Provides cash payment for accidental loss of life or limb while traveling. Only a few companies offer coverage for the entire trip.
Life Insurance - Accidental Death
- $50,000 per person
What is Life Insurance - Accidental Death?
What am I covered for?
You are eligible for benefits 24 hours a day, up to the Maximum Benefit Amount, when You sustain an Injury during the Trip which results in any of the following losses within 180 days of the date of the Injury causing the Loss.
Benefits will be paid as follows:
| Loss: | Percentage of Principal Sum Payable: |
| Life | 100% |
| Both Hands; Both Feet or Sight of Both Eyes | 100% |
| One Hand and One Foot | 100% |
| One Hand and Sight of One Eye | 100% |
| One Foot and Sight of One Eye | 100% |
| One Hand; One Foot or Sight of One Eye | 50% |
Loss of hand or hands, or foot or feet, means severance at or above the wrist joint or ankle joint, respectively.
Loss of eye or eyes means the total and irrecoverable loss of the entire sight thereof.
Only one of the amounts shown above (the largest applicable) will be paid for Injuries resulting from one accident.
The benefit for loss of: a) two limbs; b) both eyes; or c) one limb and one eye is payable only when such loss results from the same accident.
The Principal Sum is the Maximum Benefit Amount shown in the Schedule of Benefits for Accidental Death and Dismemberment.
Definitions
“Additional Transportation Cost” means the actual cost incurred for one-way Economy Transportation by a Common Carrier reduced by the value of an unused travel ticket.
“Baggage and Personal Effects” means luggage, personal possessions and travel documents taken by You during a Trip.
“Bankruptcy” means the filing of a petition for voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy in a court of competent jurisdiction under Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code 11 L.S.C. Subsection 101 et seq. “Business Partner” means an individual who a) is involved in a legal general partnership with You and/or b) is actively involved in the day to day management of Your business.
“Common Carrier” means any land, sea, and/or air conveyance operating under a valid license for the transportation of passengers for hire.
“Default” means a material failure or inability to provide contracted services.
“Domestic Partner” means a person who is at least eighteen years of age and can show: 1) evidence of financial interdependence, such as joint bank accounts or credit cards, jointly owned property, and mutual life insurance or pension beneficiary designations; 2) evidence of continuous cohabitation throughout the 180 day period prior to Your Effective Date of the Plan; and 3) an affidavit of domestic partnership if recognized by the jurisdiction within which they reside.
“Economy Transportation” means the lowest published available transportation rate for a ticket on a Common Carrier matching the original class of transportation that You purchased for the Trip.
“Family Member” means any of the following who resides in the United States, Canada, or Mexico: Your or Your Traveling Companion’s: legal spouse (or common-law spouse where legal), legal guardian, son or daughter (adopted, foster, step or in-law), brother or sister (includes step or in-law), parent (includes step or in-law), grandparent (includes in-law), grandchild, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, Domestic Partner, an employed caregiver who lives with You, or a person for whom You are the primary caregiver with whom You have lived for 12 continuous months prior to the effective date of Your Plan, whether or not they travel with You.
“Hospital” means: a) a place which is licensed or recognized as a general hospital by the proper authority of the state in which it is located; b) a place operated for the care and treatment of resident inpatients with a registered graduate nurse (RN) always on duty and with a laboratory and X-ray facility; c) a place recognized as a general hospital by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals. Not included is a hospital or institution licensed or used principally: 1) for the treatment or care of drug addicts or alcoholics; or 2) as a clinic, continued or extended care facility, skilled nursing facility, convalescent home, rest home, nursing home or home for the aged.
“Inclement Weather” means any weather condition that delays the scheduled arrival or departure of a Common Carrier.
“Injury” or “Injuries” means accidental bodily injuries: a) received while insured under the Policy and any attached coverages; b) resulting in loss independently of sickness and all other causes; and c) not excluded from coverage.
“Intoxicated” means a blood alcohol level that equals or exceeds the legal limit for operating a motor vehicle in the state or jurisdiction where You are located at the time of an incident.
“Insured” means the person who purchased the Trip and who has paid the required plan cost for the protection plan provided herein, and also referred to as You and Your.
“Legally Qualified Physician” means a physician or a Christian Science Practitioner: a) other than You, a Traveling Companion or a Family Member; b) practicing within the scope of his/her license; and c) recognized as a physician in the place where the services are rendered.
“Maximum Benefit Amount” means the maximum amount payable for coverage provided to You as shown in the Schedule of Benefits.
“Medical Treatment” means treatment, advice or consultation by a Legally Qualified Physician.
“Medically Necessary” means a service or supply which: a) is recommended by the attending Legally Qualified Physician; b) is appropriate and consistent with the diagnosis in accord with accepted standards of community practice; c) could not have been omitted without adversely affecting Your condition or
quality of medical care; d) is delivered at the most appropriate level of care and not primarily for the sake of convenience; and e) is not considered experimental unless coverage for experimental services or supplies is required by law.
“Pre-Existing Condition” means any injury, sickness or condition (including any condition from which death ensues) of You, Your Traveling Companion, or Your or Your Traveling Companion’s Family Member traveling with You which within the 60 day period prior to the effective date of Your Trip Cancellation coverage under the Policy: a) manifested itself, became acute or exhibited symptoms which would have caused one to seek diagnosis, care or treatment; b) required taking prescribed drugs or medicine, unless the condition for which the prescribed drug or medicine is taken remains controlled without any change in the required prescription; or c) required medical treatment or treatment was recommended by a Legally Qualified Physician.
“Program Medical Advisor” means One Call Worldwide Travel Services Network, Inc.
“Scheduled Departure Date” means the date on which You are originally scheduled to leave on the Trip.
“Scheduled Return Date” means the date on which You are originally scheduled to return to the point of origin or the original final destination.
“Sickness” means an illness or disease that is diagnosed or treated by a Legally Qualified Physician after the effective date of insurance and while You are covered under the Policy.
“Strike” means any stoppage of work: a) as a result of a combined effort of workers which was unannounced and unpublished at the time travel services were purchased; and b) which interferes with the normal departure and arrival of a Common Carrier.
“Terrorist Incident” means an incident deemed a terrorist act by the United States Government that causes property damage and loss of life.
“Third Party” means a person or entity other than You or the Company.
“Transportation Expense” means: a) the cost of conveyance of You and any medical personnel (if Medically Necessary); and b) Medically Necessary services or supplies.
“Travel Arrangements” means: a) transportation; b) accommodations; and c) other specified services arranged by the Travel Supplier for the Trip.
“Traveling Companion” means a person or persons with whom You have coordinated Travel Arrangements and intend to travel with during the Trip.
“Travel Supplier” means any entity or organization that coordinates or supplies travel services for You.
“Trip” means scheduled trips, tours or cruises for which: a) coverage is requested; and b) the required premium is submitted prior to the Scheduled Departure Date.
“Usual and Customary Charges” means those comparable charges for similar treatment, services and supplies in the geographic area where treatment is performed.
Exclusions
Baggage and Personal Effects does not include:
1) animals; 2) automobiles and automobile equipment; 3) boats or other vehicles or conveyances; 4) trailers; 5) motors; 6) aircraft; 7) bicycles, except when checked as baggage with a Common Carrier; 8) household effects and furnishings; 9) antiques and collectors items; 10) sunglasses, contact lenses, artificial teeth, dental bridges or hearing aids; 11) prosthetic limbs; 12) prescribed medications; 13) keys, money, credit cards (except as coverage is otherwise specifically provided herein); 14) securities, stamps, tickets and documents (except as coverage is otherwise specifically provided herein); 15) professional or occupational equipment or property, whether or not electronic business equipment; or 16) telephones, computer hardware or software.
Additional Limitations and Exclusions Specific to Baggage and Personal Effects:
Benefits are not payable for any loss caused by or resulting from: a) breakage of brittle or fragile articles; b) wear and tear or gradual deterioration; c) confiscation or appropriation by order of any government or customs rule; d) theft or pilferage while left in any unlocked vehicle; e) property illegally acquired, kept, stored or transported; f) Your negligent acts or omissions; or g) property shipped as freight or shipped prior to the Scheduled Departure Date.
Additional Provisions applicable to Baggage and Personal Effects and Baggage Delay:
Benefits will not be paid for any expenses which have been reimbursed or for any services which have been provided by the Common Carrier, hotel or Travel Supplier; nor will benefits be paid for loss or damage to property specifically scheduled under any other insurance.
These benefits will not duplicate any benefits payable under the policy or any coverage(s) attached to the policy.
Benefits are not payable for any loss due to, arising or resulting from:
1. suicide, attempted suicide or any intentionally self-inflicted injury while sane or insane (in Missouri, sane only);
2. an act of declared or undeclared war;
3. participating in maneuvers or training exercises of an armed service;
4. riding, driving or participating in races, or speed or endurance contests;
5. mountaineering (engaging in the sport of scaling mountains generally requiring the use of picks, ropes, or other special equipment);
6. participating as a member of a team in an organized sporting competition;
7. participating in skydiving, hang gliding, bungee cord jumping, or scuba diving if the depth exceeds 130 feet or if You are not certified to dive and a dive master is not present during the dive;
8. piloting or learning to pilot or acting as a member of the crew of any aircraft;
9. being Intoxicated, as specifically defined in the policy, or under the influence of any controlled substance unless administered on the advice of a Legally Qualified Physician;
10. the commission of or attempt to commit a felony or being engaged in an illegal occupation;
11. normal childbirth, normal pregnancy (except complications of pregnancy) or voluntarily induced abortion;
12. dental treatment (except as coverage is otherwise specifically provided herein);
13. amounts which exceed the Maximum Benefit Amount for each coverage as shown in the Schedule of Benefits;
14. due to a Pre-Existing Condition, as defined in the Policy. The Pre-Existing Condition Limitation does not apply to the Emergency Medical Evacuation or Return of Remains coverage; or
15. a mental or nervous condition, unless hospitalized.