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Care Ultimate vs Niva Bupa Health Companion Variant 3

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Care

Ultimate

Health insurance with unlimited restoration, moneyback rewards and long-term loyalty benefits.

What Makes It Special:

Comprehensive Health Insurance

Best For:

  • Health-conscious customers seeking wellness rewards and renewal discounts.

  • Individuals interested in unlimited restoration of their sum insured.

  • Customers who value rewards for remaining claim-free.

  • People looking for coverage options up to ₹1 crore.

  • Individuals and families seeking comprehensive hospitalisation coverage.

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Niva Bupa

Health Companion Variant 3

High-cover family health insurance from ₹15 Lakh to ₹1 Crore with any room (except suite), 20% No Claim Bonus and a yearly refill.

What Makes It Special:

A high Sum Insured version of Health Companion (₹15 Lakh to ₹1 Crore) with near-any-room eligibility, a 100% refill and the highest animal-bite vaccination and Hospital Cash limits among Variants 1 to 3.

Best For:

  • Existing Health Companion customers renewing on the Variant 3 structure

  • People wanting an optional deductible to reduce premium

  • Buyers who want a No Claim Bonus of 20% per claim-free year

  • People who want to choose almost any hospital room

  • Families wanting a high Sum Insured of ₹15 Lakh or more

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Quick Decision Guide

Care Ultimate

  • Review waiting periods: The standard waiting periods are 30 days for initial illnesses, 24 months for named ailments and 36 months for pre-existing diseases.

  • Evaluate wellness rewards: The optional Wellness Benefit offers renewal discounts based on qualifying healthy days and applicable conditions.

  • Look at Infinity Bonus: This optional benefit provides an additional 100% of base sum insured per year, irrespective of claims, with continuous renewal.

  • Consider the moneyback benefit: The optional Premium Payback benefit refunds the first policy year's base premium after five consecutive claim-free policy years, subject to renewal conditions.

  • Choose for comprehensive coverage: The brochure lists inpatient care, day-care procedures, advanced technology treatments, AYUSH and other hospitalisation benefits, subject to policy terms.

Niva Bupa Health Companion Variant 3

  • Things to Consider: Non-payable consumables in Annexure I are not covered, and no consumables add-on is listed for this variant.

  • Things to Consider: Maternity and OPD consultations are not covered.

  • Things to Consider: Refill cannot be used for the same illness in the same year.

  • Things to Consider: Pre-existing diseases are covered only after 36 months.

  • Things to Consider: Pre and post hospitalisation is limited to 30 and 60 days.

  • Reasons to Consider: Annual health check-up from the second year and animal-bite vaccination up to ₹7,500.

  • Reasons to Consider: 100% refill of Base Sum Insured once a year for a different illness.

  • Reasons to Consider: 20% No Claim Bonus per claim-free year, up to 100% of Base Sum Insured.

  • Reasons to Consider: Any room covered up to Sum Insured, except Suite or above.

  • Reasons to Consider: High Sum Insured options from ₹15 Lakh to ₹1 Crore.

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Detailed Features Comparison

Compare the key features of different health insurance plans

Ultimate
Ultimate

Health Insurance Plan

Brochure

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Health Companion Variant 3
Health Companion Variant 3

Health Insurance Plan

Brochure

Room Rent

Ultimate

All room categories are covered

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Health Companion Variant 3

Covered up to Sum Insured, any room except Suite or above; proportionate deduction if a higher category is used

ICU Charges

Ultimate

No restriction on ICU room rent

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Health Companion Variant 3

Covered up to Sum Insured as part of In-patient Care

Co-payment

Ultimate

Not available

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Health Companion Variant 3

No co-payment in base plan; 20% co-payment applies only under the legacy "Treatment only in Tiered Network" option (renewal customers who already chose it) for reimbursement treatment in 9 metro cities

Disease-wise sublimits

Ultimate

No 

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Health Companion Variant 3

No disease-wise sublimits stated; benefit limits apply to road ambulance (₹3,000), animal-bite vaccination (₹7,500) and Hospital Cash

Cashless Healthcare Providers

Ultimate

21700+ Healthcare Providers

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Health Companion Variant 3

Cashless at Niva Bupa network hospitals (10,000+ per Niva Bupa Annual Report FY 2024-25; Requires verification for current count)

Restoration Benefit

Ultimate

Yes, your sum insured restores to 100% each time you make a claim in a policy year, for both related and unrelated illnesses

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Health Companion Variant 3

Refill up to 100% of Base Sum Insured, once per policy year, for subsequent claims of a different illness only (after Base SI and NCB are exhausted)

Daycare Treatment

Ultimate

Covers medical expenses for treatments not requiring 24-hour hospitalization, up to annual sum insured

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Health Companion Variant 3

Day care treatments (less than 24 hours) covered up to Sum Insured, incl. chemotherapy, radiotherapy and dialysis

Cumulative Bonus

Ultimate

Your sum insured increases by 50% every year maximum upto 100%. However, you can pay an additional premium to increase sum insured up to 100%, every year.

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Health Companion Variant 3

No Claim Bonus of 20% of expiring Base Sum Insured per claim-free year, up to 100%; NCB is not increased in a year following a claim

AYUSH Treatment

Ultimate

Covers AYUSH treatment expenses up to your annual sum insured during the policy period

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Health Companion Variant 3

In-patient Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy in an AYUSH Hospital covered up to Sum Insured

Consumable Cover

Ultimate

No. However, available as an add-on

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Health Companion Variant 3

Consumables directly part of treatment (IV fluids, injection administration, medicines) covered under In-patient Care; non-payable items in Annexure I List I not covered; no consumables add-on stated for Variant 3

Initial Waiting Period

Ultimate

30 days

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Health Companion Variant 3

30 Days (not applicable to accidents)

Specific Waiting Period

Ultimate

2 years
 

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Health Companion Variant 3

24 Months for listed conditions (incl. cataract, hernia, joint disorders, chronic kidney disease, internal congenital anomaly); not applicable to accidents; cancer covered after 30 days

PED Waiting Period

Ultimate

3 years
 

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Health Companion Variant 3

36 Months

Modern Treatment

Ultimate

Hospital expenses for listed advanced treatments are covered up to your full sum insured during the policy period

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Health Companion Variant 3

Covered up to Sum Insured (12 listed treatments incl. robotic surgery, oral chemotherapy, deep brain stimulation, stem cell therapy for haematological conditions)

Annual Health Checkup

Ultimate

Health checkup is not included as part of base cover. However, available as an add-on

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Health Companion Variant 3

Annual, from 2nd policy year (on renewal), for insured aged 18+; cashless at empanelled providers; defined test list (CBC, urine, ESR, HbA1c, cholesterol, HDL, LDL, urea, KFT)

Pre-Hospitalisation

Ultimate

You get cover for medical tests and doctor visits up to 60 days before hospitalisation, if your main claim is approved

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Health Companion Variant 3

Up to 30 Days, covered up to Sum Insured (reimbursement basis)

Post-Hospitalisation

Ultimate

You get cover for medical bills up to 90 days after discharge, including physiotherapy if your doctor prescribes it

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Health Companion Variant 3

Up to 60 Days, covered up to Sum Insured (reimbursement basis)

Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense)

Ultimate

OPD expense is not included as part of base cover. However, available as an add-on

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Health Companion Variant 3

Not covered; only OPD vaccination after an animal bite, up to ₹7,500

Deductible Option

Ultimate

Not available

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Health Companion Variant 3

Optional Annual Aggregate Deductible of ₹1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 10 Lakh

Coverage Options

Ultimate

Available coverage options: ₹5L, 7L, 10L, 15L, 20L, 25L, 50L, 1 Cr

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Health Companion Variant 3

Base Sum Insured ₹15 Lakh, 20 Lakh, 30 Lakh, 50 Lakh, 1 Crore; Individual or Family Floater

Claim Settlement Ratio

Ultimate

96%

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Health Companion Variant 3

96.7% of claims settled (by number) for Health Companion in FY 2025-26 (all Health Companion UINs reported together). Source: Niva Bupa Public Disclosures FY2025-26 (Form NL-47), https://transactions.nivabupa.com/pages/doc/pub-dis/quarterly-reports/Website-Public-Disclosures-Mar-2026.pdf. Company-level: 94.4% (Niva Bupa Annual Report FY 2025-26)

Maternity Cover

Ultimate

Not available

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Health Companion Variant 3

Not covered (Maternity excluded, Code Excl18)

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