NC - Health Insurance - Practice Exam Questions & Answers(RATED A)

All of the following are true regarding Key Employee Disability Income insurance EXCEPT A) Premiums are not tax deductible for the employer. B) Benefits are taxable to the employer. C) The employer owns the policy. D) Benefits are paid to the employer to retrain a new person. - ANSWER B) Benefits are taxable to the employer. Key person disability income premiums are not deductible to the business, but the benefits are received income tax free by the business. How is emergency care covered for a member of an HMO? A) A member of an HMO can receive care in or out of the HMO service area, but care is preferred in the service area. B) A member of an HMO may receive care at any emergency facility, at the same cost as if in his or her own service area. C) HMOs have salaried member physicians, but they do not cover emergency care. D) An HMO emergency specialist will cover the patient. - ANSWER A. A member of an HMO can receive care in or out of the HMO service area, but care is preferred in the service area. Emergency care must be provided for the member in or out of the HMO's service area. If emergency care is being provided for a member outside the service area, the HMO will be eager to get the member back into the service area so that care can be provided by salaried member physicians. After appointing an agent, how long does an insurer have to file with the Commissioner the form detailing the agent's name, address, and other needed information? A) 15 days B) 30 days C) 45 days D) 60 days - ANSWER B) 30 days Insurers have 30 days to file, in a form prescribed by the Commissioner, the names, addresses, and other information required by the Commissioner for its newly appointed agents. Bethany studies in England for a semester. While she is there, she is involved in a train accident that leaves her disabled. If B