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ICICI Lombard Health Shield 360 vs Niva Bupa GoActive

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ICICI Lombard

Health Shield 360

Reset up to 100% of the sum insured unlimited times for a later unrelated illness, cover 90 days before hospitalisation and 180 days after, and add a 10% claim-free cumulative bonus up to 100%.

What Makes It Special:

Health Shield 360 by ICICI Lombard is a group health insurance product offering hospitalisation, daycare procedures, inpatient AYUSH treatment and pre- and post-hospitalisation expenses. Its key features include an unlimited reset benefit, a cumulative bonus of up to 100% of the sum insured and optional covers such as OPD, maternity,...

Best For:

  • Customers who value the flexibility to select additional protection, subject to group policy availability.

  • People seeking optional benefits such as OPD consultations, diagnostics or maternity cover.

  • Customers who want to build additional cover through claim-free-year bonuses.

  • Individuals or families looking for hospitalisation and daycare treatment cover.

  • Customers seeking health insurance with an unlimited reset benefit for eligible future claims.

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Niva Bupa

GoActive

Cover doctor visits and hospital stays together, refill the base sum insured, and get 90 days of pre-hospitalisation cover plus 180 days after discharge.

What Makes It Special:

GoActive combines in-patient cover with OPD consultations, a personal health coach and an annual health check-up. It has a refill benefit, an optional sum insured escalator, and a renewal discount for buyers who start young.

Best For:

  • Buyers who do not need maternity cover

  • Buyers who want the sum insured to grow over time through I-Protect

  • Buyers who want a health coach and an annual check-up

  • Families who visit doctors often and want OPD reimbursement

  • Younger, active buyers who want the 10% early-age discount and a renewal discount for healthy habits

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Quick Decision Guide

  • Understand the reset benefit's restrictions, including its non-availability for the first claim and its annual reset limit.

  • Evaluate optional benefits, including Claim Protector, OPD, maternity and worldwide cover, against their additional premiums and limits.

  • Check the room-category entitlement, as choosing a higher category may lead to proportionate deductions.

  • Review the two-year PED and specified-treatment waiting periods before choosing the plan.

  • Compare the available sum insured with likely hospitalisation costs and your existing health insurance.

  • Zone 2 adds a 20% co-payment in four cities, so choose Zone 1 unless you know you will not be treated there.

  • The 1% room rent cap applies to the lower sum insured options, so pick ₹5 lakh or above if you want room choice.

  • The 36-month PED waiting period is long, so buy early if anyone has an existing condition.

  • Maternity is excluded, so choose another plan if you plan to start a family.

  • Check the OPD limit for your sum insured and number of adults, since the limit is shared across the family.

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Detailed Features Comparison

Compare the key features of different health insurance plans

Health Shield 360
Health Shield 360

Health Insurance Plan

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GoActive
GoActive

Health Insurance Plan

Room Rent

Health Shield 360

Normal: No Capping (Covered up to Sum Insured)

ICU: No Capping (Covered up to Sum Insured)

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GoActive

Normal:

For Sum Insured below ₹5 Lakhs: 1% of Base Sum Insured per day

For Sum Insured ₹5 Lakhs and above: No room rent restriction (except Suite Room and above)

ICU:

For Sum Insured below ₹5 Lakhs: 2% of Base Sum Insured per day

For Sum Insured ₹5 Lakhs and above: Covered up to Sum Insured

Advanced Treatments

Health Shield 360

Day Care Procedures

Organ Donor Expenses

Home Healthcare (Optional)

Air Ambulance (Optional)

Worldwide Coverage (Optional)

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GoActive

Covered up to Sum Insured

ICU Charges

Health Shield 360

ICU expenses are covered under eligible hospitalisation claims, subject to the applicable sum insured and any room or ICU restrictions in the policy schedule.

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GoActive

Up to 2% of base sum insured per day for the ₹1 lakh to ₹4 lakh options. Covered up to the sum insured for ₹5 lakh and above. Confirm the split on the policy schedule.

Co-payment

Health Shield 360

None (100% claims paid by insurer)

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GoActive

No mandatory age-based co-payment mentioned

Disease-wise sublimits

Health Shield 360

Disease- or procedure-specific sublimits may apply if the relevant optional sublimit benefit is selected under the policy. The applicable limits are determined by the policy schedule.

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GoActive

No general disease sublimit in the prospectus. Robotic surgery has a ₹1 lakh sub-limit, and OPD, diagnostics and some optional covers have their own limits.

Cashless Healthcare Providers

Health Shield 360

6500+ network hospitals

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GoActive

4,200+ Network Hospitals

Restoration Benefit

Health Shield 360

The Unlimited Reset Benefit can reset up to 100% of the annual sum insured an unlimited number of times in a policy year when the available cover is insufficient after previous claims. The reset does not apply to the first claim, is limited to the annual sum insured, and is subject to reuse conditions and policy terms.

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GoActive

Refill benefit: up to 100% of base sum insured in a policy year, for a different illness from one already claimed. It is available on a floater basis and does not carry forward. Maximum liability per claim after refill is the base sum insured plus any I-Protect amount.

Daycare Treatment

Health Shield 360

Covered

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GoActive

Covered up to Sum Insured

Cumulative Bonus

Health Shield 360

An additional sum insured of 10% accrues for each claim-free policy year, up to 100% of the sum insured. A claim can reduce the accrued bonus by 10% of the annual sum insured.

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GoActive

Not offered. The optional I-Protect adds 10% of base sum insured every renewal year.

AYUSH Treatment

Health Shield 360

Covered

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GoActive

Covered up to Sum Insured

Consumable Cover

Health Shield 360

Non-payable items are not automatically covered under the standard plan. The optional Claim Protector benefit can cover eligible listed items, subject to its terms.

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GoActive

Medicines, drugs, consumables, IV fluids, blood, injection charges and OT charges are covered within in-patient care. Items in Annexure A (for example baby food, belts, gloves, diapers and Vasofix) are not payable.

Initial Waiting Period

Health Shield 360

30 days for illnesses. Hospitalisation due to an accident is exempt from this initial waiting period.

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GoActive

30 days from policy start. Waived after 12 months of continuous coverage. Accidents are covered from day 1.

Specific Waiting Period

Health Shield 360

Two years for specified illnesses and treatments. A separate 90-day restriction applies to expenses related to hypertension, diabetes and cardiac conditions, subject to the policy's PED provisions.

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GoActive

24 months for listed conditions and procedures. Cancer is covered after 30 days.

PED Waiting Period

Health Shield 360

Two years for declared and accepted pre-existing diseases, subject to the applicable policy terms.

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GoActive

36 months

Modern Treatment

Health Shield 360

Eligible modern medical treatments are covered when they meet the policy's definitions, conditions and exclusions.

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GoActive

Covered up to the sum insured, covering uterine artery embolisation, HIFU, deep brain stimulation, oral chemotherapy, immunotherapy, intravitreal injections, robotic surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, and other listed treatments. Robotic surgeries have a ₹1 lakh sub-limit, except robotic prostatectomy for cancer, robotic cardiac surgery, robotic partial nephrectomy, and robotic surgery for malignancies.

Annual Health Checkup

Health Shield 360

Available as an optional benefit, subject to the selected cover, eligibility, limits and applicable conditions.

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GoActive

Covered for insured persons aged 18 and over, booked through the Niva Bupa app or website. Not available on the ₹1 lakh and ₹2 lakh options. Unused check-ups do not carry forward.

Pre-Hospitalisation

Health Shield 360

Eligible medical expenses are covered for up to 90 days before hospitalisation.

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GoActive

Up to 90 days before admission, within the sum insured

Post-Hospitalisation

Health Shield 360

Eligible medical expenses are covered for up to 180 days after hospitalisation.

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GoActive

Up to 180 days after discharge, within the sum insured

Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense)

Health Shield 360

Optional reimbursement cover for eligible consultations, pharmacy expenses and diagnostics. Limits are ₹2,000 for ₹5 lakh sum insured, ₹4,000 for ₹10 lakh and ₹7,500 for ₹25 lakh or ₹50 lakh.

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GoActive

Covered. Number of consultations per policy year depends on the sum insured and the number of adults. Reimbursement is up to ₹600 per consultation in Zone 1 and ₹500 in Zone 2. The limit is shared by all members.

Deductible Option

Health Shield 360

A voluntary deductible may be selected where available. It applies to aggregate hospitalisation expenses during the policy year before the insurer becomes liable.

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GoActive

Optional annual aggregate deductible of ₹25,000, ₹50,000, ₹1 lakh, ₹2 lakh, ₹3 lakh, ₹5 lakh or ₹10 lakh. It does not apply to health check-ups, second opinions, OPD, behavioural assistance or personal accident.

Coverage Options

Health Shield 360

Individual and family floater options are available, subject to the applicable group policy's eligibility and enrolment conditions.

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GoActive

Information Unavailable

Claim Settlement Ratio

Health Shield 360

FY 24-25: ~84%

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GoActive

Claim Settlement Ratio (CSR) of 93.3% as a three-year IRDAI weighted average, and 95.6% in recent quarterly company disclosures (Q1 FY 2026-27).

Maternity Cover

Health Shield 360

Available as an optional benefit for eligible delivery expenses, including caesarean delivery and lawful medical termination of pregnancy. Cover is limited to two deliveries or terminations during the period of insurance, subject to the applicable terms.

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GoActive

Not offered. Maternity and related childbirth expenses are excluded.

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