Universal Sompo Complete Healthcare Insurance Plan

Universal Sompo Complete Healthcare Insurance Plan Review

Universal Sompo’s Complete Healthcare Insurance Plan is a comprehensive health insurance plan which covers all healthcare related expenses and also provides additional coverage through attractive coverage features.

Highlights of the Universal Sompo Complete Healthcare Insurance Plan

• The plan can be taken either on an individual basis or on floater basis.
• There are three plan options with varying Sum Assured levels and the policyholder can choose any option as per his choice. 
• The plan promises lifelong renewability. 
• Treatments availed for HIV/AIDS are also covered under the plan.
• The plan has Sum Assured restoration feature which restores the Sum Assured if it is exhausted in any policy year. 
• The Sum Assured can be enhanced on plan renewals  
• Health and wellness services are offered by the plan
• No medical check-ups till 55 years of age. The cost of any medical check-up conducted beyond this age would be shared by the company equally.

Working of the Universal Sompo Complete Healthcare Insurance Plan

• The policyholder chooses the plan option and the Sum Assured and decides whether he wants an individual plan or a floater one. 
• There are three plan types with different Sum Assured levels which are as follows:

Plan Types	Sum Assured under Individual and Floater Basis
Basic	Rs.1 and Rs.2 lakhs
Essential	Rs.3 lakhs, Rs.4 lakhs and Rs.5 lakhs
Privilege	Rs.6 lakhs to Rs.10 lakhs

 

• Under the floater plan option, a maximum of 6 members can be covered in any combination of adults and children. 
• Members who can be covered under the floater basis include self, spouse, son, daughter-in-law, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparents and grandchildren.
• The premium is then determined based on the above parameters.
• On any contingency covered by the plan, compensation would be paid

Benefits and Features of Universal Sompo Complete Healthcare Insurance Plan

• Plan Benefits – Being a health insurance plan, a range of benefits are provided under the plan the value of which depend on the plan variant selected. the table lists all the benefits provided by all the plan variants:

Plan benefits	Variant - Basic	Variant – Essential	Variant – Privilege
Pre and post hospitalization	Covered	Covered	Covered
Inpatient hospitalization	Covered	Covered	Covered
Day care procedures	141 treatments covered	141 treatments covered	141 treatments covered
Domiciliary treatment	Covered	Covered	Covered
Organ donor expenses	Covered	Covered	Covered
Ambulance cost	Lower of up to 1% of the Sum Insured or Rs.1000	Lower of up to 1% of the Sum Insured or Rs.2000	Lower of up to 1% of the Sum Insured or Rs.3000
Accidental dental treatments	Up to 100% of the inpatient Sum Assured	Up to 100% of the inpatient Sum Assured	Up to 100% of the inpatient Sum Assured
AYUSH benefits	Covered	Covered	Covered
Daily cash for accompanying an insured child below 12 years of age	Not covered	Up to Rs.300 per day to a maximum of Rs.9000	Up to Rs.500 per day up to a maximum of Rs.15,000
Vaccination for post bite treatments	Lower of actuals or the Sum Assured chosen	Lower of actuals or the Sum Assured chosen	Lower of actuals or the Sum Assured chosen
Outpatient benefits: A) Outpatient consultations B) Diagnostic tests C) Dental treatments D) Spectacles, lenses and hearing aids	Lower of 1% of the Sum Insured or actuals up to a maximum of Rs.2500	Lower of 1% of the Sum Insured or actuals up to a maximum of Rs.5000	Lower of 1% of the Sum Insured or actuals up to a maximum of Rs.7500
Convalescence benefit	Rs.10,000 per insured member if hospitalization exceeds 10 days	Rs.10,000 per insured member if hospitalization exceeds 10 days	Rs.10,000 per insured member if hospitalization exceeds 10 days
Maternity expenses	Not covered	Normal delivery – lower of actuals or Rs.15,000 Cesarean delivery – lower of actuals or Rs.25,000 which also includes pre and post-natal expenses up to Rs.2000	Normal delivery – lower of actuals or Rs.55,000 Cesarean delivery – lower of actuals or Rs.50,000 which also includes pre and post-natal expenses up to Rs.2000
New born baby cover	Not covered	Up to the Sum Insured from first day till policy renewal or till baby reaches 91 days of age	Up to the Sum Insured from first day till policy renewal or till baby reaches 91 days of age
Restore benefit	Covered	Covered	Covered
PLHA cover	Not covered	Not covered	Covered
Health check-up	Once after 2 claim-free years for one member. In case of family floater plans for two members	Once after every claim-free year for one member or two members(family floater)	Once after every claim-free year for one member or two members(family floater)
Value added benefits : A) Dial a doctor B) Health Educational Library for People C) Second opinion D) Specialist consultation with 2 follow-up sessions E) Wellness package F) 24*7 customer service G) Newsletter	All benefits are covered except second opinion and specialist consultation	Covered	Covered
Optional coverage options
Personal accident	Available	Available	Available
Critical Illness	Available	Available	Available
Hospital daily cash	Rs.200 per day	Rs.500 per day	Rs.1000 per day
Sub-limits applicability	Sub-limit A – 7.5% Sub-limit B – 5%	Sub-limit A – 10% Sub-limit B – 7.5% Sub-limit C – 5%	Sub-limit A – 10% Sub-limit B – 7.5% Sub-limit C – 5%
Treatment only in tied network	5% discount and 10% co-pay	5% discount and 10% co-pay	5% discount and 10% co-pay

 

Eligibility Criteria of Universal Sompo Complete Healthcare Insurance Plan

The plan can be bought only by permanent Resident Indians. Individuals can buy the policy for themselves and their spouse and the plan is renewable throughout the insured’s lifetime. The other eligibility criteria of the plan include:

	Minimum	Maximum
Entry age (Last Birthday) of the insured	Policyholder and other adults – 18 years Dependent Children – 91 days Children in case of floater plan – 1 day	70 years Dependent children – 25 years
Plan tenure	1, 2 or 3 years
Premium payable	Depends on the age and Sum Assured chosen
Sum Assured	Rs.1 lakhs	Rs.10 lakhs
Premium payment mode	Annually

 

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Additional Benefits of Universal Sompo Complete Healthcare Insurance Plan

• Additional coverage options – The plan can be enhanced by opting for any additional coverage options from the list of 5 coverage options. The options are as follows:
  • Personal Accident – An additional Sum Assured is paid if the insured faces accidental death or permanent total disablement due to accident. 
  • Critical illness – 11 critical illnesses are covered under this option and on diagnosis of any of the illness covered the option pays an additional Sum Assured in lump sum.
  • Hospital Daily Cash – In case of this option, if the hospitalization exceeds a period of 3 continuous days, a daily allowance is paid to the policyholder.
  • Sub-limits – On voluntarily choosing sub-limits on specified illnesses, the plan offers a premium discount. 
  • Treatment in tiered hospital – If the policyholder agrees to avail treatments only at the partnered hospitals of the insurer and bears 10% of the incurred claim, a 5% premium discount is allowed. 
• Premium rebates – The plan offers three types of rebates or discounts which are as follows:
  • Family Discount – If family members are included in the cover a premium discount is allowed. The discount depends on the number of members covered and is as follows:
    2-3 members – 5%
    4 to 5 members – 7%
    More than 5 members – 10%
  • Long term policy discount – If the policy is taken for 2 or 3 years, a discount of 5% and 7.5% is allowed in the premium rate. 
  • Online discount – For buying the policy online and availing an ePolicy, a discount of Rs.110 is allowed. 
• Cumulative Bonus – For each year where the proposer has not made any claim in the policy, the Sum Assured is increased by 10% subject to a maximum of 50% increment in the Sum Assured. 
• Portability – If the proposer wants to port his existing health insurance plan taken from another company to this plan, he can do so. Such portability should be requested at least 45 days before the expiry of the previous policy which is being ported. 
• Free Look Period – A cooling off period or a free look period of 15 days is granted to the policyholder after the policy issuance to review the policy terms and conditions. If found unsatisfactory, the plan can be cancelled within this period and the premium paid would be refunded after deducting the relevant mortality charge, service tax, cess and stamp duty paid.
• Grace Period – A grace period of 30 days is allowed for paying the premium after the due date during which the policy cover continues. 
• Plan cancellation –The company can cancel the policy on grounds of fraud, misrepresentation or non-disclosure. In this case premiums paid are not refunded. The proposer can also cancel the policy if he wants and in this case premiums would be refunded after deducting the coverage cost for the period for which the policy was in force and other expenses. The proportion of premium refunded in a cancelled policy is as follows:

Coverage period	Within 1 month	Within 1-3 months	Within 3-6 months	Within 6-12 months	In the 2nd year	In the 3rd year
1 year	75%	50%	25%	0%	NA	NA
2 years	75%	65%	50%	25%	0%	NA
3 years	75%	70%	60%	45%	11%	0%

Premium Illustration

The following chart shows the sample premium rates payable by the proposer for different combinations of cover options, Sum Assured (SA) and members covered assuming the age of the eldest member to be 45 years.



The table below gives a quick tabular reference to the above chart:

Members covered	Basic		Essential		Privilege
	SA - 1 lakh	SA - 2 lakhs	SA - 4 lakhs	SA - 5 lakhs	SA - 8 lakhs	SA - 10 lakhs
Individual	2,349	2,484	5,292	6,484	8,073	11,671
2 adults	2,805	2,967	6,403	7,672	13,607	19,365
2 adults + 2 children	4,773	5,047	7,987	10,214	13,158	19,078

 

Exclusions in Universal Sompo Complete Healthcare Insurance Plan

• Pre-existing illnesses are covered only after a continuous coverage period of 36months.
• Specific treatments like cataract, hernia, fistula, joint replacement, etc. are not covered in the first two years of the policy.
• Hospitalization within the first 30 days of the policy is excluded. 
• Maternity related coverage is available after 3 policy years. 
• Outpatient treatments would be covered only after a continuous period of 3 years. 
• Epidemic ailments and debilitating ailments are excluded. 
• Hospitalization due to suicide or self-inflicted injury, alcohol or drug abuse, participation in hazardous sports and activities, criminal act, war, commotion, consequential loss, pregnancy and related causes, defense related operations, curative treatments, aviation, radioactive contamination, circumcision, cosmetic treatments, STD or HIV, etc. would also be excluded. 
• For the Critical Illness benefit, if opted, any illness occurring within the first 90 days of the policy would be excluded.