2.Product Construct – Lifeline
Lifeline – Base Cover
Inpatient
All Day Care Procedure
Pre & Post Hospitalization
Organ Donor Expenses
Domiciliary Treatment
Emergency Ambulance
Re-load of Sum Insured
Ayush Treatment
No Claim Bonus
Health Check-up ( once in 2 yrs)
Vaccination for Animal Bite
Health & Wellness
PED – 4 years
2nd Opinion for CI
Emergency Domestic Evacuation
Classic
SI – 2,3,4 lacs
Supreme
SI – 5,10,15,20,50lacs
Elite
SI – 25, 30,50,100,150lacs
International Treatment for 11 Critical Illness
Worldwide Emergency Hospitalization
PED – 3 years
PED – 2 years
Classic
Supreme
Lifeline – Customer Level Options
1. Top up plan on annual deductible basis
2. Hospital cash
Maternity Benefit
1. US/Canada option for worldwide emergency hospitalization & international treatment for 11 CI
2. Hospital Cash
1. Top up plan on annual deductible basis
2. Hospital cash
Note - Geographic pricing – Entire country is divided into 2 Zones (Zone 1 - 7 metros and Gujarat State, Zone 2 – Rest of India) . Premium in Zone 2 is lower than Zone 1 by 15% as cost of treatment is lower in non metros
OPD Benefit
10% Higher NCB
Annual Health check up
3.Lifeline – Classic
No room rent cap
All day care procedures covered
Ayush treatment
Vaccination for animal bite
Organ donor expenses covered upto SI
10% NCB every year upto max of 50%
Pre & post covered upto SI
Reload benefit – Incase SI including NCB is exhausted by insured and he is admitted for a different illness then the SI is automatically reloaded upto 100% of base SI. Reload in family floater is applicable to the entire family
Key Features
4.Lifeline – Supreme
No room rent cap
All day care procedures covered
Ayush treatment
Vaccination for animal bite
Organ donor expenses covered upto SI
20% NCB every year upto max of 100%
Annual Health Check up
Emergency domestic evacuation
Pre & post covered upto SI
Reload benefit
Second opinion for 11 Critical illness
PED waiting period – 3 years
Key Features
5.Lifeline – Elite
No room rent cap
All day care procedures covered
Ayush treatment
Vaccination for animal bite
Organ donor expenses covered upto SI
20% NCB every year upto max of 100%
Annual Health Check up
Emergency domestic evacuation
Pre & post covered upto SI
Reload benefit
Second opinion for 11 Critical illness
Worldwide emergency hospitalization
International treatment for 11 CI
Maternity & OPD covered
PED waiting – 2 years
Key Features
6.Key Differentiating Features
No Room rent capping – No deduction in claim because of room rent
No Disease specific sub-limits – for eg, no sub-limits on cataract treatment, etc
Reload of Sum Insured – Doubling the sum insured (in case of different illness for same insured or different insured person) at no extra cost
Accelerated No Claim Bonus – Doubling the Sum Insured in 5 claim free year in Supreme & Elite Plan and 1.5 times in case of Classic Plan. No Reduction of No Claim Bonus earned in case of claim in any particular year
Vaccination in case of Animal Bite
Geography based Pricing – Zone 2 customers are charged 15% less compared to Zone 1
Health & Wellness Benefit including Free Health Check-up (Annually in Supreme & Elite, Once in 2 years in Classic Plan)
International Coverage including return Air Fare (covered in Elite Plan)
Maternity & OPD Treatment (covered in Elite Plan)
Comprehensive coverage like All Day Care Procedures, Organ Donor , Pre & Post Hospitalization, etc covered upto Sum Insured
7.Key Policy Criteria
Entry Age:
Child – 91days to 25 years
Adult – 18 years onward
Policy Type
Individual
Family Floater (relationship between insured should be Self, Spouse and upto 4 children)
Policy Tenure – 1 year, 2 years and 3 years. Get discount of 7.5% and 12% in case of 2 years or 3 years respectively
Lifetime Renewability
Geographic pricing – Entire country is divided into 2 Zones and premium varies as per customer Zone. Zone 2 customers get 15% discount in premium
Zone 1 – Delhi/NCR, Mumbai (including Thane, Vashi, etc), Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennia, Pune, Kolkata and Gujarat State
Zone 2 – Rest of India)
8.We will not cover any treatment taken during the first 30 days since the commencement of the Policy, unless the treatment needed is a result of an Accident. This waiting period does not apply for any subsequent and continuous renewals of Your Policy. For Cirtical Illness Benefit (in Supreme & Elite), the initial waiting period is of 90 days
Waiting periods and exclusions (1/2)
Initial Waiting Period
17 specified conditions not covered for first 2 Years
Stones in biliary and urinary systems
Lumps / cysts / nodules / polyps / internal tumours
Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers
Surgery on tonsils / adenoids
Osteoarthrosis / Arthritis / Gout / Rheumatism / Spondylosis / Spondylitis / Intervertebral Disc Prolapse
Cataract
Fissure / Fistula / Haemorrhoids
Hernia / Hydrocele
Chronic Renal Failure or end stage Renal Failure
Sinusitis / Deviated Nasal Septum / Tympanoplasty / Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Knee/Hip Joint replacement
Dilatation and Curettage
Varicose veins
Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding / Fibroids / Prolapse Uterus / Endometriosis
Diabetes and related complications
Hysterectomy for any benign disorder
9.Addictive conditions and disorders; Adventurous or Hazardous Sports; Ageing and puberty; Alternative Treatment; Ancillary Hospital Charges; Artificial life maintenance; Charges for Medical Papers; Circumcision; Conflict and Disaster; Congenital conditions; Convalescence and Rehabilitation; Cosmetic surgery; Dental/oral treatment; Drugs and dressings for OPD Treatment or take-home use; Eyesight; Health hydros, nature cure, wellness clinics etc.; HIV and AIDS; Hereditary conditions (specified); Hospitalization undertaken for observation or for investigations only; Items of personal comfort and convenience; Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Conditions; Obesity; OPD Treatment; Preventive care; Reproductive Medicine; Self-inflicted injuries; Sexual problems and gender issues; Sexually transmitted diseases; Sleep disorders; Speech disorders; Stem Cell Implantation; Treatment for Alopecia; Treatment for developmental problems; Treatment received outside India; Unproven/Experimental Treatment; Unrecognized physician or Hospital; Unrelated diagnostic, X-ray or laboratory examinations; Unlawful Activity; Any costs or expenses specified in the List of Expenses Generally Excluded as Annexure II in Policy Wording
Waiting periods and exclusions (2/2)
Classic – 4 years
Supreme – 3 years
Elite – 2 years
Pre-Existing Conditions
Permanent Exclusions
10.Underwriting Criteria
Sum Insured >=10lacs
Age >= 46 years
Any ‘yes’ to 6 medical questions in proposal form
All Portability proposal (external as well as internal)
Body Mass Index >= 33
Policy Issuance Process
TVS FOS submits proposal form, documents and payment at branch ops
Is policy straight pass on following 5 criteria
Operations team enters details in policy issuance system
Policy dispatched to customer at T+7
Policy received by customer T+9-T+12
Yes
Case flows to medical underwriting team who calls customer & asks 15-20 health questions
PPMC
Yes
Policy dispatched to customer at T+12, T+25
Policy received by customer T+14-T+25
No
Policy approved
Yes
Case rejected, customer informed
No
No
11.Example of Lifeline VS United India
Age-45 years
SI-3 Lacs
Premium Rs. 10,406 (Zone 2 – Cochin, Calicut, etc) (for a family combination of 2 Adult + 2 Children)
Lifeline
Age-45 years
SI-3 Lacs
Premium Rs.11,149 (for a family combination of 2 Adult + 2 Children)
United Family Medicare
Customer admitted for Kidney Stone @ Aster Medicity with room rent of Rs.4000.
No room rent capping under Lifeline
Cost of treatment Rs.80,000
Claim paid by RS under Lifeline- Rs.80,000
Customer admitted for Kidney Stone @ Aster Medicity with room rent of Rs.4000.
Room rent cap of 1%, ie.Rs.3000
Cost of treatment Rs.80,000
Claim paid by Star Health- Rs.60,000
The premium paid in Zone 2 is lower than United and due to no room rent cap, entire amount is paid in case of claim
12.Lifeline Premiums
13.Market positioning – Classic Plan
14.Market positioning – Supreme Plan
15.Market positioning – Elite Plan
16.Premium Comparison – Individual (excluding service tax) (1/2)
17.Premium Comparison – Individual (excluding service tax) (2/2)
18.Premium Comparison – 2 Adults 2 Children (excl Service Tax) (1/2)
19.Premium Comparison – 2 Adults 2 Children (excl Service Tax) (2/2)