Insurance companies and accident victims can fight for years and years over whether or not
the injuries meet the definition of catastrophic.
Not exact matches
The official
definition of recovery is your ability to repair tissues damaged during exercise, rebuild muscles, provide functional restoration of the body such that you prevent
injury, rejuvenate emotionally and psychologically, and feel prepared to
meet or exceed performance the next time.
For example, you may have an accidental
injury claim that
meets your policy's
definition of a qualifying event, but if you were to die after a six month time frame established by your policy, you would not receive the additional benefit.
BIN maintains that a clear, accurate, and consistent
definition among members of the medical and legal professions, government, and the public will enable survivors of brain
injury to have their rights recognized and their goals
met.
Meeting the threshold requires that your
injuries are «permanent» and «serious» which are both terms that are given specific
definitions under the Insurance Act.
Your
injuries must
meet the law's
definition of «serious» in order to qualify to file for personal
injury compensation, but the
definition is somewhat open to interpretation.
Much like the benefits available to catastrophic accident victims, the
definition of what sort of
injuries will
meet this CAT threshold continue to change as well.
If you
meet Michigan's
definition of serious bodily
injury, you can sue the at - fault driver or party in civil court.
If the policyholder
meets with an accident and is rendered permanently disabled basis the
definition below: The policyholder suffers an
injury / accident due to which there is total and irrecoverable loss of: