Reason for the Group’s Existence
Group underwriting guidelines usually require that, for a group to be eligible for insurance coverage, the group must have been formed for a reason other than obtaining insurance. Antiselection would be likely in a group formed solely for the purpose of obtaining group insurance. People who believe they are uninsurable individually would be more likely to join such a group than would individuals Who believe they can qualify for individual insurance. In general, groups that are eligible for coverage can be placed into one of the following categories: