What does it do?
This policy works as a top-up on your existing insurance cover to pay for expenses which could go beyond your existing cover. It can be bought as a supplementary policy to pay for higher claims. This policy will not get triggered until your expenses cross the deductible. Deductible is the limit which has to paid by your existing policy or out of your pocket if uninsured. Deductible applies on a per-claim basis. For an instance, if the policyholder has a top-up cover with a threshold of Rs 3 lakh and gets hospitalized twice in a year with bills of Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 2 lakh respectively, the top-up plan will not be triggered. This policy will activate only if the single hospitalisation bill exceeds the threshold mark.
Pros
This policy can be bought online.
Premium paid towards this policy qualifies for deduction under section 80D of Income Tax Act.
Cons
The policy does not allow lifelong renewal.
Deductible applies on per-claim basis.
