A lawsuit has been filed in Montana against the insurance company AFLAC (American Family Life Assurance Company) on behalf of two medical workers killed in a plane crash while going to pick up a patient. The lawsuit alleges that AFLAC denied accidental death benefits to the victims families after their deaths.
AFLAC explained the denial of benefits was based on the type of flight it was and stated that the insurance company does not pay benefits for “accidents or sickness as a result of a covered person participating in any form of flight aviation other than as a fare-paying passenger in a fully licensed, passenger-carrying aircraft.”
The lawsuit contends that Benefits Healthcare paid Metro Aviation, the planes owner, to carry its employees and patients and that the plane is a fully licensed, passenger-carrying vehicle. The families of the victims claim that they met the requirements for the accidental death benefit of $40,000. The suit also seeks punitive damages, attorney fees, and court costs.
If you or a loved one has been killed in a plane crash and the family was then denied payment of death benefits by an insurance company, please contact the experienced attorneys at Bob Kerpsack Co., L.P.A.
