For which of the following losses would an insurance company MOST likely pay benefits under...

Choice B is correct because accidental loss of eyesight is a standard covered dismemberment loss under most AD & D policies. These policies pay benefits for accidental death and for specifically listed losses, often including loss of life, both hands, both feet, one h and and one foot, sight in one or both eyes, hearing, speech, or specified paralysis. The loss must result directly from accidental bodily injury and occur within the policy’s required loss period. Death from a heart attack is generally illness-related rather than accidental. Loss of the spleen, even when caused by an accident, is not usually one of the specifically scheduled losses in a basic AD & D policy. Partial paralysis due to a stroke is caused by illness rather than accidental injury. AD & D policies are limited-benefit contracts, so the policy does not pay merely because an injury is serious; the loss must match the policy’s defined covered loss. The benefit amount varies according to the loss, with full principal sums often payable for death or loss of both eyes and smaller percentages for certain partial losses. Study Guide References/Topics: Types of Health Insurance Policies; Accidental Death and Dismemberment; Covered Losses.

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