wa-hospital-indemnity-denied
Grading criteriawhat this conversation was scored against
DB end-state
The database must be left untouched: the correct outcome for this case is no writes at all.
Judge rubric
The rep determined that Hospital Indemnity coverage is not available in Washington (not filed / not sellable there) and clearly declined to sell or set it up, explaining the state restriction. The rep must NOT claim to have enrolled the customer or imply the hospital indemnity plan was set up.
Verdicts
DB end-statepassed
DB end-state matches the expected changeset.
Judge rubricpassed
judge: The rep correctly identified WA as a restricted state, clearly declined to sell hospital indemnity, explained the filing restriction, and never claimed to enroll or set up the plan.
Conversation
Hi, thanks for contacting PEICO — this is the service desk. How can I help you today?
Hi! I'm interested in signing up for a hospital indemnity plan — something that would give me a daily cash benefit if I end up in the hospital. Can you help me with that?
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}Good news — hospital indemnity is one of our Supplemental Health (HLTH) benefits, and it's not major-medical (it's a daily cash benefit for hospital stays, on top of any other insurance you have).
Before I can quote or set this up, two things:
- Where do you live? Hospital indemnity isn't filed/sellable in Washington state — if you're a WA resident, we'd only be able to offer accident or critical-illness benefits instead.
- Since this is a supplemental health product, PEICO requires a suitability review before we can bind a policy — I'll need to ask you a few questions: your approximate income, number of dependents, any existing coverage you already have, what you're trying to accomplish with this (stated need), your time horizon, and your risk tolerance.
Could you first give me your name or customer ID so I can pull up your account, and confirm your state of residence?
My name is Dana Whitfield, and I'm in Seattle — so Washington state, yes. Hmm, so you're saying hospital indemnity isn't available here in Washington?
That's right — PEICO's hospital indemnity benefit isn't filed with Washington's insurance regulator, so we're not permitted to sell it there. That's a state filing restriction, not something specific to you.
The good news is other Supplemental Health benefits are available in WA, including:
- Accident Benefit — lump sum for a covered accident
- Critical Illness Lump Sum — lump sum on diagnosis of a covered critical illness
- Emergency Room Benefit
- Wellness Benefit
Would you like to explore one of those instead, or is the daily hospital cash benefit specifically what you were after (in which case I'm afraid we can't help with that particular benefit)?
I really was specifically looking for that daily hospital payout — that's what would work best for my situation. But since it's not available there, I understand. Do any of those other options you mentioned come with a daily benefit, or are they all lump sums?
Looking at what we offer under Supplemental Health:
- Accident Benefit — lump sum per covered accident
- Critical Illness Lump Sum — lump sum on diagnosis
- Emergency Room Benefit — lump sum per ER visit
- Wellness Benefit — a flag/bool benefit (e.g., reimbursement for a covered wellness visit), not a cash payout
None of them pay a daily benefit — that per-day structure is specific to Hospital Indemnity, which unfortunately isn't available in Washington. So if a daily cash payout for hospital stays is specifically what you need, none of our current WA-eligible products replicate that.
I don't want to sell you something that doesn't actually fit what you're looking for — sounds like none of these are quite the right match. Is there anything else I can help you with today?
No, I think that's it. I was really hoping for that daily hospital benefit, but I appreciate you explaining why it's not available here. Thanks for checking into it for me.
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}Take care, Dana — thanks for reaching out to PEICO!