Coverage

What makes a good personal accident insurance policy?

An overview from the accidental death benefit to daily hospital cash – by content, without specific premiums or amounts. The exact scope of cover differs by insurer: the terms and conditions always govern.

The backbone

The big events

  • Accidental death – typically one of the largest benefit amounts (with progressive scales, the permanent disability benefit can even exceed it)
  • Permanent disability – a percentage benefit based on the degree of impairment
  • Typically a progressive scale for severe impairment

This is where the policy's real value is decided – details: accidental death, permanent disability.

The common cases

Everyday injuries

  • Bone fracture – fixed-amount benefit
  • Hospital stay – daily benefit
  • Surgical benefit – by category
  • Temporary disability, incapacity to work – with a daily benefit

The "small" elements are what you notice at claim time – details: bone fracture, daily hospital cash, surgical benefit.

The fine-tuning

Add-ons

  • Burns and special elements
  • Assistance services
  • Sport extensions
  • Family and group discount logic

The life-situation layer – map: special elements, sport, assistance.

The categories are for guidance only: individual insurers group the elements differently (what's basic cover with one is an add-on with another). That's why it's worth looking at them by content when comparing.

The elements in one table

ElementWhat is it for?The right question to ask
Accidental deathProtecting the family in the worst caseDoes the amount fit the family's situation?
Permanent disabilityThe cost of rebuilding a life after a severe injuryIs it progressive, and what happens at low percentages?
Temporary disabilitySoftening income loss during the weeks of recoveryFrom which day, and for how long, is the benefit paid?
Bone fractureA fixed amount for the most common injuryDoes it distinguish between a fracture and a crack?
Daily hospital cashFor the cost of the days spent in hospitalFrom which day, and for at most how many days?
Surgical benefitSoftening the burden that comes with surgeryHow does the policy wording categorise surgeries?
Burns and special elementsRarer but severe types of injuryFrom which degree, and at what extent, does it pay?
AssistancePractical help during recoveryWhat does the service arrange, and what does it merely suggest?
Sport extensionsHobby, competitive and higher-risk sportsIs your sport standard cover, subject to a surcharge, or excluded?
ExclusionsWhat the cover typically doesn't take onWhich exclusion affects your everyday life?

The table is for guidance only and doesn't replace reading the terms and conditions – the crash course on reading the terms and the exclusion map help with that. We deliberately don't write benefit amounts here: they follow from the contracted sum insured and the tables in the terms and conditions – we explain the logic in the articles.

And what isn't personal accident insurance's job

Personal accident insurance pays out for risks of ACCIDENTAL origin – sudden, externally caused events beyond the insured's control. Illness-related loss of income, healthcare organisation and private medical cover are the territory of egeszseg.biz (in Hungarian) – the accident or illness article covers the boundary. Death cover for any cause and savings-based forms are the territory of elet.biz (in Hungarian): we clarify the relationship between the two here. The company benefit package as a whole is the subject of csoportos.biz (in Hungarian) and vallalkozas.biz (in Hungarian) – here we write about the accident module. Employer liability (compensation for a workplace accident) is the world of felelosseg.biz (in Hungarian): group cover doesn't replace it, but it does soften it.

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