Paralysis

If you’re paralyzed due to a covered accident, Balance will pay you a specified percentage of the selected benefit.

100% of benefit for quadriplegia, hemiplegia or paraplegia • 50% for uniplegia

Types of Paralysis

Paralysis means total loss of use. A physician must determine the loss of use to be complete and not reversible.

Hemiplegia means total paralysis of upper and lower limbs on one side of the body.
Paraplegia means total paralysis of both lower limbs or both upper limbs.
Quadriplegia means total paralysis of both upper and lower limbs.
Uniplegia means total paralysis of one lower limb or one upper limb.