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Niva Bupa Health Assurance vs Care Senior

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Niva Bupa

Health Assurance

Choose a listed critical-illness lump sum, accident cover and daily hospital cash as fixed benefits you can combine, with hospital cash paid for each day in hospital up to 45 days a year.

What Makes It Special:

Health Assurance is a Niva Bupa family plan made up of three separate covers. CritiCare pays a lump sum for listed critical illnesses. HospiCash pays a fixed daily cash amount during hospitalisation. AccidentCare pays for accidental death, permanent disability and temporary disability.

Best For:

  • Buyers who want lifelong renewal on all three covers

  • Parents who want child education benefits paid on an accidental death or permanent disability of the proposer

  • Working adults who want accident death, disability and income-loss cover

  • Buyers who want daily cash to cover incidental costs during a hospital stay

  • Families who want a lump sum if a listed critical illness is diagnosed

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Care

Senior

Health Insurance for Senior Citizens 60+ with Lifelong Renewability

What Makes It Special:

Care Senior is tailored specifically for the healthcare requirements of senior citizens aged 60 and above.

Best For:

  • Customers wanting automatic recharge protection

  • Families covering elderly parents

  • Elderly individuals seeking senior-specific health screening benefits

  • Buyers looking for health insurance with no upper entry age cap

  • Senior citizens aged 60 and above

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Quick Decision Guide

  • The sum insured for AccidentCare and TTD is linked to annual income, so check the limits against your income.

  • Only 2 adults can be covered under a CritiCare family option, so check this before buying for a larger family.

  • AccidentCare has no waiting period, but it is available only to Risk Class 1 and 2 occupations, with a 50% loading for Risk Class 2.

  • HospiCash pays a fixed daily amount for up to 45 days a year, so it does not reimburse hospital bills.

  • CritiCare does not start for 90 days, and a 36-month PED wait applies, so buy early if you have a condition.

  • Senior health screening included

  • Inbuilt 1-time automatic sum insured recharge

  • Includes a mandatory 20% co-payment per claim

  • Pre-existing disease waiting period is 48 months (or 24 months based on option)

  • Entry starts from age 60 with no maximum entry age limit

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Senior
Senior

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Room Rent

Health Assurance

Normal: Covered up to Sum Insured

ICU: Covered up to Sum Insured

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Senior

Room rent is covered up to the sum insured, subject to the applicable room-category terms of the plan.

Advanced Treatments

Health Assurance

Modern Treatments covered up to Sum Insured

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Senior

Information Unavailable

ICU Charges

Health Assurance

Under HospiCash, the ICU cash benefit is double the daily cash benefit for ICU stays, up to 7 days a year.

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Senior

ICU charges are covered up to your sum insured during the policy period.

Co-payment

Health Assurance

Optional co-payment available

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Senior

20% co-payment is applicable on all claims. An additional 20% co-payment applies for treatment taken outside Smart Select network hospitals.

Disease-wise sublimits

Health Assurance

Information Unavailable

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Senior

Yes, sublimits apply to specified diseases and treatments as per the policy terms.

Cashless Healthcare Providers

Health Assurance

10,000+ Network Hospitals

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Senior

22,100+ cashless healthcare providers.

Restoration Benefit

Health Assurance

Information Unavailable

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Senior

Yes, your sum insured is automatically recharged by an amount equal to the opted sum insured, unlimited times during the policy year, for related or unrelated illnesses.

Daycare Treatment

Health Assurance

Covered

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Senior

Covers all eligible Day Care Procedures, including treatments such as cataract, chemotherapy, dialysis and stone removal, up to your sum insured.

Cumulative Bonus

Health Assurance

AccidentCare renewal benefit: the sum insured rises by 5% for each claim-free year, up to a total of 25%. Applies to all AccidentCare benefits except TTD and accident hospitalisation.

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Senior

Your sum insured increases by 10% for every claim-free year, up to a maximum of 50% of the sum insured.

AYUSH Treatment

Health Assurance

Covered up to Sum Insured

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Senior

Covers AYUSH treatment expenses up to your sum insured, subject to the policy terms and treatment being taken at an AYUSH-certified facility.

Consumable Cover

Health Assurance

Please refer to the policy wording.

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Senior

Consumable expenses are not covered under the plan.

Initial Waiting Period

Health Assurance

CritiCare: 90 days. HospiCash: 30 days, except accidents. AccidentCare: none.

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Senior

30 days for illnesses, except injuries caused by an accident.

Specific Waiting Period

Health Assurance

HospiCash only: 24 months for 17 listed conditions and procedures

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Senior

2 years for specified named ailments.

PED Waiting Period

Health Assurance

36 months for CritiCare and HospiCash

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Senior

3 years for pre-existing diseases.

Modern Treatment

Health Assurance

Not covered as a separate benefit. AccidentCare Hospitalisation covers surgery, room rent and related costs for accidental injury up to 2% of the AccidentCare sum insured.

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Senior

Modern treatment methods are not covered under the plan.

Annual Health Checkup

Health Assurance

Kindly refer to the policy wording.

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Senior

Annual health check-up is available for all insured members.

Pre-Hospitalisation

Health Assurance

Information Unavailable

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Senior

You get cover for medical expenses up to 60 days before hospitalisation, subject to the main hospitalisation claim being admissible.

Post-Hospitalisation

Health Assurance

Kindly refer to policy wording.

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Senior

You get cover for medical expenses up to 180 days after discharge from the hospital.

Outpatient Department Cover (OPD Expense)

Health Assurance

Not covered.

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Senior

OPD expense is not included.

Deductible Option

Health Assurance

Kindly refer to the policy wording.

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Senior

Not available as a standard deductible option.

Coverage Options

Health Assurance

AccidentCare (individual or family, with optional TTD and accident hospitalisation), CritiCare (individual or family floater, Option 1 lump sum or Option 2 lump sum with staggered payout), HospiCash (individual or family, daily cash).

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Senior

Available coverage options: ₹3L, ₹5L, ₹7L and ₹10L.

Claim Settlement Ratio

Health Assurance

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).

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Senior

96.74% for FY 2024-25.

Maternity Cover

Health Assurance

Information Unavailable

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Senior

Not available.

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