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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3923.011

Sickness and accident insurance definitions

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Offill v. Pennsylvania Life Insurance (2007)

Most recently applied in Offill v. Pennsylvania Life Insurance (July 2007)

Effective: January 9, 1961; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 104th General Assembly

As used in any policy of sickness and accident insurance delivered, issued for delivery, or used in this state, unless otherwise provided in the policy or in an indorsement thereon or in a rider attached thereto:

(A) "Total disability" means inability to perform the duties of any gainful occupation for which the insured is reasonably fitted by training, experience, and accomplishment.

(B) "Confinement to house" includes the activities of a convalescent not able to be gainfully employed.

(C) "Accidental death" means death by accident exclusively and independently of all other causes.

Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.