Shelly and Martin OShea have been married twenty-five years and have three children ages 5, 7, and 11. The OSheas think of themselves as a middle-class to above-average-income family with typical educational aspirations for the three children. It is assumed that all three will go to the state university, where tuition and other costs will be somewhat less than for a private college or university.

Both Shelly and Martin are employed, but by different employers. Each spouse had a gross income of approximately $40,000 last year. They are each covered by a group term life insurance policy for the amount of their annual income. Each spouse has designated the other spouse irrevocably as the primary beneficiary, and the three children are designated irrevocably as contingent beneficiaries.

In addition to the group term life insurance coverage, Shelly has a $50,000 universal life policy on her life, and Martin has an $80,000 ordinary whole life policy on his life. The two policies have the same beneficiary designations as the group term life insurance coverages.

Shellys employer provides Blue Cross/Blue Shield coverage for all employees and their families under a group contract. Martins employer provides medical expense coverage for all employees and their families under a group comprehensive major medical expense insurance policy. Martins group comprehensive major medical expense coverage makes use of a stop-loss clause to limit Martins out-of-pocket expenses, including the deductible, to $5,000. Both employers offer the choice of either an HMO plan or a preferred provider organization (PPO) plan to those employees and their families who prefer either of the arrangements.

Martin has recently purchased an individual disability income policy that uses a split definition of disability. The policy has both an elimination period and a probationary period. The policy has the exclusions usually found in disability income policies, including disability arising out of the insureds occupation. The policy has: (1) a presumptive disability provision, (2) a residual disability benefit clause, and (3) a change of occupation provision.

Although Shelly and Martin will not be eligible for Medicare benefits for another twenty years, they are already considering how Medicare benefits can be integrated and coordinated with their medical expense insurance coverages and how to deal with their long-term care expenses that are likely to pose problems for them in their retirement years.

1.Assume that Martins comprehensive major medical policy provides an initial deductible of $500 and an 80% coinsurance clause. How much will the insurer pay for an appendectomy involving $1,500 of hospital board-and-room charges, a $700 surgical fee, $300 for the anesthetist, and $500 for miscellaneous hospital costs?

2.In Question 1, assume that medical complications necessitated that Martin remain in the hospital for several days longer. As a result, total expenses were $30,500. Under these circumstances, how much would the insurer pay?

a)

$30,500

b)

$30,000

c)

$27,500

d)

$25,500

4.If used in Martins individual disability income policy, which of the following definitions of disability would be most favorable for Martin?

a)	Inability to perform any occupation for which fitted by education, training or experience

b)	Inability to perform his or her own occupation for five years, and then inability to perform any occupation for which fitted by education, training or experience

c)	Inability to perform his or her own occupation for two years, then inability to perform and occupation for which fitted, but, in fact, does not engage in any occupation

d)	Inability to perform his or her own occupation

e)	Presumed disability for two years because of the loss of two bodily members, followed by inability to perform any occupation for which reasonably suited

6.Which of the following statements concerning the residual disability benefit clause in Martins disability income policy is (are) likely to be correct?

1. The clause provides for the payment of the equivalent of a partial disability benefit for a few days.
2. A residual disability benefit is typically paid only after the insured recovers from total disability.
3. If Martin returns to work after total disability with a 25% reduction in earnings because of his residual disability, he would receive 25% of the benefit to which he was entitled when he was totally disabled.

a)

(1) only

b)

(2) only

c)	(1) and (2) only

d)	(2) and (3) only

e)	(1), (2), and (3)

7.In which of the following ways would the rights of Shelly and Martin, as primary beneficiaries of the various life insurance policies, differ from the rights of their children, who are designated as contingent beneficiaries?

1. If a primary beneficiary is living when an insured dies, the contingent beneficiary has no legal right to any of the life insurance death proceeds.
2. Generally, the only circumstances under which a contingent beneficiary would have any legal right to the death proceeds would be if the primary beneficiary predeceases the insured.
3. If the primary beneficiary receives the policys death proceeds but dies before withdrawing any of the death proceeds, the contingent beneficiary would receive the death benefits.

a)

(1) only

b)

(2) only

c)	(1) and (2) only

d)	(2) and (3) only

e)	(1), (2), and (3)

8.All the following are likely settlement options available for the life insurance death proceeds of Shellys and Martins individual policies, EXCEPT:

a)	Cash in a lump-sum

b)	Installments for a fixed period

c)	Installments for a fixed amount

d)	Extended term insurance

e)	Life income with period certain