DEFINITIONS "We," "us" and "our" means Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company. "You," "your" and "yours" means a person who meets the eligibility requirements of the Policy and is enrolled for this insurance. "Actively at work” and active work" means actually performing on a Full-time basis each and every duty pertaining to your job in the place where and the manner in which the job is normally performed. This includes approved time off such as vacation, jury duty and funeral leave, but does not include time off as a result of injury or illness. "Full-time" means working for the Policyholder for a minimum of 30 hours during your regularly scheduled work week. "The date you retire" or "retirement" means the effective date of your: (1) retirement pension benefits under any plan of a federal, state, county or municipal retirement system, if such pension benefits include any credit for employment with the Policyholder; (2) retirement pension benefits under any plan which the Policyholder sponsors, or makes or has made contributions; (3) retirement benefits under the United States Social Security Act of 1935, as amended, or under any similar plan or act. "Earnings", as used in the SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS section, means your annual salary received from the Policyholder on the day just before the date of loss. Earnings does not include commissions, overtime pay, bonuses, incentive pay or any other special compensation not received as basic salary. If hourly employees are insured, the number of hours worked during a regularly scheduled work week, not to exceed forty (40) hours per week, times fifty-two (52) weeks, will be used to determine annual earnings. "Total Disability" as used in the WAIVER OF PREMIUM IN EVENT OF TOTAL DISABILITY section, means your complete inability to engage in any type of work for wage or profit for which you are suited by education, training or experience. "Loss" as used in the ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE section, with respect to: (1) hand or foot, means the complete severance through or above the wrist or ankle joint; (2) the eye, speech or hearing, means total and irrecoverable loss thereof. "Dependents" as used in the DEPENDENT LIFE INSURANCE section, means: (1) your legal spouse who is not legally separated or divorced from you; and (2) your child(ren), from birth to 26 years, including natural children, legally adopted children, children who are dependent on you during the waiting period before adoption, stepchildren, and foster children. Foster children must be in your custody to be considered a Dependent; and (3) your child(ren) beyond the limiting age who is incapable of self-sustaining employment by reason of intellectual disability or physical handicap and who is chiefly dependent on you for support and maintenance. "Injury" means accidental bodily injury that is caused directly and independently of all other causes by accidental means and which occurs while your coverage under the Policy is in force. LRS-6423-2 Ed. 06/01 Page 2.0