CH. 4 Xcel

Chris is an insured bricklayer who severed his left hand in an automobile accident. Although his primary duty cannot be performed, Chris is also a substitute high school teacher. He collects a full disability income check every month. How does his policy

Own occupation

Which type of disability would be less than total impairment and equal to permanent impairment?

Permanent partial disability

Claims payable to a Disability Income insured, even when the insured can continue to work, are the result of a

presumptive disability

A disability income policy can prevent an insured from earning a higher income than if he/she were working by utilizing

benefit limits

Which of these statements is NOT true concerning recurrent disabilities?

the insurer continues coverage after the elimination period

An example of a presumptive disability would be

deafness

The factor used most often when underwriting a disability income policy is

annual earnings

A disability elimination period is best described as a

time deductible

Coming from an insurance point of view, which of the following is the main risk associated with disability?

loss of income