A Major Medical policy insured is injured in an auto collision during a police chase.

Major medical coverage pays covered medical expenses resulting from accidental injury or sickness, subject to the policy’s stated exclusions and limitations. The facts establish reckless and criminal conduct, but they do not establish an intentional self-inflicted injury or identify a policy exclusion that removes coverage. Therefore, choice A is the best answer: the insurer will pay the covered benefits according to the policy. Insurance examination questions require careful separation of criminal conduct from intentional injury. Reckless driving and a resulting conviction do not automatically mean that the insured intended to injure himself. A health insurer may deny a claim only when a valid policy exclusion, limitation, misrepresentation defense, or other contract basis applies. The insurer does not reduce benefits merely to “partial benefits” because of the conviction, and it does not return all premiums after denying a properly covered accidental-injury claim. The controlling analysis is the policy language, including exclusions for intentional self-inflicted injury, war, occupational losses, or other listed circumstances. Study Guide References/Topics: Policy Provisions, Clauses, and Riders; Major Medical Insurance; Exclusions and Limitations.

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