In plain English
This is a relationship category, not a personal description by itself. It identifies how a person is connected to the subscriber, meaning the person who has the insurance coverage in their name.
In context
Here, it labels the field that asks for the category describing how the named person is related to the subscriber who holds the coverage.
- Situation
- Enrolling in policies and reading coverage, member, beneficiary, and effective-date labels
- What it communicates
- labels the relationship field for the named person
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not state whether the person is covered under the insurance.
Examples
“Her relationship to subscriber was listed as daughter even though the policy did not include her.”
“The clerk asked for Maya's relationship to subscriber before finishing the insurance form.”