Personal Accident Policy
The Coverage of an Individual Personal Accident Policy
There are a number of situations in which you can avail coverage from your individual personal accident policy. Some of the most common coverage offered by this policy can be seen below:
- Accidental death: If the insured meets an untimely death because of an accident, their dependants or nominees are paid death benefits, so they are covered against financial insecurity.
- Permanent total disability: If the insured is rendered completely disabled in a permanent way that is beyond the ability of medicine to heal, they will be entitled to avail benefits pay-outs, as mentioned in the guidelines of their policy. Even if the disability was not prominent at the time of the accident, but arises as a result of an accident within a year of it occurring, the insured will be able to avail benefits.
- Permanent partial disability: If the insured is rendered partially disabled in a permanent way that is beyond the ability of medicine to heal, they will be entitled to avail benefits pay-outs, as mentioned in the guidelines of their policy.
- Temporary total disability: Depending on the individual personal accident policy you purchase, you may be able to avail temporary total disability coverage. Under this benefit, if the insured individual is rendered completely disabled, even if on a temporary basis because of an accident, they are eligible for benefit pay-outs.This type of disability refers to a condition that can be restored by treatment or medicine, and the insured can return to their original productive and working capacity.