either the date of the application or the date of the medical exam, whichever is later. Because Sarah passed away before completing the required exam, she never fulfilled the condition necessary for coverage to retroactively take effect. Therefore, no insurance was in place, and the insurer's only obligation is to refund the unearned premium.

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1
Identify the type of receipt issued.
A conditional insurability receipt was issued on November 10.
The type of receipt determines the rules for when coverage becomes effective.
2
Determine the requirements for coverage to become effective under this specific receipt.
The underwriting guidelines required a medical examination.
For a conditional receipt, coverage is effective as of the application date OR the date of the medical exam, whichever occurs later, provided the applicant is found insurable.
3
Analyze the timeline of events relative to the requirements.
Sarah died on November 15, before the required medical exam scheduled for November 18 could be completed.
Establishing the sequence of events is critical to determining if the conditions for coverage were met.
4
Conclude the insurer's liability.
Because the required medical exam was never completed, the condition for coverage was not met. The insurer must deny the claim and refund the premium.
Insurance contracts strictly follow the terms outlined in the receipt regarding effective dates.

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Under a conditional insurability receipt that requires a medical examination, coverage does not become effective until the date the medical exam is completed, provided the applicant is ultimately deemed insurable.
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