Disability Study Deck Flashcards
- A disability buy-out agreement should be drawn up by:
a. the business owners themselves.
b. an attorney familiar with disability buy-sell agreements
c. the business owners and their families coordinated by the insurance advisor
d. Correct answer is B
e. the insurance advisor using a company prototype
b. an attorney familiar with disability buy-sell agreements
- A disabled person returns to work. Four months later the same illness makes her unable to work again. This is known as a:
a. contingent disability
b. concurrent disability
c. presumed disability
d. recurrent disability
d. recurrent disability
- According to the text, the best way to sell disability income insurance is to stress:
a. the strength of the company
b. the features of the policy
c. efficiency of the claims process
d. the needs of the prospect
d. the needs of the prospect
- An advantage of funding a salary continuation plan with disability income insurance is that it:
a. does not have to meet ERISA reporting requirements
b. assures that funds will be available when needed
c. provides the employee with benefits free of income taxation
d. will be approved automatically by the Department of Labor
b. assures that funds will be available when needed
- An advisor’s chief connection to the home office underwriting department is:
a. the Attending Physician’s Statement
b. a formal cover letter
c. copies of the applicant’s tax forms
d. the application
d. the application
- As an advisor,
a. you have a responsibility to get the desired insurance issued for your clients
b. you become a professional by following your company’s rules
c. you only to report facts that you deem relevant to your company’s underwriters
d. you have a clear, contractual responsibility to the company you represent.
d. you have a clear, contractual responsibility to the company you represent.
- An Attending Physician’s Statement (APS):
a. is provided by the applicant
b. is required for every disability application
c. verifies an applicant’s medical information
d. provides a second opinion on the nature of a disability
c. verifies an applicant’s medical information
- An occupation classification that may be uninsurable for disability coverage is:
a. attorney
b. computer network administrator
c. orthopedic surgeon
d. air traffic controller
d. air traffic controller
- Benefits under Workers Compensation plans:
a. cover only work-related accidents
b. vary widely from state to state
c. are available in only a few states
d. vary widely from state to state
e. cover all illnesses and injuries
f. vary widely from state to state
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- Disability income insurance is appropriate coverage:
a. only for professional people with high income
b. for all people who depend on earned income
c. for people with no health problems, but not for others
d. only for people who already have sufficient life insurance since death is a greater threat
b. for all people who depend on earned income
- Earned income for sole proprietors is defined as:
a. salary
b. gross revenue minus normal business expenses
c. gross earnings
d. salary plus bonuses and commissions
b. gross revenue minus normal business expenses
- Generally, if an applicant pays the first premium at the time of application, he or she will be:
a. fully covered immediately
b. fully covered if he or she is eligible for coverage on the date the premium was paid
c. not covered until the policy is delivered
d. fully covered as soon as underwriting is completed and the policy is issued
b.fully covered if he or she is eligible for coverage on the date the premium was paid
- Generally, if policy provisions are in conflict with the laws of the state where the insured resides, the:
a. policy provisions will be honored
b. policy is automatically amended to conform to the law’s minimum provision
c. insured will have to sue to receive benefits
d. policy is null and void
b. policy is automatically amended to conform to the law’s minimum provision
- In a presumptive disability, benefits are paid:
a. only as long as the insured is under a doctor’s care
b. for the length of the benefit period in the basic policy
c. until the insured returns to work
d. until the insured returns to work in his or her regular occupation
b. for the length of the benefit period in the basic policy
- When an individual D. I. insurance premium that insures an employee and is owned by that employee and the payment is split between the employer and the employee
a. the entire benefit is subject to income taxation
b. the benefit attributed to the employee-paid premium is received income tax free
c. the entire benefit is received income tax free
d. only the benefit attributed to the employer is received free of income tax
b. the benefit attributed to the employee-paid premium is received income tax free
- In most group LTD policies, overtime pay and occasional bonuses are:
a. covered by the benefit amount
b. excluded from a computation of benefits
c. paid by the employer in addition to any benefits received
d. covered by a special overtime rider
b. excluded from a computation of benefits
- In regard to sick pay plans, ad hoc plans:
a. are not tax deductible to the employer and are taxable to the employee
b. can only make payments for 30 days
c. apply only to highly compensated employees
d. must apply to all employees.
a. are not tax deductible to the employer and are taxable to the employee
- In underwriting an application, if a person owns a rental property managed by a realty company, the income from that property will be:
a. treated as earned income
b. treated as unearned income
c. ignored
d. added to earned income
b. treated as unearned income
- In underwriting disability income coverage, employment stability is:
a. a minor factor since people change jobs frequently
b. a vital factor in issuing the policy
c. less important than in life insurance underwriting
d. a factor of the occupational classification system
b. a vital factor in issuing the policy
- In which of the following types of disability coverage can the scheduled premium not be changed?
a. Annually renewable policies.
b. Guaranteed renewable policies.
c. Noncancelable policies.
d. Provisionally renewable policies.
c. Noncancelable policies.
- Information about other disability insurance coverage is important in the underwriting process to:
a. replace existing coverage
b. identify potential group sales
c. avoid overinsurance
d. determine insurability
c. avoid overinsurance
- A conversion to long-term care insurance coverage option in an individual D. I. insurance policy
a. allows the insured to convert the D. I. insurance coverage at any age
b. does not require the insured to furnish evidence of insurability to the insurance company
c. allows the insured to convert the policy on an original-age basis
d. allows for less limited benefits than are typically found in most stand-alone long-term care insurance policies
b. does not require the insured to furnish evidence of insurability to the insurance company
- Notice of a disability income claim must be submitted to the insurer
a. only in writing
b. typically within 20 days after the occurrence
c. through an attorney
d. to the advisor
b. typically within 20 days after the occurrence
- Pre-existing conditions that are disclosed on the application:
a. will automatically be excluded from coverage
b. cannot be excluded from coverage
c. are often covered after 24 months
d. will automatically lead to an increase in premium
c. are often covered after 24 months