Monday, March 16, 2009

Insurance Delhi

Important facts regarding Health insurance Delhi is:
  • Insurance company will not cover any illness/ailment which already existed at the time of first obtaining the insurance cover. However, some companies cover such conditions after, two or four continuous renewals; they start covering the pre-existing illness after that.
  • The policy provides for reimbursement of hospitalization/ domiciliary hospitalization expenses for illness/diseases suffered or accidental injuries sustained by the insured during the policy period.
  • Mediclaim covers pre-hospitalisation (30 days) and post-hospitalisation (60days) expenses also if they are connected with the sickness / accident for which the hospitalisation takes place.
  • It is that condition of the patient in which he cannot be moved to the hospital or if there is no bed available in any of the hospitals, then the treatment is taken at home and if it is given like the treatment given at the hospital, then in such situation, it is reimbursable.
  • Facility is a service wherein the insured can get admitted and can settle all hospitalization expenses at the time of discharge from hospital. The settlement is done directly by the insurance company, that’s why it’s a cashless facility where you are provided with the claim there and then at the time of settling the bills, the hospital directly contacts with the insurance company and settle the claim.
  • A Health Card is that card which comes along with the policy which would entitle you to get cashless claim at any of the company’s network hospitals.
  • Medical tests is required after 45 years of age.
  • The medical check up has to be taken only once, during the inception of taking a policy and only if you are 46 years of age or above.
  • The Critical Illness policy covers five major illnesses • Cancer.• Kidney failure.• Organ transplant.• Multiple sclerosis and.• Coronary artery surgery (20 percent of Sum Insured)
  • As long as the policyholder was not suffering from any of the illnesses, the pre-existing illness exclusion applies to the Critical Illness policy also.
  • A floater Policy is issued with a single sum insured covering number of individuals. The family is covered for a fixed amount and anyone in the family can avail of the benefit till the limit is exhausted. In short, it is one single policy which takes care of the hospitalization expenses of your entire family.
  • Some plans offer a discount in premium. Others offer an increase in your benefit amount for every claim-free year.
  • There should be continuous renewal of the policies. If there is a break in insurance, the insured would lose the benefits of insurance in the event of any contingency. You will be prevented from the benefits of No claim Bonus in a claim free year. Moreover you will not be covered for Pre-existing diseases.
  • You are covered with the health insurance policy as long as you are in the employer’s services. If tomorrow, you change your job, then you and your family will be barred of any medical emergency arises when you have not arranged for an alternative health insurance policy. It is at this point of time that an Individual or Family Floater Health Insurance policy will come to your rescue