Health Guard: Gold Plan
Health Guard: Gold Plan
Health Guard: Gold Plan
Health Guard
Gold Plan
Policy Wordings
Preamble
Our agreement to insure You is based on Your Proposal to Us, which is the basis of this agreement, and Your payment
of the premium. This Policy records the entire agreement between Us and sets out what We insure, how We insure it, and
what Weexpect of You and what You can expect of Us.
Types of Policy
• “ Health Guard-Individual”
• “ Health Guard-Family Floater”
Policy period:
• “ Health Guard-Individual”: 1year, 2years or 3years
• “ Health Guard-Family Floater”:1year, 2years or 3years
Scope of cover:
The Company hereby agrees to pay in respect of an admissible claim, any or all of the following covers subject to the
Sum Insured, limits, terms, conditions and definitions, exclusions contained or otherwise expressed in this Policy.
A) COVERAGE
2. Pre-Hospitalisation
The Medical Expenses incurred during the 60 days immediately before you were Hospitalised, provided that: Such
Medical Expenses were incurred for the same illness/injury for which subsequent Hospitalisation was required, and We
have accepted an inpatient Hospitalisation claim under Inpatient Hospitalisation Treatment. (Section A1)
3. Post-Hospitalisation
The Medical Expenses incurred during the 90 days immediately after Youwere discharged post Hospitalisation provided
that: Such costs are incurred in respect of the same illness/injury for which the earlier Hospitalisation was required, and
We have accepted an inpatient Hospitalisation claim under Inpatient Hospitalisation Treatment. (Section A1)
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4. Road Ambulance
We will pay the reasonable cost to a maximum of Rs20000/- per policy yearincurred on an ambulance offered by a
healthcare or ambulance service provider for transferring You to the nearest Hospital with adequate emergency
facilities for the provision of health services following an Emergency.
We will also reimburse the expenses incurred on an ambulance offered by a healthcare or ambulance service
provider for transferring You from the Hospital where you were admitted initially to another hospital with higher
medical facilities.
Claim under this section shall be payable by Usonly when:
i. Such life threatening emergency condition is certified by the Medical Practitioner, and
ii. We have accepted Your Claim under "In-patient HospitalisationTreatment" or "Day Care Procedures" section
of the Policy.
Subject otherwise to the terms, conditions and exclusions of the Policy.
This benefit will be applicable annually for policies with term more than 1 year.
7. Convalescence Benefit:
In the event of insured hospitalised for a disease/illness/injury for a continuous period exceeding 10 days, We will
pay benefit amount of Rs. 5,000 for Sum Insured up to Rs. 5lacs and Rs. 7500 for Sum Insured 7.5lacsand above
per policy year.
This benefit will be triggered provided that the hospitalization claim is accepted under Section A1-In Patient
Hospitalisation Treatment.
This benefit will be applicable annually for policies with term more than 1 year.
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5. This benefit is applicable only once during each policy year& will not be carried forward to the subsequent
policy year/ renewals if the benefit is not utilized.
6. This benefit is applicable only once in life time of Insured Personcovered under this policy for claims
regarding CANCER OF SPECIFIED SEVERITY and KIDNEY FAILURE REQUIRING REGULAR DIALYSIS
as defined under the policy.
7. This benefit will be applicable annually for policies with term more than 1 year.
8. Additional premium would not be charged for reinstatement of the Sum Insured.
9. Incase Family Floater policy, Reinstatement of Sum Insuredwill be available for all Insured Persons in
thePolicy.
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v. We will not cover Ectopic pregnancy under this benefit (although it shall be covered under section A1 In
patient Hospitalisation Treatment)
vi. Any complications arising out of or as a consequence of maternity/child birth will be covered within the
limit of Sum Insured available under this benefit.
If You are hospitalized on the advice of a Doctor because of Conditions mentioned below which required you to
undergo Bariatric Surgery during the Policy period, then We will pay You, Reasonable and Customary Expenses
related to Bariatric Surgery
Eligibility:
For adults aged 18 years or older, presence of severe obesity documented in contemporaneous clinical records,
defined as any of the following:
BMI greater than and equal to 40in conjunctions with any of the following severe comorbidities:
1. Coronary heart disease; or
2. Medically refractory hypertension (blood pressure greater than 140 mm Hg systolic and/or 90 mm Hg
diastolic despite concurrent use of 3 anti-hypertensive agents of different classes); or
3. Type 2 diabetes mellitus
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B) Definitions
1. Accident, Accidental –
An accident is a sudden, unforeseen and involuntary event caused by external, visible and violent means.
2. Act of Terrorism:-
Whoever
a. With intent to threaten the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of India or to strike terror in the people
or any section of the people does any act or thing by using bombs, dynamite or other explosive
substances or inflammable substances or firearms or other lethal weapons or poisons or noxious gases
or other chemicals or by any other substances (whether biological or otherwise) of a hazardous nature or
by any other means whatsoever, in such a manner as to cause or likely to cause, death of or injuries to
any person or persons or loss of or damage to or destruction of property or disruption of any supplies or
services essential to the life of the community or causes damage or destruction of any property or
equipment used or intended to be used for the defense of India or in connection with any other purposes
of the Government of India, any state government or any of their agencies or detains any person and
threatens to kill or injure such person in order to compel the Government or any other person to do or
abstain from doing any act
b. Is or continues to be a member of an association declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act 1967, (37 of 1967), or voluntarily does an act aiding or promoting in any manner the
objects of such association and in either case is in possession of any unlicensed firearms, ammunition,
explosives or other instrument or substances capable of causing mass destruction and commits any act
resulting in loss of human life or grievous injury to any person or causes significant damage to any
property, commits a terrorist act.
4. BajajAllianzNetworkHospitals / NetworkHospitals
Bajaj Allianz Network Hospitals / Network Hospitals means the Hospitals which have been empanelled by Us as
per the latest version of the schedule of Hospitals maintained by Us, which is available to You on request.For
updated list please visit our website.
6. Bariatric surgery:
means Surgery on the stomach and/or intestines to help a person with extreme obesity to lose weight. Bariatric
surgery is an option for people who have a body mass index (BMI) above 40. Surgery is also an option for people
with a body mass index between 35 and 40 who have health problems like type 2 diabetes or heart disease.
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8. Cashless facility
"Cashless facility” means a facility extended by the insurer to the insured where the payments, of the costs of
treatment undergone by the insured in accordance with the policy terms and conditions, are directly made to the
network provider by the insurer to the extent pre-authorization approved.
9. Co-Payment
A co-payment is a cost-sharing requirement under a health insurance policy that provides that the
policyholder/insured will bear a specified percentage of the admissible claim amount. A co-payment does not
reduce the Sum Insured.
12. Contribution
Contribution is essentially the right of an insurer to call upon other insurers liable to the same insured to share the
cost of an indemnity claim on a ratable proportion of Sum Insured. This clause shall not apply to any Benefit
offered on fixed benefit basis.
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20. Family
For the purpose of Individual Sum Insured policy- includes the insured; his/her lawfully wedded spouse and
dependent children, parents, Sister, Brother, In laws, Aunt, Uncle, Grandchildren.
For the purpose of Family Floater- includesthe insured; his/her lawfully wedded spouse and dependent
children.ForParents separate floater policy can be taken.
22. Hospital
A hospital means any institution established for in-patient care and day care treatment of illness and/or injuries
and which has been registered as a hospital with the local authorities under the Clinical Establishments
(Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 or under the enactments specified under the Schedule of Section 56(1) of
the said Act OR complies with all minimum criteria as under:
--has qualified nursing staff under its employment round the clock;
--has at least 10 in-patient beds in towns having a population of less than 10,00,000 and at least 15 in-patient
beds in all other places;
--has qualified medical practitioner(s) in charge round the clock;
--has a fully equipped operation theatre of its own where surgical procedures are carried out;
--maintains daily records of patients and makes these accessible to the insurance company’s authorized
personnel.
23. Hospitalisation
Means admission in a Hospital for a minimum period of 24 In patient Care consecutive hours except for specified
procedures/ treatments, where such admission could be for a period of less than 24consecutive hours.
24. Illness
Illness means a sickness or a disease or pathological condition leading to the impairment of normal physiological
function which manifests itself during the Policy Period and requires medical treatment.
a. Acute condition - Acute condition is a disease, illness or injury that is likely to respond quickly to
treatment which aims to return the person to his or her state of health immediately before suffering the
disease/illness/injury which leads to full recovery.
b. Chronic condition - A chronic condition is defined as a disease, illness, or injury that has one or more of
the following characteristics:—it needs ongoing or long-term monitoring through consultations, examinations,
check-ups, and /or tests—it needs ongoing or long-term control or relief of symptoms— it requires your
rehabilitation or for you to be specially trained to cope with it—it continues indefinitely—it comes back or is
likely to come back.
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Intensive care unit means an identified section, ward or wing of a hospital which is under the constant supervision
of a dedicated medical practitioner(s), and which is specially equipped for the continuous monitoring and
treatment of patients who are in a critical condition, or require life support facilities and where the level of care and
supervision is considerably more sophisticated and intensive than in the ordinary and other wards.
30. Maternity expense / treatment shall include the following Medical treatment Expenses:
Medical Expenses for a delivery (including complicated deliveries and caesarean sections) incurred during
Hospitalization; The lawful medical termination of pregnancy during the Policy Period limited to 2 deliveries
or terminations or either during the lifetime of the Insured Person;
Pre-natal and post-natal Medical Expenses for delivery or termination.
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40. Obesity means abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. Obesity is measured in Body
Mass Index.
Body mass index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height that is commonly used to classify overweight and
obesity in adults. It is defined as a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of his height in meters
(kg/m2).
The WHO definition is:
• BMI greater than or equal to 25 is overweight
• BMI greater than or equal to 30 is obesity
41. Portability
Portability means transfer by an individual health insurance policyholder (including family cover) of the credit
gained for pre-existing conditions and time-bound exclusions if he/she chooses to switch from one insurer to
another.
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48. Renewal
Renewal defines the terms on which the contract of insurance can be renewed on mutual consent with a provision
of grace period for treating the renewal continuous for the purpose of all waiting periods.
49. Surgery
Surgery or Surgical Procedure means manual and / or operative procedure (s) required for treatment of an illness
or injury, correction of deformities and defects, diagnosis and cure of diseases, relief of suffering or prolongation
of life, performed in a hospital or day care centre by a medical practitioner
52. You, Your, Yourself, Your Family named in the schedule means the person or persons that We insure as set
out in the Schedule.
53. We, Our, Ours means the Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited.
We shall not be liable to make any payment for any claim directly or indirectly caused by, based on, arising out of or
attributable to any of the following:
1. Benefits will not be available for Any Pre-existing condition, ailment or injury, until 36 months of continuous
coverage have elapsed, after the date of inception of the first Health Guardpolicy, provided the preexisting
disease / ailment / injury is disclosed on the proposal form.
The above exclusion 1 shall cease to apply if You have maintained a Health Guardpolicy with Us for a
continuous period of a full 36 months without break from the date of Your first Health Guardpolicy.
In case of enhancement of Sum Insured, this exclusion shall apply afresh only to the extent of the amount by
which the limit of indemnity has been increased (i.e. enhanced Sum Insured) and if the policy is a renewal of
Health Guardpolicy with Us without break in cover.
2. We will also not pay for claims arising out of or howsoever connected to the following for the first 24 months of
Health Guardpolicy,
1. Any types of gastric or duodenal ulcers, 9. Cataracts,
2. Benign prostatic hypertrophy 10. Hernia of all types
3. All types of sinuses 11. Fistulae, Fissure in ano
4. Haemorrhoids 12. Hydrocele
5. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding 13. Fibromyoma
6. Endometriosis 14. Hysterectomy
7. Stones in the urinary and biliary 15. Surgery for any skin ailment
systems
8. Surgery on 16. Surgery on all internal or external
ears/tonsils/adenoids/paranasal sinuses tumours/ cysts/ nodules/polyps of any
kind including breast lumps with
exception of Malignant tumor or growth.
This exclusion shall apply for a continuous period of 36 months from the date of Your Health Guardpolicy, if the
above referred illness were present at the time of commencement of the policy and if You had declared such
illness at the time of proposing the policy for the first time.
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In case of enhancement of Sum Insured, the waiting periods shall apply afresh only to the extent of the
amount by which the limit of indemnity has been increased (i.e. enhanced Sum Insured) and if the policy is a
renewal of Health Guardpolicy with Us without break in cover.
3. Any Medical Expenses incurred during the first 36 months during which You have the benefit of a Health
Guardpolicy with Us in connection with:
Joint replacement surgery,
Surgery for prolapsed inter vertebral disc (unless necessitated due to an accident)
Surgery to correct deviated nasal septum
Hypertrophied turbinate
Congenital internal diseases or anomalies
Treatment for correction of eye sight due to refractive error recommended by Ophthalmologist for medical
reasons.
Bariatric Surgery
4. Any disease contracted and /or medical expenses incurred in respect of any disease /illness by the insured
during the first 30 days from the commencement of the policy, except for accidental injuries.
5. Any treatment arising from or traceable to pregnancy, child birth including cesarean sectionand/or any
treatment related to pre and postnatal care and complications arising out of Pregnancy and Childbirth until 72
months continuous period has elapsed since the inception of the first Health Guard Policy with US. However
this exclusion will not apply to Ectopic Pregnancy proved by diagnostic means and certified to be life
threatening by the attending medical practitioner.
6. Any dental treatment that comprises cosmetic surgery, dentures, dental prosthesis, dental implants,
orthodontics, orthognathic surgery, jaw alignment or treatment for the temporomandibular (jaw) joint, or upper
and lower jaw bone surgery and surgery related to the temporomandibular (jaw) unless necessitated by an
acute traumatic injury or cancer and also requiring Hospitalisation
7. Medical expenses where Inpatient care is not warranted and does not require supervision of qualified nursing
staff and qualified medical practitioner round the clock
8. War, invasion, acts of foreign enemies, hostilities (whether war be declared or not) [except for compelling the
Government or any other person to do or abstain from doing any act as defined under the definition of Terrorist
act], civil war, commotion, unrest, rebellion, revolution, insurrection, military or usurped power or confiscation or
nationalization or requisition of or damage by or under the order of any government or public local authority.
Any Medical expenses incurred due to Acts of Terrorism will be covered under the policy.
9. Circumcision unless required for the treatment of Illness or Accidental bodily injury,
10. Cosmetic or aesthetic treatments of any description, treatment or surgery for change of life/gender.
11. Any form of plastic surgery unless necessary for the treatment of cancer, burns or accidental Bodily Injury
12. The cost of spectacles, contact lenses, hearing aids, crutches, artificial limbs, dentures, artificial teeth and all
other external appliances and/or devices whether for diagnosis or treatment except for intrinsic fixtures used for
orthopedic treatments such as plates and K-wires.
13. External medical equipment of any kind used at home as post hospitalisation care including cost of instrument
used in the treatment of Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (C.P.A.P), Continuous Peritoneal Ambulatory Dialysis
(C.P.A.D) and Oxygen concentrator for Bronchial Asthmatic condition.
14. Convalescence, general debility, rest cure, congenital external diseases or defects or anomalies, genetic
disorders, stem cell implantation or surgery, or growth hormone therapy.
15. Intentional self-injury (including but not limited to the use or misuse of any intoxicating drugs or alcohol)
16. Ailments requiring treatment due to use or abuse of any substance, drug or alcohol and treatment for de-
addiction.
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17. Any condition directly or indirectly caused by or associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus or
Variant/mutant viruses and or any syndrome or condition of a similar kind commonly referred to as AIDS.
18. Medical Expenses relating to any hospitalisation primarily and specifically for diagnostic, X-ray or laboratory
examinations and investigations
19. Vaccination or inoculation unless forming a part of post bite treatment or if medically necessary and forming a
part of treatment recommended by the treating doctor.
20. Any fertility, sub fertility, Infertility, sterility, erectile dysfunction, impotence, assisted conception operation or
sterilization procedure.
21. Vitamins, tonics, nutritional supplements unless forming part of the treatment for injury or disease as certified by
the attending Doctor
23. Weight management services and treatment related to weight reduction programmes including treatment of
obesity
24. Treatment for any mental illness or psychiatric illness, Parkinson’s Disease.
26. Any treatment received outside India is not covered under this policy.
D) Conditions
1. Conditions Precedent
Where this Policy requires You to do or not to do something, then the complete satisfaction of that
requirement by You or someone claiming on Your behalf is a precondition to any obligation We have under
this Policy. If You or someone claiming on Your behalf fails to completely satisfy that requirement, then We
may refuse to consider Your claim.
2. Insured
Only those persons named as the insured in the Schedule shall be covered under this Policy. Cover under
this Policy shall be withdrawn from any insured member upon such insured member giving 14 days written
notice to be received by Us.
3. Communications
Any communication meant for Us must be in writing and be delivered to Our address shown in the Schedule.
Any communication meant for You will be sent by Us to Your address shown in the Schedule.
4. Claims Procedure
All Claims will be settled by In house claims settlement team of the company and no TPA is engaged.
If You meet with any Accidental Bodily Injury or suffer an Illness that may result in a claim, then as a condition
precedent to Our liability, You must comply with the following:
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We have specified must be produced to the NetworkHospital identified in the pre-authorization letter at
the time of Your admission to the same.
iii. If the procedure above is followed, You will not be required to directly pay for the bill amount in the
NetworkHospital that We are liable under Section A1In-Patient Hospitalisation Treatment above and the
original bills and evidence of treatment in respect of the same shall be left with the NetworkHospital.
Pre-authorisation does not guarantee that all costs and expenses will be covered. We reserve the right
to review each claim for Medical Expenses and accordingly coverage will be determined according to
the terms and conditions of this Policy.
*Note: In case You are claiming for the same event under an indemnity based policy of another insurer and are
required to submit the original documents related to Your treatment with that particular insurer, then You may
provide Us with the attested Xerox copies of such documents along with a declaration from the particular
insurer specifying the availability of the original copies of the specified treatment documents with it.
**Note: Waiver of conditions (i) and (vi) may be considered in extreme cases of hardship where it is proved to
Our satisfaction that under the circumstances in which You were placed, it was not possible for You or any
other person to give notice or file claim within the prescribed time limit.
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5. Paying a Claim
i. You agree that We need only make payment when You or someone claiming on Your behalf has
provided Us with necessary documentation and information.
ii. We will make payment to You or Your Nominee. If there is no Nominee and You are incapacitated or
deceased, We will pay Your heir, executor or validly appointed legal representative and any payment
We make in this way will be a complete and final discharge of Our liability to make payment.
iii. On receipt of all the documents and on being satisfied with regard to the admissibility of the claim as
per policy terms and conditions, we shall offer within a period of 30 days a settlement of the claim to the
insured. Upon acceptance of an offer of settlement by the insured, the payment of the amount due shall
be made within 7 days from the date of acceptance of the offer by the insured. In the cases of delay in
the payment, the insurer shall be liable to pay interest at a rate which is 2% above the bank rate
prevalent at the beginning of the financial year in which the claim is reviewed by it.
iv. If the insurer, for any reasons decides to reject the claim under the policy the reasons regarding the
rejection shall be communicated to the insured in writing within 30 days of the receipt of documents.
The insured may take recourse to the Grievance Redressal procedure stated under policy.
7. Cumulative Bonus:
If You renew Your “ Health Guard” with Us without any break and there has been no claim in the preceding
year, We will increase the Limit of Indemnity by 10% of base sum insured per annum, but:
i. The maximum cumulative increase in the Limit of Indemnity will be limited to 10 years and 100% of
base sum insured of Your first “Health Guard” with Us.
ii. This clause does not alter the annual character of this insurance
iii. If a claim is made in any year where a cumulative increase has been applied, then the increased Limit
of Indemnity in the policy period of the subsequent “Health Guard” shall be reduced by 10%, save that
the limit of indemnity applicable to Your first “ Health Guard” with Us shall be preserved.
8. Fraud
If You make or progress any claim knowing it to be false or fraudulent in any way, then this Policy will be void
and all claims or payments due under it shall be lost and the premium paid shall become forfeited.
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* After the completion of maximum renewal age of dependent children, the policy would be renewed for lifetime,
subject to Separate proposal form should be submitted to us at the time of renewal with the insured member as
proposer and subsequently the policy should be renewed annually with us and within the Grace period of 30 days
from date of Expiry. Continuity for all the waiting periods shall be extended in the new policy.
** Subject to policy is renewed annually with us within the Grace period of 30 days from date of Expiry
Eligibility:
• Indian nationals residing in India would be considered for this policy.
• This policy can be opted by Non-Resident Indians also; however the policy will be issued during their stay in
India& premium paid in Indian currency & by Indian Account only
• Copy of any one of the below KYC documents will have to be submitted along with the Proposal form: Voters ID
Card, Driving License, Passport, PAN Card
• Sum Insured for Self (i.e. Proposer) cannot be less than any of his/her family members.
i. Under normal circumstances, renewal will not be refused except on the grounds of Yourmoral hazard,
misrepresentation, fraud, or your non cooperation. (Subject to policy is renewed annually with us within the
Grace period of 30 days from date of Expiry)
ii. In case of our own renewal, a grace period of 30 days is permissible and the Policy will be considered as
continuous for the purpose of all waiting periods. However, any treatment availed for an Illness or Accident
sustained or contracted during the break period will not be admissible under the Policy.
iii. For renewals received after completion of 30 days grace period, a fresh application of health insurance
should be submitted to Us, it would be processed as per a new business proposal.
iv. For dependent children, Policy is renewable up to 35 years. After the completion of maximum renewal age
of dependent children, the policy would be renewed for lifetime. However a Separate proposal form should
be submitted to us at the time of renewal with the insured member as proposer. Suitable credit of
continuity/waiting periods for all the previous policy years would be extended in the new policy, provided the
policy has been maintained without a break
v. Premium payable on renewal and on subsequent continuation of cover are subject to change with prior
approval from IRDAI.
vi. The loadings on renewals shall be in terms of increase or decrease in premiums offered for the entire
portfolio and shall not be based on any individual policy claim experience.
vii. We may cancel this insurance by giving You at least 15 days written notice, and if no claim has been made
then We shall refund a pro-rata premium for the unexpired Policy Period. Under normal circumstances,
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Policy will not be cancelled except for reasons of mis-representation, fraud, non-disclosure of material facts
or Your non-cooperation.
viii. You may cancel this insurance by giving Us at least 15 days written notice, and if no claim has been made
then We shall refund premium on short term rates for the unexpired Policy Period as per the rates detailed
below.
Premium Refund
Policy
Period in Risk Policy Period 1 Policy Period 2
Period 3
Year Year
Year
Within 15 Days Pro Rata Refund
Exceeding 15 days but less than 3 months 65.00% 75.00% 80.00%
Exceeding 3 months but less than 6 months 45.00% 65.00% 75.00%
Exceeding 6 months but less than 12 months 0.00% 45.00% 60.00%
Exceeding 12 months but less than 15 months 30.00% 50.00%
Exceeding 15 months but less than 18 months 20.00% 45.00%
Exceeding 18 months but less than 24 months 0.00% 30.00%
Exceeding 24 months but less than 27 months 20.00%
Exceeding 27 months but less than 30 months 15.00%
Exceeding 30 months but less than 36 months 0.00%
Note:
• The first slab of Number of days “within 15 days” in above table is applicable only in case of new
business.
• In case of renewal policies, period is risk “Exceeding 15 days but less than 3 months” should be read
as “within 3 months”.
b. Group Policies: As per the Portability Guidelines issued by IRDAI, applicable benefits shall be passed
on to insured persons who were insured under Our Group Health Policy and are availing Our individual
Health Policy. However, such benefits shall be applicable only in the event of discontinuation/ non-
renewal of the Group Health Policy (applicable for both employer-employee relationships and non-
employer-employee relationships) and/or the particular insured person leaving the group on account of
resignation/ retirement (applicable for employer-employee relationships) or termination of relationship
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with the Group Administrator (applicable for non-employer-employee relationships). The pre-policy
medical examination requirements and provisions for such cases shall remain similar to non-portable
cases.
14. Endorsements
This Policy constitutes the complete contract of insurance. This Policy cannot be changed by anyone
(including an insurance agent or broker) except Us. Any change that We make will be evidenced by a written
endorsement signed and stamped by Us.
18. Discounts:
i. Family Discount:10% family discount shall be offered if 2 eligible family members are covered under a single
policy and 15% if more than 2 of any of the eligible family members are covered under a single policy. Moreover,
this family discount will be offered for both new policies as well as for renewal policies. Family discount is not
applicable to Health Guard Floater Policies
ii. Employee Discount:20% discount on published premium rates to employees of Bajaj Allianz & its group
companies, this discount is applicable only if the policy is booked in direct office code
iii. Co-pay Discount:
If opted voluntarily and mentioned on the Policy Schedule that a Co-payment is effective by the Insured then
Insured will be eligible of additional 10% or 20% discount on the policy premium.
If a claim has been admitted under Section A 1)In-patient HospitalisationTreatmentthen, the insured person shall
bear 10% or 20% respectively of the eligible claim amount payable under this section and Our liability, if any, shall
only be in excess of that sum and would be subject to the Sum Insured.
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Zone A
Zone B
Note:-
• Policyholders paying Zone A premium rates can avail treatment allover India without any co-payment.
• But, those, who pay zone B premium rates and avail treatment in Zone A city will have to pay 20% co-
payment on admissible claim amount. This Co – payment will not be applicable for Accidental
Hospitalization cases.”
• Policyholder residing in Zone B can choose to pay premium for Zone A and avail treatment all over India
without any co-payment.
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Welcome to Bajaj Allianz and Thank You for choosing us as your insurer.
Please read your policy and schedule.
The policy and policy schedule set out the terms of your contract with us. Please read your policy and policy
schedule carefully to ensure that the cover meets your needs.
We do our best to ensure that our customers are delighted with the service they receive from Bajaj Allianz. If
you are dissatisfied we would like to inform you that we have a procedure for resolving issues. Please include
your policy number in any communication. This will help us deal with the issue more efficiently. If you don't have
it, please call our Branch office.
Initially, we suggest you contact the Branch Manager/ Regional Manager of the local office which has issued the
policy. The address and telephone number will be available in the policy. Naturally, we hope the issue can be
resolved to your satisfaction at the earlier stage itself. But if you feel dissatisfied with the suggested resolution of
the issue after contacting the local office, please e-mail or write to:
If you are still not satisfied, you can approach the Insurance Ombudsman in the respective area for resolving
the issue. The contact details of the Ombudsman offices are mentioned below:
AHMEDABAD
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman,
State of Gujarat and Union
2nd floor, Ambica House, Near C.U. Shah College,
Territories of Dadra & Nagar Haveli
5, Navyug Colony, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad – 380 014
and Daman and Diu.
Tel.:- 079-27546150/139 Fax:- 079-27546142
Email:- insombahd@rediffmail.com
BHOPAL
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman,
JanakVihar Complex, 2nd Floor, 6, Malviya Nagar, Opp.Airtel, States of Madhya Pradesh and
Bhopal – 462 011. Chattisgarh.
Tel.:- 0755-2769200/201/202 Fax:- 0755-2769203
Email:- bimalokpalbhopal@airtelbroadband.in
BHUBANESHWAR
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman,
62, Forest park, Bhubneshwar – 751 009. State of Orissa.
Tel.:- 0674-2535220/3798/1607 Fax:- 0674-2531607
Email:- ioobbsr@dataone.in
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CHANDIGARH
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman,
States of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal
S.C.O. No. 101, 102 & 103, 2nd Floor, Batra Building, Sector 17 – D,
Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and
Chandigarh – 160 017.
Union territory of Chandigarh.
Tel.:- 0172-2706196/5861/6468 Fax:- 0172-2708274
Email:- ombchd@yahoo.co.in
CHENNAI
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman, State of Tamil Nadu and Union
Fatima Akhtar Court, 4th Floor, 453 (old 312), Anna Salai, Teynampet, Territories - Pondicherry Town and
CHENNAI – 600 018. Karaikal (which are part of Union
Tel.:- 044-24333678/664/668 Fax:- 044-24333664 Territory of Pondicherry).
Email:- insombud@md4.vsnl.net.in
DELHI
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman,
2/2 A, Universal Insurance Building, Asaf Ali Road,
States of Delhi and Rajasthan.
New Delhi – 110 002.
Tel.:- 011-23239611/7539/7532 Fax:- 011-23230858
Email:- iobdelraj@rediffmail.com
GUWAHATI
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman,
States of Assam, Meghalaya,
'JeevanNivesh’, 5th Floor, Nr. Panbazar over bridge, S.S. Road,
Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal
Guwahati – 781001(ASSAM).
Pradesh, Nagaland and Tripura.
Tel.:- 0361- 2132204/2131307/2132205 Fax:- 0361-2732937
Email:- ombudsmanghy@rediffmail.com
HYDERABAD
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman,
States of Andhra Pradesh,
6-2-46, 1st floor, "Moin Court" Lane Opp. Saleem Function Palace,
Karnataka and Union Territory of
A. C. Guards, Lakdi-Ka-Pool,
Yanam - a part of the Union Territory
Hyderabad - 500 004.
of Pondicherry.
Tel.:- 040-23325325/23312122 Fax:- 040-23376599
Email:- insombudhyd@gmail.com
KOCHI
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman,
2nd Floor, CC 27 / 2603, Pulinat Bldg., Opp. Cochin Shipyard, M. G. State of Kerala and Union Territory
Road, of (a) Lakshadweep (b) Mahe-a part
Ernakulam - 682 015. of Union Territory of Pondicherry.
Tel.:- 0484-2358734/759/9338 Fax:- 0484-2359336
Email:- iokochi@asianetindia.com
KOLKATA
States of West Bengal, Bihar,
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman,
Sikkim, Jharkhand and Union
North British Bldg., 3rd Floor, 29, N. S. Road, Kolkata - 700 001.
Territories of Andaman and Nicobar
Tel.:- 033-22134869/67/66 Fax:- 033-22134868
Islands.
Email:- iombkol@vsnl.net
LUCKNOW
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman, States of Uttar Pradesh
6th Floor, JeevanBhawan, Phase-II, Nawal Kishore Road, andUttaranchal.
Hazratganj, Lucknow-226 001.
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MUMBAI
Office of the Insurance Ombudsman,
3rd Floor, JeevanSevaAnnexe, S. V. Road, Santacruz (W), Mumbai - 400
States of Maharashtra and Goa.
054.
Tel.:- 022-26106928/360/889 Fax:- 022-26106052
Email:- ombudsman@vsnl.net
Cashless facility offered through network hospitals of Bajaj Allianz only.Cashless facility at 3300+ Network
hospitals PAN India.
Please visit our website for list of network hospitals and network Diagnostic Centres , Website:
www.bajajallianz.com or get in touch with 24*7 helpline number: 1800-103-2529 (toll free) / 020-30305858
Annexure I
Indicative list of Day Care Procedures:
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Note:
(i) Above mentioned list is a indicative list of procedures, any other surgeries/procedures requiring less than 24
hours hospitalisation due to technological advances will also be covered under this policy provided such
procedures comply with the standard definition of Day Care Centre and Day Care treatment mentioned in the
definitions.
(ii) The standard exclusions and waiting periods are applicable to all of the above procedures depending on the
medical condition/disease under treatment. Only 24 hours hospitalization is not mandatory.
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Payable under OT
77 MICROSCOPE COVER
Charges , not separately
Payable under OT
78 SURGICAL BLADES,HARMONIC SCALPEL,SHAVER
Charges , not separately
Payable under OT
79 SURGICAL DRILL
Charges , not separately
Payable under OT
80 EYE KIT
Charges ,not separately
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Payable under
83 SPUTUM CUP Investigation Charges, not
as consumable
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SERVICE CHARGES WHERE NURSING CHARGE ALSO Part of room charge notpayable
99
CHARGED separately
Not Payable - P a r t of
102 ATTENDANT CHARGES
Room Charges
Part of
104 CLEAN SHEET Laundry/Housekeeping
not payable separately
EXTRA DIET OF PATIENT(OTHER THAN THAT WHICH Patient Diet provided by
105
FORMS PART OF BED CHARGE) hospital is payable
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Not Payable - P a r t of
173 AHD
Hospital's internal Cost
Not Payable - P a r t of
174 ALCOHOL SWABES
Hospital's internal Cost
Not Payable - P a r t of
175 SCRUB SOLUTION/STERILLIUM
Hospital's internal Cost
OTHERS
176 VACCINE CHARGES FOR BABY Payable
177 AESTHETIC TREATMENT / SURGERY Not Payable
178 TPA CHARGES Not Payable
179 VISCO BELT CHARGES Not Payable
ANY KIT WITH NO DETAILS MENTIONED [DELIVERY KIT,
180 Not Payable
ORTHOKIT, RECOVERY KIT, ETC]
181 EXAMINATION GLOVES Not Payable
182 KIDNEY TRAY Not Payable
183 MASK Not Payable
184 OUNCE GLASS Not Payable
Not payable, except for
185 OUTSTATION CONSULTANT'S/ SURGEON'S FEES telemedicine consultations
w here covered by policy
186 OXYGEN MASK Not Payable
187 PAPER GLOVES Not Payable
Payable - maximum o f 3
196 TEGADERM / VASOFIX SAFETY in 48 hrs an d then 1 in 24
hrs
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