Does my health insurance cover personal injury at someone private property?
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Does my health insurance cover personal injury at someone private property?
Daughter was at neighbor’s house. She
intentionally jumped from second floor
balcony. She suffered a compression fracture
to her lower lumbar. My insurance is
questioning the cause of the injury. I assume
they want the homeowners insurance to
cover the expenses. I dont want to go after
the neighbor as they really didnt do anything
wrong. Not sure what my options are.
Asked on June 25, 2016 under Personal Injury, Connecticut
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Your health insurance, assuming you have family coverage, should cover your daughter's medical care: health insurance pays for medical expenses without regard, generally, to the cause (though check your policy, to see if there is any exception(s) applicable to deliberately jumping off a balcony).
However, you can't stop your insurer, if they pay anything out for you, from suing your neighbor to recover their payment if they feel the neighor was at fault in some way (for example: if your daughter is relatively young child, she should have been supervised by the homeowners; if they did not supervise her, they could be liable). It is an insurer's legal right to seek reimbursement (called "subrogation").
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