Group Life-7 Flashcards
Contributory
An employee group plan in which employees share the cost
Noncontributory
An employee group plan in which employees do not share in the cost
Employees are called
Certificate holders
Employers are called
Contract holders
Preferred
Low risk
Lower premiums
Standard
Average risk
No extra ratings or restrictions
Substandard
High risk
Rated up
Higher premiums
Declined
Not insurable
Potential of loss to insurance company is too high
Group term life
Normally offered as a guaranteed annual renewable term policy
Group whole life
Offers permanent protection for insured members under this group
Dependent coverage
Most group life insurance policies cover the members dependents
Determining eligibility
Must benefit atleast 70% of all employees
Conversion to individual policy
If a members coverage is terminated the member and his dependents may convert their group coverage to individual whole life coverage
Conversion period
An individual must apply for individual coverage within 31 days after the date of group coverage termination
Group policy termination
If the master policy is terminated each individual member who has been insured for at least 5 years is permitted to convert to an individual policy