One
of the different types of group insurance coverage is personal insurance which
covers death and disability due to accidents and economical needs of the human
societies, especially industrial societies have lead to extraordinary growth
and development of this field in insurance. This insurance coverage have been
transformed gradually, so that today the main insurance coverage have included
accidents insurances including death, partial and total disability, permanent
and total disability. With agreement of the insured and the insurer the
insurance can cover the medical expenses resulting from accidents and daily and
weekly compensations.
Compensable
losses
Whenever
an abrupt accident or event resulting from an external factor, without the will
of the insured will lead to his death or physical injury, the insurer is
obliged to compensate the damage. In accident insurances riskssuch as:
-Suffocation
-
Rabies Disease
-Drowning
-Poisoning
-
Electric shock and injuries resulting from the effect of acid or any other type
of corrosive substances
-
Blockage / cramps or rupture of blood vessels and muscles
-
Tetanus and anthrax
Are
covered in insurance.
On
the contrary, risks resulting from earth quake, volcano, war, civil war,
insurrection, riot, heavy sports and martial sports can be covered with an
agreement between the insured and the insurer. Generally, regarding the blind
and deaf people or people above 70 years, they will be covered with paying
extra premium.
In
accident, death or physical insurance policies resulting from the following,
they will not be covered by the insurance:
-Committing
crime and assaults or participating in them
-Suicide,
committing suicide or any intentional physical damage to oneself
-Usage
of drug substances without the doctor prescription
-Intoxication
due to alcoholic beverages
-Disease
-People
with dementia
-
Any RISK resulting from radiation of radioactive substances, atomic/hydric or
neutron blast
-Civil
war, war, riot and strike
The
following are considered as total member disability
The
following are considered as total member disability in accident insurances and
the insurer will compensate the insured with the full capital:
-Blindness
from both eyes
-
Interruption or permanent disability of both hands, at least from wrist
-Mental
disorders and incurable brain or spinal cord injury
-
Interruption or permanent disability of both legs, at least from ankle
-Compensations
related to partial member disability based on the tables mentioned in insurance
policies and will be compensated as per percentile value from the total of
capital.