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SECTION 1 - SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS - ELIGIBLE CLASSES

The Classes eligible for coverages available under the Policy are shown below.

Class I: All regular, full time Eligible Participants of the educational organization or institution.

All benefits and limits are stated per Covered Person

SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS - TABLE 1

  Limits - Eligible Participant
COVERAGE A - MEDICAL EXPENSES
Lifetime Maximum Benefits $1,000,000
Policy Year Maximum Benefits $250,000
Maximum Benefit per Injury or Sicknesses $250,000
Basic Medical Expense Benefit per Injury or Sickness Up to $10,000 Maximum: 80% of Reasonable Expenses after Deductible.
Supplemental Major Medical Expense Benefit (SMM) per Injury or Sickness After Basic Medical Expense Benefit Maximum has been paid, 100% of Reasonable Expenses up to an additional $240,000 Maximum
Pregnancy coverage Reasonable Expenses up to Maximum per Policy Year
Deductible
Deductible is reduced to $50 if treatment is received at Recognized Student Health Center or if initial treatment is received at Recognized Student Health Center.
$100 per Injury or Sickness
COVERAGE C - REPATRIATION OF REMAINS
Maximum Benefit up to $25,000
COVERAGE D - MEDICAL EVACUATION
Maximum Lifetime Benefit for all Evacuations up to $100,000
COVERAGE E - BEDSIDE VISIT
Up to a maximum benefit of $750 for the cost of one economy round trip air fare ticket to, and the hotel accommodations in, the place of the Hospital Confinement for one (1) person



SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS - TABLE 2 COVERAGE A - MEDICAL EXPENSES

Physician Office Visits* For Basic, after Deductible, 80% of Reasonable Expenses. For SMM Benefit, after Deductible, 100% of Reasonable Expenses.
Inpatient Hospital Services
Maximum payment for semi-private accommodations up to $500 per day and for Intensive Care Facility up to $1,000 per day.
For Basic, after Deductible, 80% of Reasonable Expenses. For SMM Benefit, after Deductible, 100% of Reasonable Expenses.
Hospital and Physician Outpatient Services For Basic, after Deductible, 80% of Reasonable Expenses. For SMM Benefit, after Deductible, 100% of Reasonable Expenses.

*50% of Deductible for an Injury or Sickness is waived if treatment is received at Recognized Student Health Center or if the initial treatment for an Injury or Sickness is received at Recognized Student Health Center.



SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS - TABLE 3 Coverage A - Medical Expense Benefits

BENEFITS LISTED BELOW ARE SUBJECT TO

  1. TABLE 1 LIFETIME MAXIMUMS, ANNUAL MAXIMUMS, MAXIMUMS PER INJURY AND SICKNESS, DEDUCTIBLES, COINSURANCE, OUT-OF-POCKET MAXIMUMS;


  2. TABLE 1 LEVELS OF COVERAGE FOR BASIC MEDICAL EXPENSE BENEFITS, SUPPLEMENTAL MAJOR MEDICAL EXPENSE BENEFITS, AND CATASTROPHIC MAJOR MEDICAL EXPENSES BENEFITS; AND


  3. TABLE 2 PLAN TYPE LIMITS (INDEMNITY)
Medical Expense Limits - Covered Person
Maternity Care for a Covered Pregnancy Reasonable Expenses
Inpatient treatment of mental and nervous disorders including drug or alcohol abuse Reasonable Expenses up to $5,000 Maximum per lifetime.
Outpatient treatment of mental and nervous disorders including drug or alcohol abuse Reasonable Expenses up to $500 Maximum per lifetime.
Treatment of specified therapies, including acupuncture and Physiotherapy Reasonable Expenses up to $10,000 Maximum per Injury or Sickness on an Inpatient basis.
Therapeutic termination of pregnancy Reasonable Expenses up to $500 Maximum per Policy Year
Medical treatment arising from participation in intercollegiate or interscholastic sports, intramural, or club sports Reasonable Expenses up to $5,000 Maximum per Injury or Sickness
Medical treatment of Injuries sustained as a result of a covered motor vehicle accident Reasonable Expenses up to $10,000 Maximum per Injury or Sickness
Repairs to sound, natural teeth required due to an Injury 100% of Reasonable Expenses up to $250 per tooth
Outpatient prescription drugs 50% of actual charge
Professional ground or air ambulance service to nearest hospital Reasonable Expenses up to $350 per Injury or Sickness
Medical treatment received in the Home Country, if NOT covered by Other Plan 100% of Reasonable Expenses up to $5,000 lifetime maximum


SECTION 2 - DESCRIPTION OF COVERAGES - Coverage A - Medical Expenses

  1. What the Insurer Pays for Covered Medical Expenses: If a Covered Person incurs expenses while insured under the Policy due to an Injury or a Sickness, the Insurer will pay the Reasonable Expenses for the Covered Medical Expenses listed below. All Covered Medical Expenses incurred as a result of the same or related cause, including any Complications, shall be considered as resulting from one Sickness or Injury. The amount payable for any one Injury or Sickness will not exceed the Maximum Benefit of $250,000 per Injury or Sickness for the Eligible Participant. Benefits are subject to the Deductible Amount, Coinsurance and Maximum Benefits stated in the Schedule of Benefits, specified benefits and limitations set forth under Covered Medical Expenses, the General Policy Exclusions, the Pre Existing Condition Limitation and to all other limitations and provisions of the Policy.


  2. Covered General Medical Expenses and Limitations:Covered Medical Expenses are limited to the Reasonable Expenses incurred for services, treatments and supplies listed below. All benefits are per Injury or Sickness unless stated otherwise.

    No Medical Treatment Benefit is payable for Reasonable Expenses incurred after the Covered Person's insurance terminates as stated in the Period of Coverage provision. However, if the Covered Person is in a Hospital on the date the insurance terminates, the Insurer will continue to pay the Medical Treatment Benefits until the earlier of the date the Confinement ends or 31 days after the date the insurance terminates.
    1. Physician office visits.


    2. Hospital Services: : Inpatient Hospital services and Hospital and Physician Outpatient services consist of the following: Hospital room and board, including general nursing services; medical and surgical treatment; medical services and supplies; Outpatient nursing services provided by an RN, LPN or LVN; local, professional ground ambulance services to and from a local Hospital for Emergency Hospitalization and Emergency Medical Care; x rays; laboratory tests; prescription medicines; artificial limbs or prosthetic appliances, including those which are functionally necessary; the rental or purchase, at the Insurer's option, of durable medical equipment for therapeutic use, including repairs and necessary maintenance of purchased equipment not provided for under a manufacturer's warranty or purchase agreement.

      The Insurer will not pay for Hospital room and board charges in excess of the prevailing semi-private room rate unless the requirements of Medically Necessary treatment dictate accommodations other than a semi-private room.




  3. Additional Covered General Medical Expenses and Limitations: These additional Covered Medical Expenses are limited to the Reasonable Expenses incurred for services, treatments and supplies listed below. All benefits are per Injury or Sickness unless stated otherwise.

    1. Pregnancy: The Insurer will pay the actual expenses incurred as a result of pregnancy, childbirth, miscarriage, or any Complications resulting from any of these, except to the extent shown in the Schedule of Benefits. Conception must have occurred while the Covered Person was insured under the Policy. Pregnancy benefits will also cover a period of hospitalization for maternity and newborn infant care for:
      1. a minimum of 48 hours of inpatient care following a vaginal delivery; or
      2. a minimum of 96 hours of inpatient care following delivery by cesarean section.


      If the physician, in consultation with the mother, determines that an early discharge is medically appropriate, the Insurer shall provide coverage for post-delivery care, within the above time limits, to be delivered in the patient's home, or, in a provider's office, as determined by the physician in consultation with the mother. The at-home post-delivery care shall be provided by a registered professional nurse, physician, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, or physician assistant experienced in maternal and child health, and shall include:
      1. Parental education;
      2. Assistance and training in breast or bottle feeding; and
      3. Performance of any medically necessary and clinically appropriate tests, including the collection of an adequate sample for hereditary and metabolic newborn screening.


  4. Basic Medical Expense Benefit (Basic): The Insurer will pay the provider 100% of all Covered Medical Expenses, unless otherwise stated, which are in excess of the Deductible Amount shown in the Schedule of Benefits for Coverage A. The Basic Medical Expense Deductible Amount will be reduced to as stated in the Schedule of Benefits if initial treatment is rendered at the Participant's Registered Student Health Center.


  5. Supplemental Major Medical Expense Benefit (SMM): The Insurer will pay the provider 80% of all additional Covered Medical Expenses, unless otherwise stated, which are in excess of the Deductible Amount shown in the Schedule of Benefits for Coverage A and after all benefits have been exhausted under the Basic Medical Expense Benefit.


  6. Home Country Coverage (While Insured): Expenses incurred within the Covered Person's Home Country while insured under the Policy will be considered as Covered Medical Expenses up to the limits stated in the Schedule of Benefits.

SECTION 3 - DESCRIPTION OF COVERAGES - Coverage C - Repatriation of Remains Benefit

If a Covered Person dies, the Insurer will pay the necessary expenses actually incurred, up to the Maximum Limit shown in the Schedule of Benefits, for the repatriation of the Covered Person's remains to his/her Home Country. This benefit covers the legal minimum requirements for the transportation of the remains. It does not include the transportation of anyone accompanying the body or visitation or funeral expenses. Any expenses for repatriation of remains require the Insurer's or the Administrator's prior approval.

If an Injury or a Sickness results in the Covered Person's loss of life outside his/her Home Country, the Insurer will pay the Reasonable Expense incurred for cremation or for preparation of the body for burial in, and for transportation of the body to, the Home Country up to the maximum stated for this benefit in Table 1 of the Schedule of Benefits. Payment of this benefit is subject to the Limitations and Conditions on Eligibility for Benefits. No benefit is payable if the death occurs after the Period of Coverage Termination Date. However, if the Covered Person is Hospital Confined on the Period of Coverage Termination Date, eligibility for this benefit continues until the earlier of the date the Covered Person's Confinement ends or 31 days after the Period of Coverage Termination Date. The Insurer will not pay any claims under this provision unless the expense has been approved by either the Insurer or the Administrator before the body is prepared for transportation.


SECTION 5 - DESCRIPTION OF COVERAGES - Coverage D - Medical Evacuation Benefit

If a Covered Person sustains an Injury or suffers a sudden Sickness while traveling outside his/her Home Country, the Insurer will pay the Medically Necessary expenses incurred, up to the lifetime Maximum Limit for all medical evacuations shown in Table 1 of the Schedule of Benefits, for a medical evacuation to the nearest Hospital, appropriate medical facility or back to the Covered Person's Home Country. Transportation must be by the most direct and economical route. However, before the Insurer makes any payment, it requires written certification by the attending Physician that the evacuation is Medically Necessary. Any expenses for medical evacuation require the Insurer's or the Administrator's prior approval. No benefits are payable under any other provision of the Policy for expense incurred by the Covered Person on and after the date of the evacuation.

With respect to this provision only, the following is in lieu of the Policy's Extension of Benefits provision: No benefits are payable for Reasonable Expenses incurred after the date the Covered Persons insurance under the Policy terminates. However, if on the date of termination the Covered Person is Hospital Confined, then coverage under this benefit provision continues until the earlier of the date the Hospital Confinement ends or the end of the 31st day after the date of termination.


SECTION 6 - DESCRIPTION OF COVERAGES - Coverage E - Bedside Visit Benefit

Bedside Visit Benefit: If the Covered Person is Hospital Confined due to an Injury or Sickness for more than seven (7) days while traveling outside his/her Home Country, the Insurer will pay up to a maximum benefit of $750 for the cost of one economy round trip air fare ticket to, and the hotel accommodations in, the place of the Hospital Confinement for one person designated by the Covered Person. With respect to any one trip, this benefit is payable only once for that trip, regardless of the number of Covered Persons on that trip. No more than one (1) visit may be made during any 12 month period. No benefits are payable under this provision prior to the end of the seven (7) day Hospital Confinement. No benefits are payable unless the trip is approved in advance by the Administrator.


SECTION 7 - PRE-EXISTING CONDITION LIMITATION

The Insurer does not pay benefits for loss due to a Pre Existing Condition during the first one (1) year of coverage. Pre Existing Conditions will be covered after the Covered Person's coverage has been in force for one (1) year.

This limitation does not apply to the Medical Evacuation Benefit, the Repatriation of Remains Benefit and to the Bedside Visit Benefit.


SECTION 8 - GENERAL POLICY EXCLUSIONS

Unless specifically provided for elsewhere under the Policy, the Policy does not cover loss caused by or resulting from, nor is any premium charged for, any of the following:

  1. Preventative medicines, routine physical examinations, or any other examination where there are no objective indications of impairment in normal health.
  2. Services and supplies not Medically Necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of a Sickness or Injury.
  3. Surgery for the correction of refractive error and services and prescriptions for eye examinations, eye glasses or contact lenses or hearing aids, except when Medically Necessary for the Treatment of an Injury.
  4. Plastic or cosmetic surgery, unless they result directly from an Injury which necessitated medical treatment within 24 hours of the Accident.
  5. For diagnostic investigation or medical treatment for infertility, fertility, or birth control.
  6. Expenses incurred in excess of Reasonable Expenses.
  7. Expenses incurred for Injury resulting from the Covered Person's being legally intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol as defined by the jurisdiction in which the Accident occurs. This exclusion does not apply to the Medical Evacuation Benefit, to the Repatriation of Remains Benefit and to the Bedside Visit Benefit.
  8. Voluntarily using any drug, narcotic or controlled substance, unless as prescribed by a Physician. This exclusion does not apply to the Medical Evacuation Benefit, to the Repatriation of Remains Benefit and to the Bedside Visit Benefit.
  9. Organ or tissue transplant.
  10. Participating in an illegal occupation or committing or attempting to commit a felony.
  11. For treatment, services, supplies, or Confinement in a Hospital owned or operated by a national government or its agencies. (This does not apply to charges the law requires the Covered Person to pay.)
  12. While traveling against the advice of a Physician, while on a waiting list for a specific treatment, or when traveling for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment.
  13. The diagnosis or treatment of Congenital Conditions, except for a newborn child insured under the Policy.
  14. Treatment to the teeth, gums, jaw or structures directly supporting the teeth, including surgical extraction's of teeth, TMJ dysfunction or skeletal irregularities of one or both jaws including orthognathia and mandibular retrognathia.
  15. Expenses incurred in connection with weak, strained or flat feet, corns or calluses.
  16. Diagnosis and treatment of acne and sebaceous cyst.
  17. Outpatient treatment for specified therapies including, but not limited to Physiotherapy and acupuncture.
  18. Deviated nasal septum, including submucous resection and/or surgical correction, unless treatment is due to or arises from an Injury.
  19. Self inflicted Injuries while sane or insane; suicide, or any attempt thereat while sane or insane. This exclusion does not apply to the Medical Evacuation Benefit, to the Repatriation of Remains Benefit and to the Bedside Visit Benefit.
  20. Loss due to war, declared or undeclared; service in the armed forces of any country or international authority; riot; or civil commotion;
  21. Riding in any aircraft, except as a passenger on a regularly scheduled airline or charter flight.
  22. Elective termination of pregnancy.
  23. Loss arising from participation in professional sports, scuba diving, hang gliding, parachuting or bungee jumping.
  24. Medical Treatment Benefits provision for loss due to or arising from a motor vehicle Accident if the Covered Person operated the vehicle without a proper license in the jurisdiction where the Accident occurred.
  25. Expenses incurred as a result of pregnancy that is not covered.

SECTION 9 - DEFINITIONS

Unless specifically defined elsewhere, wherever used in the Policy, the following terms have the meanings given below.

Accident (Accidental) means a sudden, unexpected and unforeseen, identifiable event producing at the time objective symptoms of an Injury. The Accident must occur while the Covered Person is insured under the Policy.

Age means the Covered Person's attained age.

Alcohol Abuse means any pattern of pathological use of alcohol that causes impairment in social or occupational functioning, or that produces physiological dependency evidenced by physical tolerance or by physical symptoms when it is withdrawn.

Ambulatory Surgical Facility means an establishment which may or may not be part of a Hospital and which meets the following requirements:

  1. Is in compliance with the licensing or other legal requirements in the jurisdiction where it is located;
  2. Is primarily engaged in performing surgery on its premises;
  3. Has a licensed medical staff, including Physicians and registered nurses;
  4. Has permanent operating room(s), recovery room(s) and equipment for Emergency Medical Care; and
  5. Has an agreement with a Hospital for immediate acceptance of patients who require Hospital care following treatment in the ambulatory surgical facility.

Coinsurance means the ratio by which the Covered Person and the Insurer share in the payment of Reasonable Expenses for Medically Necessary treatment. The percentage the Insurer pays is stated in the Schedule of Benefits.

Complications means a secondary condition, an Injury or a Sickness, that develops or is in conjunction with an already existing Injury or Sickness.

Confinement (Confined) means the continuous period a Covered Person spends as an Inpatient in a Hospital due to the same or related cause.

Congenital Condition means a condition that existed at or has existed from birth, including, but not limited to, congenital diseases or anomalies that cause functional defects.

Country of Assignment means the country f or which the Eligible Participant has a valid passport and, if required, a visa, and in which he/she is undertaking and educational activity.

Covered Medical Expense means an expense actually incurred by or on behalf of a Covered Person for those services and supplies which are:
  1. administered or ordered by a Physician;
  2. Medically Necessary to the diagnosis and treatment of an Injury or Sickness;
  3. are not excluded by any provision of the Policy; and incurred while the Covered Person's insurance is in force under the Policy, except as stated in the Extension of Benefits provision. A Covered Medical Expense is deemed to be incurred on the date such service or supply which gave rise to the expense or charge was rendered or obtained. Covered Medical Expenses are listed in Table 3 and described in Section 2.

Covered Person means an Eligible Participant and any Eligible Dependents as described in the appropriate eligibility section, for whom premium is paid and who is covered under the Policy.

Deductible Amount means the dollar amount of Covered Medical Expenses which must be incurred as an out of pocket expense by each Covered Person on a per Injury or per Sickness basis before certain benefits are payable under the Policy. The Deductible Amounts are stated in the Schedule of Benefits.

Drug Abuse means any pattern of pathological use of a drug that causes impairment in social or occupational functioning, or that produces physiological dependency evidenced by physical tolerance or by physical symptoms when it is withdrawn.

Durable Medical Equipment means medical equipment which:
  1. Is prescribed by the Physician who documents the necessity for the item including the expected duration of its use;
  2. Can withstand long term repeated use without replacement;
  3. Is not useful in the absence of Injury or Sickness; and
  4. Can be used in the home without medical supervision.
The Insurer will cover charges for the purchase of such equipment when the purchase price is expected to be less costly than rental.

Eligible Participant means a person who:
  1. Is engaged in international educational activities; and
  2. Is temporarily located outside his/her Home Country as a non resident alien; and
  3. Has not obtained permanent residency status.

Emergency Hospitalization and Emergency Medical Care means hospitalization or medical care:
  1. That is provided for an Injury or a Sickness caused by the sudden, unexpected onset of a medical condition with acute symptoms of sufficient severity and pain to require immediate medical care; and
  2. In the absence of which one could reasonably expect that one or more of the following would occur:
    1. The Covered Person's health would be placed in serious jeopardy.
    2. There would be serious impairment of the Covered Person's bodily functions.
    3. There would be serious dysfunction of any of the Covered Person's bodily organs or parts.

Experimental or Investigational means treatment, a device or prescription medication which is recommended by a Physician, but is not considered by the medical community as a whole to be safe and effective for the condition for which the treatment, device or prescription medication is being used, including any treatment, procedure, facility, equipment, drugs, drug usage, devices, or supplies not recognized as accepted medical practice; and any of those items requiring federal or other governmental agency approval not received at the time services are rendered. The Insurer will make the final determination as to what is experimental or investigational.

Home Country means the Covered Person's country of domicile named on the enrollment form or the roster, as applicable.

Hospital means a facility that:
  1. Is primarily engaged in providing by, or under the supervision of doctors of medicine or osteopathy, Inpatient services for the diagnosis, treatment, and care, or rehabilitation of persons who are sick, injured, or disabled;
  2. Is not primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing care and related services for persons who require medical or nursing care;
  3. Provides 24 hours nursing service; and
  4. Is licensed or approved as meeting the standards for licensing by the state in which it is located or by the applicable local licensing authority.

Injury means bodily injury caused directly by an Accident. It must be independent of all other causes. To be covered, the Injury must first be treated while the Covered Person is insured under the Policy. A Sickness is not an Injury. A bacterial infection that occurs through an Accidental wound or from a medical or surgical treatment of a Sickness is an Injury.

Inpatient means a person confined in a Hospital for at least one full day (18 to 24 hours) and charged room and board.

Medically Necessary means medical and dental service, treatment or supplies which are:
  1. Recommended by the attending Physician;
  2. Consistent with generally accepted medical practice for the Injury or Sickness, as determined by the Insurer;
  3. Generally considered by Physicians in the United States of America to be appropriate for the Injury or Sickness; and
  4. Accepted as safe, effective and reliable by a medical specialty or board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
A medical or dental treatment will not be deemed Medically Necessary if the Insurer determines that any service, supply or treatment used or provided in connection with the Injury or Sickness is Experimental or Investigational in nature. The fact that a Physician may prescribe, order, recommend or approve a service or supply does not, of itself, make the service or supply Medically Necessary. If services do not meet the criteria above or are not consistent with professionally recognized standards of care with respect to quality, frequency or duration, such services will not be deemed Medically Necessary.

Mental Illness means any psychiatric disease identified in the most recent edition of the International Classification of Diseases or of the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

Other Plan means any of the following which provides benefits or services for, or on account of, medical care or treatment:
  1. Group insurance or group-type coverage, whether insured or uninsured. This includes prepayment, group practice or individual practice coverage, and medical benefits coverage in group, group-type and individual automobile "no fault" and "traditional fault" type contracts. It does not include student accident-type coverage.
  2. Coverage under a governmental plan or required or provided by law. This does not include a state plan under Medicaid (Title XIX, Grants to states for medical Assistance Programs, of the United States Social Security Act as amended from time to time). It also does not include any plan when, by law, its benefits are excess of those of any private program or other non-governmental program.

Outpatient means a person who receives medical services and treatment on an Outpatient basis in a Hospital, Physician's office, Ambulatory Surgical Facility, or similar centers, and who is not charged room and board for such services.

Participating Organization or Institution means the organization or institution which has elected that its Eligible Participants and, if applicable, the dependents of those Eligible Participants be covered under the Policy and which has been accepted by the Insurer for coverage under the Policy.

Physician means a currently licensed practitioner of the healing arts acting within the scope of his/her license. It does not include the Covered Person or his/her spouse, parents, parents in law or dependents or any other person related to the Covered Person or who lives with the Covered Person.

Physiotherapy means a physical or mechanical therapy, diathermy, ultrasonic, heat treatment in any form, manipulation or massage.

Policy Year means the period beginning on the Participating Organization's or Institution's effective date. It includes the period beginning on the date a Covered Person's coverage under the Policy starts. It ends on the date the Covered Person's insurance under the Policy ends.

Pre Existing Condition means any Injury or Sickness which had its origin or symptoms, or for which a Physician was consulted or for which treatment or a medication was recommended or received one (1) year prior to the Covered Person's effective date of coverage.

Reasonable Expense means the normal charge of the provider, incurred by the Covered Person, in the absence of insurance,
  1. for a medical service or supply, but not more than the prevailing charge in the area for a like service by a provider with similar training or experience, or
  2. for a supply which is identical or substantially equivalent. The final determination of a reasonable and customary charge rests solely with the Insurer.

Recognized Student Health Center means a health facility of an educational institution that provides basic health services for students for a minimum of 10 hours per week during the school semester. Basic services must include staffing by a licensed medical provider (M.D., C.N.P. or R.N.) for the purpose of assessment and treatment of minor Sicknesses and Injuries and/or referral to a PPO Provider and is approved as a Recognized Student Health Center by the Administrator.

Registered Nurse means a graduate nurse who has been registered or licensed to practice by a State Board of Nurse Examiners or other state authority, and who is legally entitled to place the letters "R.N." or "R. P.N." after his/her name.

Sickness means an illness, ailment, disease, or physical condition of a Covered Person starting while insured under the Policy.

Written Request means a request on any form provided by the Administrator for particular information.

11:59:59 p.m. means 11:59:59 p.m. at the Covered Person's location.

12:00:01 a.m. means 12:00:01 Eastern Prevailing Time in Washington, DC.

SECTION 10 - EXTENSION OF BENEFITS

No benefits are payable for medical treatment benefits after the Covered Person's insurance terminates. However, if the Covered Person is in a Hospital on the date the insurance terminates, the Insurer will continue to pay the medical treatment benefits until the earlier of the date the Confinement ends or 31 days after the date the insurance terminates.


SECTION 11 - EXCESS COVERAGE

The Insurer will reduce the amount payable under the Policy to the extent expenses are covered under any Other Plan. The Insurer will determine the amount of benefits provided by Other Plans without reference to any coordination of benefits, non duplication of benefits, or other similar provisions. The amount from Other Plans includes any amount to which the Covered Person is entitled, whether or not a claim is made for the benefits. The Policy is secondary coverage to all other policies.


SECTION 12 - ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND PERIOD OF COVERAGE

Eligible Participant: Eligible Participant means any person who satisfies the definition of an Eligible Participant and the requirement of an applicable class as shown in Section 1-Eligible Classes.

Enrollment for Coverage: An Eligible Participant will be eligible for coverage under the Policy subject to the particular types and amounts of insurance as specified in his/her enrollment form.

When an Eligible Participant's Coverage Starts: Coverage for an Eligible Participant starts at 12:00:01 a.m. on the latest of the following:

  1. The effective date of the Policy; or
  2. The effective date shown on the Insurance Identification Card, if any;
  3. The date the requirements in Section 1-Eligible Classes are met; or
  4. The date the premium and completed enrollment form, if any, are received by the Insurer or the Administrator.

Thereafter, the insurance is effective 24 hours a day, worldwide except whenever the Covered Person is in his/her Home Country. In no event, however, will insurance start prior to the date the premium is received by the Insurer.

When an Eligible Participant's Coverage Ends: Coverage for an Eligible Participant will automatically terminate on the earliest of the following dates:
  1. The date the Policy terminates;
  2. The date of which the Eligible Participant ceases to meet the Individual Eligibility Requirements;
  3. The end of the term of coverage specified in the Eligible Participant's enrollment form, if any, including any requested extension;
  4. The date the Eligible Person leaves the Country of Assignment for his/her or her Home Country;
  5. The date the Eligible Participant requests cancellation of coverage (the request must be in writing); or
  6. The premium due date for which the required premium has not been paid, subject to the Grace Period provision.

Any unearned premium will be returned upon request, but returned premium will only be for the number of full months of the unexpired term of coverage, less any administrative fees. Premium will be refunded in full or pro rated if it is later determined that the Covered Person is not eligible for coverage or if the enrollment form contained inaccurate or misleading information.

Coverage will end at 11:59:59 p.m. on the last date of insurance. A Covered Person's coverage will end without prejudice to any claim existing at the time of termination.

SECTION 13 - PREMIUM - For Individual Enrollment

Payment: Coverage is provided in return for payment of the required premium. Premiums may be paid monthly, quarterly, semi annually, annually, or for a specified term, as arranged with the Administrator. Coverage will terminate if the required premium is not paid to the Insurer. Premium is charged from the date insurance for each Covered Person takes effect. Premium is payable to the Insurer or one of its authorized agents. If payment of a premium is not honored by the bank or credit card drawn upon, the insurance is deemed to have not been purchased and not to be in effect.

Renewing Coverage: Coverage for all Covered Persons shall be continuous if the acceptable renewal form and premium are received by the Insurer prior to the expiration of coverage. Premiums will be based upon the attained age of the Covered Person at the time of renewal. Any Covered Person whose coverage under the Policy lapses may re enroll and shall be subject to all Policy exclusions as of any subsequent effective date.

Grace Period: There is a 31 day grace period after the premium due date in which to pay the required premium. The Policy and affected coverage will stay in force during the grace period. The grace period does not apply to payment of the first premium or the last premium when the Covered Person requests to terminate coverage. The Covered Person is liable for all premium unpaid, including any part or entire premium due through the grace period.

Cancellation Requirements: Cancellation will only be allowed if one of the following three requirements are met:

  1. proof of ineligibility is provided;
  2. cancellation occurs within the first 10 days from the effective date or most recent renewal date; or
  3. the Covered Member requests cancellation in writing.

If cancellation is after 10 days, premium will be refunded in whole months only.

SECTION 15 - CLAIM PROVISIONS

Notice of Claim: Written notice of any event which may lead to a claim under the Policy must be given to the Insurer or to the Administrator within 30 days after the event, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably possible.

Claim Forms: Upon receipt of a written notice of claim, the Insurer will furnish to the claimant such forms as are usually furnished by it for filing Proofs of Loss. If these forms are not furnished within 15 days after the notice is sent, the claimant may comply with the Proof of Loss requirements of the Policy by submitting, within the time fixed in the Policy for filing proofs of loss, written proof showing the occurrence, nature and extent of the loss for which claim is made.

Proofs of Loss: Written proof of loss must be furnished to the Insurer or to its Administrator within 90 days after the date of loss. However, in case of claim for loss for which the Policy provides any periodic payment contingent upon continuing loss, this proof may be furnished within 90 days after termination of each period for which the Insurer are liable. Failure to furnish proof within the time required will not invalidate nor reduce any claim if it is not reasonably possible to give proof within 90 days, provided

  1. it was not reasonably possible to provide proof in that time; and
  2. the proof is given within one year from the date proof of loss was otherwise required. This one year limit will not apply in the absence of legal capacity

Time for Payment of Claim: Benefits payable under the Policy will be paid immediately upon receipt of satisfactory written proof of loss, unless the Policy provides for periodic payment. Where the Policy provides for periodic payments, the benefits will accrue and be paid monthly, subject to satisfactory written proof of loss.

Payment of Claims: Benefits for accidental loss of life under Coverage B will be payable in accordance with the beneficiary designation and the provisions of the Policy which are effective at the time of payment. If no beneficiary designation is then effective, the benefits will be payable to the estate of the Covered Person for whom claim is made. Any other accrued benefits unpaid at the Covered Person's death may, at the Insurer's option, be paid either to his/her beneficiary or to his/her estate. Benefits payable under Coverages A, C, D, and E shall be payable to the provider of the service. Benefits payable under Coverage B, other than for loss of life, will be paid to the Covered Person.

If any benefits are payable to the estate of a Covered Person, or to a Covered Person's beneficiary who is a minor or otherwise not competent to give valid release, the Insurer may pay up to $1,000 to any relative, by blood or by marriage, of the Covered Person or beneficiary who is deemed by the Insurer to be equitably entitled to payment. Any payment made by the Insurer in good faith pursuant to this provision will fully discharge the Insurer of any obligation to the extent of the payment.

Physical Examination and Autopsy: The Insurer may, at its expense, examine a Covered Person, when and as often as may reasonably be required during the pendency of a claim under the Policy and, in the event of death, make an autopsy in case of death, where it is not forbidden by law.

SECTION 16 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Entire Contract: The entire contract between the Insurer and the Policyholder consists of the Policy, this Certificate, the application of the Policyholder and the application of the Participating Organization or Institution, copies of which are attached to and made a part of the Policy. All statements contained in the applications will be deemed representations and not warranties. No statement made by an applicant for insurance will be used to void the insurance or reduce the benefits, unless contained in a written application and signed by the applicant. No agent has the authority to make or modify the Policy, or to extend the time for payment of premiums, or to waive any of the Insurer's rights or requirements. No modifications of the Policy will be valid unless evidenced by an endorsement or amendment of the Policy, signed by one of the Insurer's officers and delivered to the Policyholder.

Incontestability: The validity of a Covered Person's insurance will not be contested except for nonpayment of premium, after his/her insurance under the Policy has been continuously in force for two years during his/her lifetime. No statement made by a Covered Person relating to his/her insurability will be used in defense of a claim under the Policy unless: 1. it is contained in the enrollment form or renewal form signed by the Covered Person; and 2. a copy of the enrollment form or renewal form has been furnished to the Covered Person, or to his/her beneficiary.

Time Limit on Certain Defenses: No claim for loss incurred after 2 years from the effective date of the Covered Person's insurance will be reduced or denied on the grounds that the disease or physical condition existed prior to the effective date of the Covered Person's insurance. This provision does not apply to a disease or physical condition excluded by name or specific description.

Legal Actions: No action at law or in equity may be brought to recover on the Policy prior to the expiration of 60 days after written proof of loss has been furnished in accordance with the requirements of the Policy. No such action may be brought after the expiration of 3 years (5 years in Kansas, 6 years in South Carolina, and the applicable statute of limitations in Florida) after the time written proof of loss is required to be furnished.

Conformity with State Statutes: Any provision of the Policy which, on its effective date, is in conflict with the statutes of the state in which it is delivered is hereby amended to conform to the minimum requirements of those statutes.

Assignment: No assignment of benefits will be binding on the Insurer until a copy of the assignment has been received by the Insurer or by its Administrator. The Insurer assumes no responsibility for the validity of the assignment. Any payment made in good faith will relieve the Insurer of its liability under the Policy.

Beneficiary: The beneficiary is the last person named in writing by the Covered Person and recorded by or on the Insurer's behalf. The beneficiary can be changed at any time by sending a written notice to the Insurer or to its Administrator. The beneficiary's consent is not required for this or any other change in the Policy unless the designation of the beneficiary is irrevocable.

Mistake in Age: If the age of any Covered Person has been misstated, an equitable adjustment will be made in the premiums or, at the Insurer's discretion, the amount of insurance payable. Any premium adjustment will be based on the premium that would have been charged for the same coverage on a Covered Person of the same age and similar circumstances.

Clerical Error: A clerical error in record keeping will not void coverage otherwise validly in force, nor will it continue coverage otherwise validly terminated. Upon discovery of the error an equitable adjustment of premium shall be made.

Not in Lieu of Workers' compensation. The Policy does not satisfy any requirement for Workers' Compensation.

Subrogation: If the Covered Person suffers an Injury or Sickness through the act or omission of another person, and if benefits are paid under the Policy due to that Injury or Sickness, then to the extent the Covered Person recovers for the same Injury or Sickness from a third party, its insurer, or the Covered Person's uninsured motorist insurance, the Insurer will be entitled to a refund of all benefits the Insurer has paid from such recovery. Further, the Insurer has the right to offset subsequent benefits payable to the Covered Person under the Policy against such recovery.

The Insurer may file a lien in a Covered Person's action against the third party and have a lien upon any recovery that the Covered Person receives whether by settlement, judgment, or otherwise, and regardless of how such funds are designated. The Insurer shall have a right to recovery of the full amount of benefits paid under the Policy for the Injury or Sickness, and that amount shall be deducted first from any recovery made by the Covered Person. The Insurer will not be responsible for the Covered Person's attorneys' fees or other cost.

Upon request, the Covered Person must complete the required forms and return them to the Insurer or to the Administrator. The Covered Person must cooperate fully with the Insurer in asserting his/her right to recover. The Covered Person will be personally liable for reimbursement to the Insurer to the extent of any recovery obtained by the Covered Person from any third party. If it is necessary for the Insurer to institute legal action against the Covered Person for failure to repay the Insurer, the Covered Person will be personally liable for all costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys' fees.

Right of Recovery: Whenever the Insurer have made payments with respect to benefits payable under the Policy in excess of the amount necessary, the Insurer shall have the right to recover such payments. The Insurer shall notify the Covered Person of such overpayment and request reimbursement from the Covered Person. However, should the Covered Person not provide such reimbursement, the Insurer has the right to offset such overpayment against any other benefits payable to the Covered Person under the Policy to the extent of the overpayment.

Currency: All premiums for and claims payable pursuant to the Policy are payable only in the currency of the United States of America.


In accordance with state insurance law, this certificate is composed of the following forms on file with the State Insurance Department. Any provisions of this certificate that may be in conflict with the laws of the state where the purchaser is located will be administered to conform with the requirements of that state's laws, including mandated benefits.

Certificate BCR 100 03/03
Schedule of Benefits - Eligibility Classes BCR 130 03/03
Schedule of Benefits - Table 1 BCR 131 03/03
Schedule of Benefits - Table 2 BCR 132 03/03
Schedule of Benefits - Table 3 BCR 133 03/03
Description of Coverages - Medical Expenses BCR 360 03/03
Repatriation of Remains Benefit BCR 141 03/03
Medical Evacuation Benefit BCR 141 03/03
Bedside Visit Benefit BCR 142 03/03
Pre-Existing Condition Limitation BCR 361 03/03
General Policy Exclusions BCR 143 03/03
Definitions BCR 110 03/03
Extension of Benefits BCR 144 03/03
Eligibility Requirements and Period of Coverage BCR 120 03/03
Premium BCR 170 03/03
Claim Provisions BCR 171 03/03
General Provisions BCR 172 03/03


This plan is administered by:
Worldwide Insurance Services
933 First Avenue
King of Prussia, PA 19406
1.888.350.2002

What is amount to be paid by insured meaning?

Definition: Claim amount can be defined as the sum payable at the maturity of an insurance policy or upon death of the person insured to the beneficiary or the nominee or the legal heir of the insured.

What happens if the insurer discovered that the insured's age?

What happens if the insurer discovers that the insured's age was accidentally misstated on an application for an individual life insurance policy? Benefits will be calulated according to how much coverage the premium paid would have purchased for the correct age.

Which of the following is an example of nonforfeiture?

Life insurance policyholders can select one of four nonforfeiture benefit options: the cash surrender value, extended term insurance, loan value, and paid-up insurance.

How many months can a life insurance policy normally be backdated from the date of application?

Most life insurance companies allow you to backdate your policy a maximum of six months or up to your last half birthday, whichever is the shortest amount of time.