Accounts held under any form of joint ownership are insured up to $125,000. This insurance is separate from an account held by any of the co-owners as an individual account.
Scenario:
A and B maintain a joint account and in addition, each holds an individual account.
Insurance Coverage:
Each account is separately insured to the $125,000 maximum.
Scenario:
The following accounts are held by A, B and C-:
No. 1 A, as an individual – $125,000
No. 2 B, as an individual – $125,000
No. 3 C, as an individual – $125,000
No. 4 A and B – $125,000
No. 5 A and C – $125,000
No. 6 B and C – $125,000
No. 7 A, B and C – $125,000
Insurance Coverage:
Single Accounts:
A |
B |
C |
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No. 1 |
$125,000 |
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No. 2 |
$125,000 |
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No. 3 |
$125,000 |
Each account is fully insured up to the $125,000 maximum.
Joint Account:
Assumption
The interests of the co-owners of each joint account are deemed equal for insurance purposes.
A |
B |
C |
Total |
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No. 4 |
$62,500 |
+ |
$62,500 |
= $125,000 |
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No. 5 |
$62,500 |
+ |
$62,500 |
= $125,000 |
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No. 6 |
$62,500 |
+ |
$62,500 |
= $125,000 |
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No. 7 |
$41,667 |
+ |
$41,667 |
+ |
$41,666 |
= $125,000 |
$166,667 |
$166,667 |
$166,667 |
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Maximum Coverage: |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
Required: Reduce each deemed allocation by 25%.
($41,667 / $166,667 x 100 = 25%)
New Configuration Showing Coverage Allowed:
A |
B |
C |
Total |
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No. 4 |
$46,875 |
+ |
$46,875 |
= $93,750 |
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No. 5 |
$46,875 |
+ |
$46,875 |
= $93,750 |
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No. 6 |
$46,875 |
+ |
$46,875 |
= $93,750 |
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No. 7 |
$31,250 |
+ |
$31,250 |
+ |
$31,250 |
= $93,750 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
Scenario:
Three joint accounts are owned by A, B and C, as follows-:
No. 1 A and B – $125,000
No. 2 A and B – $30,000
No. 3 A and C – $45,000
Insurance Coverage:
No. 1 A+B |
$125,000 |
No. 2 A+B |
$30,000 |
$155,000 |
Accounts numbered 1 and 2 are owned by the same combination of individuals A and B. These are added together and insured to $125,000 in the aggregate, leaving $30,000 uninsured.
Since the respective interests of the co-owners of each joint account are deemed equal for insurance purposes, A has an interest of $62,500 in account No. 1, $15,000 in account No. 2 and $22,500 in account No. 3 for a total joint interest of $100,000.
A’s interest of $85,000 in accounts numbered 1 and 2 receives $62,500 proportionate share of the $125,000 insurance coverage on the two accounts, as does B’s interest, leaving $15,000 uninsured in each case.
A is entitled to $125,000 of insurance on the total of his interests in joint accounts owned by different combinations of individuals.
The proportion of $62,500 of this $125,000 is allocated to A’s interest in accounts numbered 1 and 2, leaving $62,500 of insurance available for his $22,500 interest in account No. 3, which is fully insured. C’s $22,500 interest in account No. 3 is also fully insured.
Thus, $85,000 of A’s total interest of $125,000 is insured; $62,500 of B’s $77,500 interest ($62,500 + $15,000) is insured; and all C’s $22,500 interest is insured. Of the $200,000 invested in the three joint accounts, a total of $170,000 is insured.
A |
B |
C |
Total |
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Restricted |
$62,500 |
+ |
$62,500 |
= |
$125,000 |
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No. 3 |
$22,500 |
+ |
$22,500 |
= |
$45,000 |
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$85,000 |
|
$62,500 |
|
$22,500 |
= |
$170,000 |