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Key Concepts

Accidental Means - Requirement of an accident-based policy that the cause of the mishap must be accidental for any claim to be payable.

Accidental Results - Stipulates that only the injury resulting from an accident must be unintentional.

Capital Sum - Amount provided for accidental dismemberment or loss of eyesight. Indemnities for loss of one member or sight of one eye are percentages of the principal sum. (Please note that the definition provided for Capital Sum in the Florida Study Manual's Glossary, page 524, is incorrect and should read: "Amount provided for accidental dismemberment...are percentages of the principal sum.")

Limited Risk Policy - Provides coverage for specific kinds of accidents or illnesses, such as injuries received as a result of travel accidents or medical expenses stemming from a specified disease.

Principal Sum - The amount that is payable as a death benefit if death is due to an accident.

Special Risk Policy - Provides coverage for unusual hazards normally not covered under accident and health insurance, such as a concert pianist insuring his or her hands for a million dollars.

Familiarize yourself with the Key Concepts in the Florida study manual, Chapter 19.