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HDFC ERGO Optima Secure vs Star Comprehensive

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HDFC ERGO

Optima Secure

Get up to 4X coverage with built-in benefits that increase your cover, restore your sum insured and protect you against specified non-medical hospital expenses.

What Makes It Special:

HDFC ERGO Optima Secure is a comprehensive health insurance plan offering coverage from ₹5 lakh to ₹2 crore for individuals and families. It provides a Secure Benefit that doubles your coverage from day one, Plus Benefit that grows it further on renewal, and Restore Benefit that reinstates the base sum after a...

Best For:

  • Comprehensive Family Health Insurance

  • Multi-Benefit Medical Protection Plan

  • Coverage with Automatic Sum Boost

  • Restoration-enabled Secure Health Policy

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Star

Comprehensive

Family health insurance with maternity, OPD, dental and eye cover, 100% restoration and up to 100% cumulative bonus.

What Makes It Special:

An all-in-one family health plan that combines hospitalisation cover with maternity and new-born cover, OPD consultations, dental and eye care, hospital cash, bariatric surgery and accidental death/disability cover in a single policy.

Best For:

  • People under 61 who want to avoid co-payment

  • Buyers looking for a fast-growing bonus (100% after one claim-free year for SI ₹7.5L+)

  • People who want OPD, dental and eye expenses included

  • Families wanting individual or floater cover up to ₹1 crore

  • Young couples planning a family (maternity and new-born cover)

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HDFC ERGO Optima Secure

  • Coverage growth with Secure and Plus Benefits

  • Automatic sum insured restoration after claims

  • No room-rent or ICU restrictions

  • Annual health check-ups and preventive care

  • Long-term loyalty rewards and discounts

Star Comprehensive

  • Things to Consider: Premiums vary by city zone.

  • Things to Consider: Modern treatments and bariatric surgery have sublimits.

  • Things to Consider: Maternity needs both spouses covered for 24 months, and delivery limits are modest at lower SI.

  • Things to Consider: 10% co-payment for people who join at age 61 or above.

  • Things to Consider: 36-month PED waiting period, unless you buy the optional PED buy-back (reduces it to 12 months).

  • Reasons to Consider: 60 days of pre- and 90 days of post-hospitalisation cover, plus air ambulance and home care.

  • Reasons to Consider: Cumulative bonus up to 100% of SI, plus 100% restoration once a year (usable for the same illness).

  • Reasons to Consider: OPD consultations and dental/eye treatment covered outside the Sum Insured.

  • Reasons to Consider: Delivery (up to 2) and new-born cover after 24 months.

  • Reasons to Consider: Private single AC room with no fixed room rent cap.

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Detailed Features Comparison

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Optima Secure
Optima Secure

Health Insurance Plan

Brochure

Policy Wording

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Comprehensive
Comprehensive

Health Insurance Plan

Brochure

Room Rent

Optima Secure

All room categories are covered

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Comprehensive

Information Unavailable

ICU Charges

Optima Secure

No restriction on ICU room rent

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Comprehensive

Covered up to Sum Insured; no separate ICU cap.

Advanced Treatments

Optima Secure

Information Unavailable

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Comprehensive

Coverage includes robotic surgeries, stem cell therapy, organ transplants, modern cancer treatments, bariatric surgery, and advanced cardiac procedures as per policy terms.

Co-payment

Optima Secure

Not available

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Comprehensive

This policy is subject to co-payment of 10% of each and every claim amount for fresh as well as renewal policies for insured persons whose age at the time of entry is 61 years and above

Disease-wise sublimits

Optima Secure

No

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Comprehensive

Information Unavailable

Waiting Period

Optima Secure

Information Unavailable

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Comprehensive

  1. Initial Waiting Period: A 30-day waiting period applies from the policy's inception, during which claims are not admissible, except for those arising from accidents. 
     
  2. Pre-existing Disease Waiting Period: For the Silver plan, pre-existing diseases are covered after 48 months of continuous coverage. For Gold and Platinum plans, this period is reduced to 24 months.
     
  3. Specific Disease/Procedure Waiting Period: For individuals above 45 years of age, certain listed illnesses and procedures are covered after a 24-month waiting period from the policy's inception.
Restoration Benefit

Optima Secure

Yes, your sum insured restores to 100% once every policy year

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Comprehensive

Information Unavailable

Cashless Healthcare Providers

Optima Secure

16000+ Healthcare Providers

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Comprehensive

Access to over 14,000+  cashless healthcare providers for seamless treatment.

Daycare Treatment

Optima Secure

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

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Comprehensive

covered by the policy.

Cumulative Bonus

Optima Secure

Your sum insured increases by 50% every year, maximum up to 300%

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Comprehensive

SI ₹5L: 50% of Basic SI per claim-free year, max 100%. SI ₹7.5L and above: 100% of Basic SI after one claim-free year, max 100%.

AYUSH Treatment

Optima Secure

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

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Comprehensive

AYUSH treatments are covered up to the sum insured.

Consumable Cover

Optima Secure

Yes

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Comprehensive

Not mentioned (no separate consumables cover in the policy documents).

Initial Waiting Period

Optima Secure

30 days

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Comprehensive

30 days (accidents excepted)

Specific Waiting Period

Optima Secure

2 years

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Comprehensive

24 months for listed diseases/procedures; 36 months for Bariatric Surgery; 24 months for Delivery and New Born cover

PED Waiting Period

Optima Secure

3 years

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Comprehensive

Information Unavailable

Modern Treatment

Optima Secure

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

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Comprehensive

  1. Covered up to treatment-wise sublimits that vary by Sum Insured, e.g. robotic surgery ₹2.5L (SI ₹5L) to ₹7.5L (SI ₹1 Cr); immunotherapy ₹2.5L to ₹10L; bronchial thermoplasty, prostate vaporisation and IONM up to Sum Insured. Part of Sum Insured.
Annual Health Checkup

Optima Secure

Health check-up is available after the first policy year

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Comprehensive

Information Unavailable

Pre-Hospitalisation

Optima Secure

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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Comprehensive

Information Unavailable

Post-Hospitalisation

Optima Secure

You get cover for medical bills up to 180 days after discharge, including physiotherapy if your doctor prescribes it

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Comprehensive

Information Unavailable

Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense)

Optima Secure

OPD expense is not included

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Comprehensive

Information Unavailable

Deductible Option

Optima Secure

Available as an option

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Comprehensive

Information Unavailable

Coverage Options

Optima Secure

Available coverage options: ₹5L, ₹10L, ₹15L, ₹20L, ₹25L, ₹50L, ₹1 Cr and ₹2 Cr

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Comprehensive

Information Unavailable

Claim Settlement Ratio

Optima Secure

98%

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Comprehensive

Information Unavailable

Maternity Cover

Optima Secure

Not in base plan; available as paid add-on.


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Comprehensive

Information Unavailable

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  • Covers delivery, newborn care, and maternity expenses

  • Reduces financial stress of childbirth costs

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