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Unlimited Refill key to choosing Family Floater health plan
Choosing between an Individual health insurance policy and a Family Floater plan depends on features like unlimited refill, according to Hercules Advisors founder Aditya Shah. In a Business Today show, Shah explained…
Choosing between an Individual health insurance policy and a Family Floater plan depends on features like unlimited refill, according to Hercules Advisors founder Aditya Shah. In a Business Today show, Shah explained that most private insurers offer unlimited refill, which restores the full sum insured after it is exhausted within a year.
If a policy has unlimited refill without major restrictions, a Family Floater may be a good option, as it covers all members under a single sum insured. However, if this feature is absent, buying separate Individual policies for each family member is safer. PSU insurers generally do not offer unlimited refill, so customers should check terms carefully.
Shah advised buyers not to decide solely on premium. They should also consider coverage amount, refill terms, waiting period, and rules for pre-existing diseases before purchasing a health insurance plan.
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The unlimited refill feature effectively turns a fixed sum insured into a renewable pool each policy year, which matters most in high-cost treatments such as cancer or heart surgery. Under IRDAI's 2024 master circular, insurers must clearly disclose refill terms and waiting periods in the policy document, so buyers can compare apples to apples. For a family of four, a Rs 10-lakh floater with unlimited refill can be cheaper than four separate Rs 10-lakh individual plans, but if one member claims the full sum early, others lose cover unless refill kicks in. The key difference between private and PSU policies on this feature traces back to PSU insurers' older product designs that predate the current refill trend. A buyer should look for policies that explicitly state no cap on the number of refills in a year.
Source: bazaar.businesstoday.in
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