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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Beneficiary | A person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will, or life insurance policy. |
| Broker | A person who buys and sells goods or assets for others. |
| Claim | Insurance claim is a formal request to an insurance company asking for a payment based on the terms of the insurance policy |
| Collision Coverage | Collision insurance is a type of auto insurance coverage. Collision Insurance will reimburse the insured for any damage sustained to their personal automobile that is due to the fault of the insured driver. |
| Comprehensive Coverage | Comprehensive coverage is an optional car insurance coverage designed to pay for certain repairs that aren't related to collisions. |
| Co-Payments | A payment made by a beneficiary (especially for health services) in addition to that made by an insurer. |
| Death Benefit | The amount paid to a beneficiary upon the death of an insured person. |
| Deductible | A specified amount of money that the insured must pay before an insurance company will pay a claim |
| Dental Insurance | Dental insurance is designed to pay a portion of the costs associated with dental care. |
| Disability Insurance | Disability insurance offers income protection to individuals who become disabled for a long period of time, and as a result can no longer work during that time period. |
| Effective Date | An effective date or as of date is the date upon which something is considered to take effect, which may be a past, present or future date. This may be different from the date upon which the event actually occurs or is recorded. |
| HMO | A health maintenance organization (HMO) is an organization that provides health coverage with providers under contract. A Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) differs from traditional health insurance by the contracts it has with its providers. |
| HRA | The HRA is an employer-sponsored plan that can be used to reimburse a portion of you and your eligible family member's out-of-pocket medical expenses, such as deductibles, coinsurance and pharmacy expenses. |
| Liability Coverage | Liability insurance is a part of the general insurance system of risk financing to protect the purchaser (the "insured") from the risks of liabilities imposed by lawsuits and similar claims. |
| Living Benefits | A rider that provides long-term care benefits for an insured person who is terminally ill, when attached to a life insurance contract. |
| Medicare | Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD). |
| Power of Attorney | The authority to act for another person in specified or all legal or financial matters. A legal document giving power of attorney to someone. |
| Premiums | Premium is an amount paid periodically to the insurer by the insured for covering his risk. |
| Primary Physician | A primary care physician is a physician who provides both the first contact for a person with an undiagnosed health concern as well as continuing care of varied medical conditions, not limited by cause, organ system, or diagnosis. |
| Term Life Insurance | Life insurance that pays a benefit in the event of the death of the insured during a specified term. |
| Vision Insurance | Vision Care Insurance a financial protection plan that requires the policyholder to pay a monthly fee in exchange for reduced-cost fees on some eye health and vision correction services and products. |
| Whole Life Insurance | Life insurance that pays a benefit on the death of the insured and also accumulates a cash value. |