An insured has a primary group health plan and an excess plan, each covering losses up to $10,000. The insured suffered a loss of $15,000. Disregarding any copayments or deductibles, how much will the excess plan pay?

excess plan pay $5000

Explanation:

given data

each covering losses = $10,000

insured suffered a loss = $15,000

solution

we get here excess plan pay that is express as

excess plan pay = insured suffered a loss - each covering losses ... 1

put here value and we get excess plan pay that is

excess plan pay = $15,000 - $10,000

excess plan pay = $5,000