<p>Speaking to media persons here on Tuesday, LIC Udupi Branch Marketing Manager B D Almeida informed the plan offers comprehensive hospitalisation benefits for the entire family of the principal insured. Udupi branch has a target of as many as 10,000 policies for opening, he added.<br /><br />The new plan provides for continuing health cover of major family members up to age 80 and for children up to 25 years. <br /><br />A person who has been insured can avail the benefits for 8 times a year under major surgical benefits. Under advance payment of major surgical category, the person insured can avail 50% as advance procurement. This provision is available only for network hospitals, he added.<br /><br />The policy can be taken for initial daily benefit of Rs 1,000, Rs 2,000, Rs 3,000 and Rs 4,000.<br /><br />The major surgical benefits will be 100 times of daily benefits. <br /><br />Day care procedure benefit will be five times of the daily benefits. In case no claim is made under the policy for a period of three years, the benefits payable under the policy would be further enhanced by 5% without any upper limit. The premium depends on age, gender, the health cover option one has chosen and mode of payment, he informed.</p>
<p>Speaking to media persons here on Tuesday, LIC Udupi Branch Marketing Manager B D Almeida informed the plan offers comprehensive hospitalisation benefits for the entire family of the principal insured. Udupi branch has a target of as many as 10,000 policies for opening, he added.<br /><br />The new plan provides for continuing health cover of major family members up to age 80 and for children up to 25 years. <br /><br />A person who has been insured can avail the benefits for 8 times a year under major surgical benefits. Under advance payment of major surgical category, the person insured can avail 50% as advance procurement. This provision is available only for network hospitals, he added.<br /><br />The policy can be taken for initial daily benefit of Rs 1,000, Rs 2,000, Rs 3,000 and Rs 4,000.<br /><br />The major surgical benefits will be 100 times of daily benefits. <br /><br />Day care procedure benefit will be five times of the daily benefits. In case no claim is made under the policy for a period of three years, the benefits payable under the policy would be further enhanced by 5% without any upper limit. The premium depends on age, gender, the health cover option one has chosen and mode of payment, he informed.</p>
