Covid19

Corona Kavach Policy – IRDAI’s launches Individual Covid Standard Health Policy

Corona Kavach Policy – IRDAI’s launches Covid Standard Health Policy for individuals in the age group of 18 to 65 years. 

Corona Kavach Policy

In view of the Covid 19 pandemic, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has designed a standard Covid specific product addressing basic health insurance needs of insuring public with common policy wordings across the industry.

The Authority has mandated general and health insurers to offer this indemnity based Individual Covid Standard Health Policy called “Corona Kavach”.

Key features of the Corona Kavach Policy are as under:

Product Type

Available on Individual and Family Floater Basis

Type of Cover

1. Base Cover on Indemnity Basis- Covid Hospitalization cover
2. Optional Cover on Benefit Basis- Hospital Daily Cash

Sum insured

Rs 50,000/- (Fifty Thousand) to 5,00,000/- (Five Lakh) (in the multiples of fifty thousand)

Waiting Period

15 days

Policy Period

Three and Half Months (3 ½ months), Six and Half Months(6 ½ months), Nine and Half Months (9 ½ months) including waiting period.

Eligibility

Policy can be availed by persons between the age of 18 to 65 years.

Policy can be availed for Self, spouse, Parents, Parents-in-law and Dependent Children up to 25 years of age.

Hospitalization Expenses

Medical Expenses of Hospitalization on diagnosis of Covid shall be admissible

Pre Hospitalization Expenses

15 days

Post Hospitalization Expenses

30 days

Sub-limits

1.    Home care treatment: Maximum upto 14 days per incident.
2.    Ambulance Charges: Rs.2000/- per hospitalization.
3.    Optional Cover of Hospital Daily Cash: 0.5% of Sum Insured per day subject to maximum of 15 days in a policy period for every insured member.

Home Care Treatment Expenses

Cost of treatment incurred by the Insured person on availing treatment at home for Covid on positive diagnosis up to 14 days per incident, which in the normal course would require care and treatment at a hospital but is actually taken while confined at home.

Premium payment

Single Premium

Hospital

 

For the purpose of this policy any set-up designated by the government as hospital for the treatment of Covid shall also be also considered as hospital.

Co-morbidities

 

Any co-morbid condition triggered due to Covid-19 shall be covered during the period of hospitalization.

General and Health Insurance companies authorised to market this Corona Kavach Policy:

Sl. No

Name of Insurer

1

Acko General Insurance Ltd.

2

Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Ltd.

3

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co Ltd

4

Bharti AXA General Insurance Co. Ltd.

5

Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co. Ltd.

6

Edelweiss General Insurance Co. Ltd.

7

Future Generali India Insurance Co. Ltd.

8

Go Digit General Insurance Ltd

9

HDFC ERGO General Insurance Co.Ltd.

10

HDFC ERGO Health Insurance Limited

11

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd

12

IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Co. Ltd.

13

Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Co. Ltd.

14

Liberty General Insurance Ltd.

15

Magma HDI General Insurance Co. Ltd.

16

ManipalCigna Health Insurance Company Limited

17

Max Bupa Health Insurance Co. Ltd

18

Navi General Insurance Ltd.

19

National Insurance Co. Ltd.

20

Raheja QBE General Insurance Co. Ltd.

21

Reliance General Insurance Co.Ltd

22

Religare Health Insurance Co. Ltd

23

Royal Sundaram General Insurance Co. Ltd.

24

SBI General Insurance Co. Ltd.

25

Star Health & Allied Insurance Co.Ltd.

26

Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd.

27

The New India Assurance Co. Ltd

28

The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.

29

United India Insurance Co. Ltd.

30

Universal Sompo General Insurance Co. Ltd.

The general public may avail the policy by approaching the above Insurance Companies.

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