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Accident insurance

When you're injured accidentally, the bills can add up. Accident insurance coverage will give you extra assistance for those medical expenses you weren’t expecting or find yourself facing as a result of accidental injury.

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Because you'd like some help when the unexpected happens, you can choose to apply for a variety of cash-benefit options with UnitedHealthcare branded accident plans, underwritten by Golden Rule Insurance Company.

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What is accident insurance?

Accident insurance is also known as supplemental accident insurance or personal accident insurance. When you have accident coverage, cash benefits can help pay for expenses related to a qualifying accident. That can include things like ambulance care, physical therapy, lost wages and more.

Is accident insurance right for me?

Accidents happen — often when you least expect them. If you have accidental injuries, medical insurance may cover some of the related costs. According to Bankrate's annual emergency savings survey, 24% of U.S. adults claim they have no emergency savings and for those that do, 37% had to use their emergency savings in the past year.B27 When extra expenses start adding up, that can lead to financial strain. With accident insurance, the cash benefit payout can help you pay for these expenses.

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Benefits are paid even if you have health insurance

Regardless of what other insurance you might have, accident insurance will still pay benefits for covered services or expenses up to plan maximums. Benefits might even help with those out-of-pocket costs not covered by your main insurance.

Cash benefits are paid directly to you

You can decide how best to use the benefits you receive.B28

Accidental death benefits are included with every plan

All UnitedHealthcare branded accident insurance plans come with Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage or Accidental Loss of Life, Limb or Sight coverage included in the plan.B29

Coverage that works well with accident insurance

Add any of these plans to build a health care solution that works for you

Short term health insurance

Because you need quick and flexible temporary health coverage

Fixed benefit health insurance

Because you’d like a little extra help with out-of-pocket costs

Dental insurance

Because you know staying healthy includes your dental health

Critical illness insurance

Because you want to focus on getting well, not paying bills

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What does an accident plan cover?

Accident insurance helps pay for a variety of services directly related to an accidental injury,B29 including:

  • Ambulance service
  • Hospital emergency room care
  • Physical therapy
  • Urgent care center service
  • Burns
  • Concussions
  • Dislocations
  • Fractures
  • Lacerations

Why accident insurance?

Accident insurance not only helps cover unexpected medical costs related to accidents, it pays those benefits even if your main health insurance pays, too

Pays regardless of other insurance

No networks you have to use for careB30

Multiple benefit levels to choose from

Cash benefits paid to you, or your provider if you want to assign your benefits

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Let us help you find an accident insurance plan to fit your needs

Applying for accident insurance might be helpful if you want help with the costs of an accidental injury.

Accident insurance FAQs

The options for accident insurance vary by state and by plan. Multiple plan options are available to meet many needs and budgets. With some plan designs, you can choose benefits that include:

  • Accidental injury
  • Accidental death and dismemberment
  • Critical illness
  • Non-injury hospital admission benefits
  • Guaranteed issue options – no medical questions to answer

Accident and AD&D coverage is in effect as soon as the policy starts when you choose UnitedHealthcare branded accident plans, underwritten by Golden Rule Insurance Company. It’s important to note that you must tell the plan about any pre-existing conditions.


If you choose a plan that includes critical illness or hospital stay for sickness benefits, those benefits have a 30-day waiting period in most states.


Benefits may also be subject to preexisting condition limitations, so you should check those limitations before you buy.

First, you’ll need to submit a claim for qualifying expenses related to a covered accidental injury. Then, benefits are paid directly to you.2 You decide how to use that money to help your situation.

No. Accident insurance is a type of insurance designed to be used as a supplement to your main health insurance. Accident plans pay for covered services or expenses you have because of accidental injury. Most eligible expenses must occur within a specified number of days after an accidental injury.

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