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ManipalCigna Sarvah Pratham vs Niva Bupa Health Premia Platinum

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ManipalCigna

Sarvah Pratham

Comprehensive health insurance with high sum insured options and flexible add-on benefits

What Makes It Special:

Comprehensive Health Insurance

Best For:

  • 1. Individuals who prefer flexible deductible and voluntary co-payment options.

  • Customers looking for optional benefits such as Restoration, Gullak and Sarathi.

  • People who want benefits such as AYUSH treatment and pre- and post-hospitalisation coverage.

  • Customers looking for coverage options ranging from ₹5 lakh to ₹3 crore.

  • Individuals and families looking for high sum insured options, broad hospitalisation coverage and optional benefits such as unlimited restoration and guaranteed cumulative bonus

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Niva Bupa

Health Premia Platinum

Health Premia Platinum offers ₹1-3 Crore cover with any room, OPD cover, ₹2 Lakh maternity, multi-trip travel cover and specified illness treatment abroad.

What Makes It Special:

Health Premia Platinum is Niva Bupa’s top Health Premia plan, combining ₹1-3 Crore cover with no room category limit, OPD, ₹10,000 annual health check-up, worldwide second opinion, child vaccination, specified illness treatment abroad and annual multi-trip international cover up to ₹1 Crore.

Best For:

  • Buyers who want treatment abroad for major specified illnesses like cancer and heart attack

  • People who want OPD, health check-up and child vaccination covered

  • Couples planning a family who want ₹2 Lakh maternity cover worldwide (excl. USA/Canada)

  • Frequent international travellers who want annual multi-trip medical cover

  • Families wanting very high cover of ₹1-3 Crore

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Quick Decision Guide

ManipalCigna Sarvah Pratham

  • Check the available benefits, limits and optional covers carefully before choosing the plan to make sure they match your healthcare needs.

  • Consider Sarvah Pratham if you prefer flexibility through deductible and voluntary co-payment options.

  • This plan may be suitable if you want the option to add benefits such as Restoration, Gullak and Sarathi.

  • Consider this plan if you want hospitalisation coverage along with AYUSH treatment and pre- and post-hospitalisation benefits.

  • Consider Sarvah Pratham if you want coverage from ₹5 lakh to ₹3 crore with single private AC room coverage, AYUSH treatment, pre- and post-hospitalisation coverage, and the option to add benefits such as Restoration, Gullak and Sarathi. The plan also offers flexible deductible and voluntary co-payment options.

Niva Bupa Health Premia Platinum

  • Reasons to Consider: Loyalty Additions grow cover by 10% of Base Sum Insured every year up to 100%, even if you claim.

  • Reasons to Consider: A 100% Re-fill of Base Sum Insured is available once a year for any illness.

  • Reasons to Consider: Pre- and post-hospitalisation are covered for 90 and 180 days.

  • Reasons to Consider: PED waiting period is 24 months and specific disease waiting period is 12 months.

  • Reasons to Consider: Any room category, OPD cover and annual multi-trip international cover are built in.

  • Things to Consider: Maternity cover is only for Family Floater / Family First policies after 24 months of continuous cover.

  • Things to Consider: Zone 2 pricing means a 20% co-payment for treatment in Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Kolkata and Gujarat.

  • Things to Consider: Non-payable items such as gloves need the paid Safeguard add-on.

  • Things to Consider: Robotic surgery, some mental disorders and HIV/AIDS have sub-limits; mental illness has a 36-month wait.

  • Things to Consider: Premium is higher because of ₹1-3 Crore cover and the built-in extras.

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Detailed Features Comparison

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Sarvah Pratham
Sarvah Pratham

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Health Premia Platinum
Health Premia Platinum

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Room Rent

Sarvah Pratham

Single Private AC Room under the base policy. ICU expenses are covered up to the Sum Insured.

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Health Premia Platinum

Covered up to Sum Insured, no room category restriction (Any Room, incl. suite)

ICU Charges

Sarvah Pratham

Covered up to the Sum Insured.

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Health Premia Platinum

Covered up to Sum Insured as part of In-patient Care; no separate ICU cap stated

Co-payment

Sarvah Pratham

Optional Voluntary Co-payment of 10%, 20% or 30%. No zonal co-payment applies.

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Health Premia Platinum

No mandatory co-payment with Zone 1 pricing. With Zone 2 pricing, 20% co-pay applies to treatment in Mumbai (incl. Navi Mumbai & Thane), Delhi NCR, Kolkata and Gujarat. OPD claims under International Coverage have 20% co-pay

Disease-wise sublimits

Sarvah Pratham

Hospitalisation for Heart, Cancer, Stroke and Major Organ/Bone Marrow Transplant is covered up to the applicable Sum Insured. Listed Modern and Advanced Treatments are subject to the specific limits stated in the Policy Schedule.

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Health Premia Platinum

No sublimits on common conditions like cataract or joint replacement. Sublimits apply to: robotic surgeries (₹1 Lakh, with exceptions), specified mental disorders (₹1,00,000), HIV/AIDS (₹50,000 per year), LASER surgery (up to ₹1,00,000), non-network road ambulance (₹2,000 per event)

Restoration Benefit

Sarvah Pratham

Optional: Unlimited restoration of the Base Sum Insured for related and unrelated illnesses/injuries during the policy year.

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Health Premia Platinum

Re-fill Benefit: up to 100% of Base Sum Insured once per policy year, for the same or a different illness, after the Sum Insured is partly or fully used. Not available under the Family First variant

Cashless Healthcare Providers

Sarvah Pratham

15,000+ cashless hospitals/network providers are currently advertised by ManipalCigna. The exact network is subject to change and should be checked through the insurer's locator.

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Health Premia Platinum

Cashless treatment at Niva Bupa network hospitals across India; 10,000+ network hospitals (approximate, per Platinum brochure and Annual Report FY 2024-25; subject to change). Pre-authorisation target of 30 minutes

Cumulative Bonus

Sarvah Pratham

Gullak – Optional: 100% of Base Sum Insured is added every policy year, up to a maximum of 1500% of the Base Sum Insured, irrespective of claims.

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Health Premia Platinum

Loyalty Additions of 10% of expiring Base Sum Insured every policy year, up to 100%, even if you claim. Optional Enhanced Loyalty Addition: 20% per year, up to 200%

Daycare Treatment

Sarvah Pratham

Covered up to the Sum Insured for eligible Day Care Treatment related to the specified illnesses.

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Health Premia Platinum

All listed day care procedures (Annexure III) covered up to Sum Insured

Consumable Cover

Sarvah Pratham

Not included in the base cover. Optional: Coverage for Non-Medical Items and Durable Medical Equipment is available.

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Health Premia Platinum

Allowable consumables paid within hospital bills; IRDAI non-payable items are not covered in the base plan. Covered with the optional Safeguard (List I) or Safeguard+ (Lists I-IV) add-on (Add-on UIN NBHHLIA24109V022324)

AYUSH Treatment

Sarvah Pratham

Covered up to the Sum Insured for eligible treatment related to the specified illnesses, subject to policy terms.

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Health Premia Platinum

In-patient Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy treatment in an AYUSH hospital covered up to Sum Insured, with 90/180 days pre/post-hospitalisation

Initial Waiting Period

Sarvah Pratham

30 days, applicable under the standard waiting-period structure; accident claims are exempt.

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Health Premia Platinum

30 days (not for accidents or renewals)

Specific Waiting Period

Sarvah Pratham

24 months for specified diseases/procedures, when the applicable Pratiksha optional cover is opted for.

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Health Premia Platinum

12 months for listed conditions (e.g. cataract, hernia, joint/spine disorders, piles). Accidents covered from day 1; cancer after the 30-day wait. Mental illness and LASER surgery: 36 months. HIV/AIDS: 48 months

PED Waiting Period

Sarvah Pratham

36 months under the base policy. Sarathi/Sarathi 2.0 can provide reduction for specified declared and accepted PED-related conditions, subject to its terms.

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Health Premia Platinum

24 months of continuous cover

Modern Treatment

Sarvah Pratham

Covered for listed Modern and Advanced Treatments for the specified illnesses, subject to the applicable limits in the Policy Schedule.

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Health Premia Platinum

Covered up to Sum Insured (12 listed procedures, e.g. robotic surgery, oral chemotherapy, immunotherapy, stem cell therapy). Robotic surgeries capped at ₹1 Lakh, except robotic radical prostatectomy, cardiac, partial nephrectomy and cancer surgeries

Annual Health Checkup

Sarvah Pratham

Available as an optional cover.

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Health Premia Platinum

Annual from Day 1: tests up to ₹10,000 per insured (Family First Platinum: ₹5,000)

Pre-Hospitalisation

Sarvah Pratham

Covered for 90 days immediately before hospitalisation, subject to the policy terms.

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Health Premia Platinum

Up to 90 days before admission, covered up to Sum Insured

Post-Hospitalisation

Sarvah Pratham

Covered for 180 days after discharge, subject to the policy terms.

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Health Premia Platinum

Up to 180 days after discharge, covered up to Sum Insured

Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense)

Sarvah Pratham

Not covered under the base plan.

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Health Premia Platinum

Covered up to ₹50,000 per policy per year (Family First: ₹35,000) for consultations, diagnostics and prescribed medicines; 80% of unused amount carried forward, total capped at 2.5x the annual limit. Unlimited e-consultations included in all plans

Deductible Option

Sarvah Pratham

Optional Aggregate Deductible: ₹10,000, ₹25,000, ₹50,000, ₹1 lakh, ₹2 lakh, ₹3 lakh, ₹4 lakh, ₹5 lakh or ₹10 lakh. Daily Deductible options are also available: ₹1,000, ₹2,000, ₹3,000, ₹4,000 or ₹5,000 per day.

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Health Premia Platinum

Not available (the policy wording has no deductible option for Health Premia)

Coverage Options

Sarvah Pratham

Base Sum Insured options from ₹5 lakh to ₹3 crore.

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Health Premia Platinum

Individual / Family Floater: ₹1 Crore, ₹2 Crore or ₹3 Crore Base Sum Insured. Family First variant: Base Individual SI ₹10-15 Lakh per person with a shared floater layer on top. Policy types: Individual, Family Floater (up to 6 members, max 4 children) and Family First (up to 19 relationships). Entry age: adults 18-65, children 91 days-30 years. 1, 2 or 3-year terms; lifelong renewal

Claim Settlement Ratio

Sarvah Pratham

99.88% of claims settled within 3 months in FY 2024–25, based on the latest IRDAI-reported data. This is an insurer-level figure, not a Sarvah Pratham-specific ratio.

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Health Premia Platinum

93.5% of claims settled (by number) for Health Premia in FY 2025-26. 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

Sarvah Pratham

Not available under Sarvah Pratham.

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Health Premia Platinum

Covered only under Family Floater / Family First (not Individual), after 24 months continuous cover, up to 2 pregnancies/terminations: up to ₹2,00,000 worldwide excl. USA & Canada (Family First Platinum ₹1,00,000). USA/Canada extension available as optional add-on. New born covered up to SI till end of policy year; newborn vaccination in first year

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