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ICICI Lombard Health AdvantEdge vs HDFC ERGO Health Wallet

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ICICI Lombard

Health AdvantEdge

Stay in any room category and restore 100% of the base sum insured even after only part of it is used, including for the same illness, along with a 20% cumulative bonus up to 100%.

What Makes It Special:

ICICI Lombard Health AdvantEdge is a comprehensive health insurance policy available through individual and family floater configurations. It covers eligible hospitalisation, daycare procedures, domiciliary hospitalisation, pre- and post-hospitalisation expenses, ambulance services and AYUSH treatment. The plan also provides wellness and preventive health check-up benefits, with optional features such as maternity...

Best For:

  • Buyers who want to evaluate optional maternity, teleconsultation or non-medical expense protection.

  • Customers interested in preventive health check-ups and wellness services.

  • Buyers who value restoration and loyalty benefits, subject to policy conditions.

  • Families who want to share a sum insured through a family floater policy.

  • Individuals looking for comprehensive health insurance with multiple sum insured options.

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HDFC ERGO

Health Wallet

Hospitalisation cover plus a carry-forward reserve for everyday medical costs

What Makes It Special:

Health Wallet pairs a conventional hospitalisation cover with a Reserve Benefit that behaves like a medical savings account inside the policy: unused amounts carry forward to the next policy year and earn a 6% bonus at renewal, the balance can be spent on outpatient and ordinarily non-payable costs such as...

Best For:

  • Families expecting to stay claim-free who want the Multiplier Benefit to double the basic sum insured over two years

  • Long-term policyholders who will stay beyond five renewals and want to use the accrued Reserve to pay up to half of their renewal premium

  • Buyers who already hold another health policy or a corporate cover and can take the optional deductible to reduce premium

  • People who dislike the idea of paying premiums with nothing to show for claim-free years, since the Reserve carries forward and earns a 6% bonus

  • Buyers who regularly spend on consultations, medicines, dental care, spectacles or diagnostics and want a policy that contributes to those costs, not only to hospitalisation

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Quick Decision Guide

  • Confirm whether your preferred hospitals are in the current cashless network and verify the exact terms shown in your policy schedule.

  • Compare the additional premium and limits for optional maternity, Claim Protector and other add-on benefits before selecting them.

  • Check waiting periods for pre-existing diseases and listed conditions before relying on the policy for planned treatment.

  • Review the room-rent option carefully because selecting a room above the applicable entitlement may affect the claim settlement.

  • Select the Prime, Royal or Apex tier based on your required sum insured and the options currently offered.

  • Room rent, ICU limits, pre- and post-hospitalisation periods, day care cover in India and AYUSH are not stated in the available summary literature, so read the policy wording on those before buying.

  • A claim resets the Multiplier Benefit's progress, so if you expect to claim in the early years, do not size the sum insured on the assumption that it will double.

  • The preventive health check-up limit is tied to your Reserve Benefit rather than being a flat entitlement, so ask what limit applies at your chosen sum insured before counting on it.

  • The built-in Restore Benefit is narrow — once a policy year, only after the basic sum insured and Multiplier are fully exhausted, only for future claims, and not for an illness already claimed that year — so price the Unlimited Restore add-on if multiple claims are a realistic prospect.

  • The optional deductible cancels the Recovery Benefit, so if the ₹10,000 lump sum for a stay beyond 10 days matters to you, weigh it against the premium the deductible saves.

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Detailed Features Comparison

Compare the key features of different health insurance plans

Health AdvantEdge
Health AdvantEdge

Health Insurance Plan

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Health Wallet
Health Wallet

Health Insurance Plan

Room Rent

Health AdvantEdge

Normal: Any category room; Up to Sum Insured

ICU: Up to Sum Insured

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Health Wallet

Normal: No Capping (Covered up to Sum Insured)

ICU: No Capping (Covered up to Sum Insured)

Advanced Treatments

Health AdvantEdge

Home care treatment, teleconsultations, domestic air ambulance, bariatric surgery, worldwide cover

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Health Wallet

Worldwide Emergency Treatment

Day Care Procedures

Preventive Health Check-Up

Unlimited Restore Add-On

ICU Charges

Health AdvantEdge

Eligible ICU expenses are covered within the applicable sum insured and policy limits.

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Health Wallet

Not specified

Co-payment

Health AdvantEdge

0% co-payment

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Health Wallet

None

Disease-wise sublimits

Health AdvantEdge



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Health Wallet

Not specified. Ambulance cover is limited to ₹2,000 per hospitalisation and the Recovery Benefit to a ₹10,000 lump sum

Cashless Healthcare Providers

Health AdvantEdge

Cashless treatment available at network hospitals

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Health Wallet

14,000+ network hospitals across India

Restoration Benefit

Health AdvantEdge

Restore Benefit can restore up to 100% of the sum insured once in a policy year under the cited policy version, subject to the applicable claim conditions.

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Health Wallet

Information Unavailable

Daycare Treatment

Health AdvantEdge

All daycare procedures covered

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Health Wallet

Covered

Cumulative Bonus

Health AdvantEdge

Guaranteed Cumulative Bonus of 20% of the sum insured for an eligible claim-free year under the cited policy version; accrued bonus is not reduced by a claim, subject to policy terms.

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Health Wallet

Multiplier Benefit — basic sum insured increases by 50% after a claim-free year and doubles after a second consecutive claim-free year. Separately, unused Reserve Benefit earns a 6% bonus at renewal

AYUSH Treatment

Health AdvantEdge

Covered up to Sum Insured

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Health Wallet

Covered

Consumable Cover

Health AdvantEdge

Claim Protector is available as an optional cover for eligible non-medical expenses, subject to the selected option and policy terms.

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Health Wallet

Not covered as an indemnity benefit. The Reserve Benefit may instead be used to pay non-payable items generally excluded from a health insurance claim

Initial Waiting Period

Health AdvantEdge

30 days for illnesses, except eligible accident-related hospitalisation.

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Health Wallet

30 days

Specific Waiting Period

Health AdvantEdge

Generally 24 months for listed diseases and procedures, subject to the applicable wording.

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Health Wallet

24 months for specified diseases including cataract, hernia, hysterectomy and joint replacement

PED Waiting Period

Health AdvantEdge

Generally 24 months for declared and accepted pre-existing diseases under the cited policy version; confirm the applicable plan and policy schedule.

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Health Wallet

36 months

Modern Treatment

Health AdvantEdge

Listed modern treatments are covered subject to the applicable plan limits and policy wording.

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Health Wallet

Not specified

Annual Health Checkup

Health AdvantEdge

Preventive health check-up coupons are available under the cited policy version for eligible insured adults; package and usage conditions apply.

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Health Wallet

Preventive health check-up at renewal irrespective of claims; the check-up limit eligibility is based on the Reserve Benefit

Pre-Hospitalisation

Health AdvantEdge

Covered for the period specified in the applicable policy wording; verify the exact duration for the current UIN.

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Health Wallet

Not specified

Post-Hospitalisation

Health AdvantEdge

Covered for the period specified in the applicable policy wording; confirm the exact limit for the current UIN.

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Health Wallet

Not specified

Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense)

Health AdvantEdge

Not a blanket standard OPD reimbursement benefit. Optional BeFit/OPD-related cover may be available with eligible configurations.

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Health Wallet

Not covered as a separate indemnity benefit. The Reserve Benefit can be used for outpatient costs including consultations with a medical practitioner, physiotherapist, dietician or speech therapist, medicines, vaccinations, dental expenses and outpatient diagnostic tests

Deductible Option

Health AdvantEdge

A voluntary deductible may be available under selected configurations; confirm the amount and terms in the policy schedule.

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Health Wallet

Optional — applies on an individual basis for an individual sum insured policy and on a family floater basis for a floater policy; it does not reduce the sum insured. Choosing it removes the Recovery Benefit

Coverage Options

Health AdvantEdge

Prime, Royal and Apex plan tiers, with individual and family floater options and optional benefits.

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Health Wallet

Information Unavailable

Claim Settlement Ratio

Health AdvantEdge

FY 24-25: ~84%

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Health Wallet

97.45%

Maternity Cover

Health AdvantEdge

Optional maternity benefit may cover eligible maternity expenses up to 10% of annual sum insured, capped at ₹1 lakh; newborn expenses may be covered over and above this limit, subject to policy terms.

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Health Wallet

Not covered — expenses attributable directly or indirectly to pregnancy, including voluntary termination, and miscarriage except as a result of an accident or illness, are excluded

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  • One policy covers the entire family

  • High sum insured with cashless care

  • Multiple coverage options based on your family needs

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Maternity Health Plan

  • Covers delivery, newborn care, and maternity expenses

  • Reduces financial stress of childbirth costs

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