In plain English
This word marks an option as selected. In insurance, it means the coverage option was chosen by the person who had the right to decide, not turned down.
In context
Here, “elected” reports that the listed coverage option is the one the entitled decision-maker chose rather than declined.
- Situation
- Enrolling in policies and reading coverage, member, beneficiary, and effective-date labels
- What it communicates
- reports the chosen selection state for listed coverage
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not show when the choice takes effect or any other terms of the coverage.
Examples
“During enrolment, the employee marked optional dental cover as elected and critical illness cover as declined.”
“The clerk confirmed that hospital cash cover was elected for the employee.”