Per the Health Regulations 2016, Insurers can offer group health insurance products for a term of one year except credit linked products where the term can be extended up to the loan period which shall not be more than five years. Moreover, these regulations mandate that the minimum size of the group shall be ٧. Group Insurance cannot be offered to groups specifically formed to avail insurance, as per Sec 7(a) of HIR 2016.
Insurance Encyclopedia
Group health plan
1. Any insurance plan by which a number of employees of an employer (and their dependents), or members of a similar homogeneous group, are insured under a single policy (master contract), issued to their employer or the group with individual certificates of insurance given to each insured individual or family. Usually, group insurance has lower monthly premiums compared with individual insurance. Group insurance is usually experience rated. Also called group insurance or blanket insurance . 2. Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined by ERISA) including any insured or self-insured plan that provides medical care including items and services paid for as medical care to employees or dependents either directly or through insurance, reimbursement, or otherwise if (a) the plan has 50 or more participants or (b) is administered by an entity other than the employer that established and maintains the plan. Also called group health coverage .
group HMO
Managed care organization that contracts with two or more groups of practices to provide health services.
Group home
See: adult care home .
Group I rates (Property Insurance)
Term used in place of “Fire Rates” under the newest commercial lines program. Rates in Group I include those for fire, explosion, and vandalism.
Group II rates (Property Insurance)
Term used in place of “Extended Coverage Rates” under the newest commercial lines program. Rates in Group II include those for hail, riots, and vehicles.
Group Income Protection/Group Permanent Health Insurance
Income protection insurance applied to a group, usually effected as an employee benefit. The deferred period is fixed so that the benefit becomes payable when contracted salary payments terminate or are significantly reduced. The benefit, once triggered, continues until the sooner of the end of the disability or normal retirement age.
Group Insurance
(01) Insurance covering the members of a group such as the employees of a single employer. The benefits are not tailor-made to the needs of each member. If the group is acceptable to the Insurer, all members are covered. (02) Any insurance plan under which a number of persons and their dependents are insured under a single policy, issued to their employer or to an association with which they are affiliated, with individual certificates given to each insured person
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UK: Insurance of a number of persons under a single contract or, if agreed, under individual contracts. Usually the persons are in the same employment or all employed or members of the same association. Group cover can be applied to various kinds of insurance, e.g. group life, group accident, group legal expenses, etc.
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US: Insurance written on a number of people under a single master policy, issued to their employer or to an association with which they are affiliated.
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Policy protecting a group of persons—usually employees of a firm.
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MEDICAL,USA,REFERENCE: See: Group Health Plan.
Group insurance number
See: Group Number.
Group leader
Member of a group insurance plan that is responsible for administration of the group’s contract.