Definition of "Quarter of coverage"

Manuel Rodriguez real estate agent

Written by

Manuel Rodriguezelite badge icon

La Rosa Realty LLC

Quarter credited, for retirement benefits under Social Security, when the worker's earnings exceed a minimum amount in a given quarter. Credited quarters are extremely important for fully insured and currently insured status to qualify for Social Security benefits. The minimum amount of earnings required for a quarter credited is subject to annual increases.

image of a real estate dictionary page

Have a question or comment?

We're here to help.

*** Your email address will remain confidential.
 

 

Popular Insurance Terms

Form of insurance covering liability arising out of the provision or nonprovision of hospital services so as to have an action brought against the hospital for malpractice, error, or ...

Association comprised of 59 state and territorial emergency management directors having as its purpose the reduction of losses from natural disasters. The respective directors work directly ...

Feature of life and health insurance policies that stipulates that the policy represents the whole agreement between the insurance company and the insured, and that there are no other ...

Act in which volunteers of nonprofit organizations and government entities do not incur liability if they are acting within the scope of their volunteer activities, their actions do not ...

Frequency of premium payment; for example annually, semiannually, quarterly, or monthly. ...

Fairness (as an objective of insurance pricing). Premium rates are set according to expectation of loss among a classification of policy owners. The premise is that all insureds with the ...

Choice an employee can make of receiving higher private pension benefits prior to eligibility for Social Security, and lower pension benefits thereafter. For example, employees taking early ...

Annuity that continues income payments as long as one annuitant, out of two or more annuitants, remains alive. For example, a married couple would receive an income for as long as both ...

Insurance contract that cannot be cancelled by the insurance company. Since the insurance policy is a UNILATERAL CONTRACT instead of a BILATERAL CONTRACT, the INSURED may cancel at will. ...

Popular Insurance Questions