Can I get clarification on when the Free Look provision is applied? I'm trying to determine when the clock starts ticking to apply the 14 day review. What is the definition of policy delivery? When the insurer hands off to the agent? Or, when the agent hands of physically to the policyowner?
Free Look - An insurance company is required to provide to each prospective policy purchaser, including fixed annuities, a "Buyer's Guide" and a policy summary which contains an offer of a full and unconditional refund within 14 days of policy delivery.
In the study manual, I found this verbiage related to policy delivery in the Life Insurance section. Does it apply to health?
"From a legal standpoint, policy delivery may be accomplished without physically delivering the policy into the policyowner's possession. Constructive delivery, which satisfies the legal interpretation, is accomplished technically if the insurance company intentionally relinquishes all control over the policy and turns it over to someone acting for the policyowner, including the company's own agent. Mailing the policy to the agent for unconditional delivery to the policyowner also constitutes constructive delivery, even if the agent never personally delivers the policy."
In the Health exam, I interpreted that policy delivery occurred when the insurer relinquished the policy to the agent on July 1 since I applied the constructive delivery definition. However, the exam answer indicates that the 14 day doesn't start until the policyowner receives it physically.