An
accident expense insurance policy is designed to help cover the expenses
associated with an accidental injury. It pays you directly unless
you assign the benefits to a doctor or hospital, regardless of any
other insurance you may have.
Common benefit protections:
-
Accident emergency treatment benefit
-
Initial accident hospitalization benefit
-
Accident hospital confinement benefit
-
Accident specific - sum injuries benefit
-
Accidental - death benefit
Accident facts according to the National Safety Council:
-
Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for persons
aged 1 to 38 and the 5th leading cause of death overall.
-
In 1994, about 1 person in 13 incurred a home injury that required
medical attention or resulted in one - half day or more of restricted
activity.
-
There is an unintentional - injury - related death every 6 minutes.
-
On the average, there are 2,200 disabling injuries every hour
during the year.
-
About 40% of all hospital emergency room visits in the United
States are injury - related.
Our associates are ready to assist.
With Kindest Regards,
Bob Puckett
|