IQVIA Benefits Handbook
HOW BENEFITS ARE PAID
To claim a BTA benefit, you or your beneficiary must notify Employee Benefit Services of your injury or death. IQVIA or Q2 Solutions will confirm the beneficiary designation and assist in the completion and submittal of paperwork to CHUBB.
Once submitted, CHUBB will review the claim and any supporting documentation. If additional information is needed, the beneficiary of record will be contacted directly.
CHUBB will pay benefits immediately once a BTA claim is approved. You or your beneficiary will be notified of CHUBB's decision as soon as it is made.
How BTA coverage is paid depends on the type of loss, as shown in the following chart. For benefits to be paid, the loss must occur within one year of the covered accident.
If, due to a covered accident, you lose…
You receive this percentage of your BTA coverage amount…
Your life
100%
One member*
50%
Two or more members
100%
The thumb and index finger of one hand
25%
* Member means loss of hand or foot, loss of sight, loss of speech, loss of hearing.
If you or an eligible dependent suffer more than one loss in any one accident, only the largest eligible percentage for any one injury will be paid.
If you or your eligible dependent becomes paralyzed within 365 days of a covered accident, the BTA Plan will pay benefits as follows:
  • Hemiplegia: 50 percent of the coverage amount. Hemiplegia is the total and irreversible paralysis of upper and lower limbs on one side of the body.
  • Paraplegia: 75 percent of the coverage amount. Paraplegia is the total and irreversible paralysis of both lower limbs.
  • Quadriplegia: 100 percent of the coverage amount. Quadriplegia is the total and irreversible paralysis of both upper and lower limbs.
To be eligible for BTA benefits, the loss must occur within 365 days of the date of the covered accident. In the event of death, benefits are paid to a beneficiary; otherwise, benefits are paid to you or your eligible dependent.
Defining BTA Terms
For purposes of the BTA Plan, loss means:
  • For an eye: An entire and permanent loss of sight in one eye that is irrecoverable by natural, surgical or artificial means.
  • For a hand or a foot: The limb is actually severed at or above the wrist or ankle, respectively.
  • For speech or hearing: An entire and permanent loss of either speech or hearing that is irrecoverable by natural, surgical or artificial means.
  • For thumb and index finger: The finger and thumb on the same hand are actually severed at or above the metacarpophalangeal joints.
Paralysis and severance is defined as follows under the BTA Plan:
  • Paralysis: Total loss of use of a limb. A physician must determine the loss of use to be complete and irrecoverable.
  • Severance: Complete and permanent separation and dismemberment of the part of the body.