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ICICI Lombard Health AdvantEdge is a feature-rich indemnity health plan for individuals and families, with sum insured options from ₹7.5 lakh to ₹3 crore. The base policy pays for inpatient care, day care procedures, twelve listed modern treatments, 60 days of pre-hospitalisation and 180 days of post-hospitalisation, AYUSH treatment, domiciliary and home care treatment, organ donor hospitalisation, domestic road and air ambulance, bariatric surgery and unlimited teleconsultation. Claim Protector for non-payable items is built in from a ₹15 lakh sum insured. Two features sit at the centre. The reset benefit refills up to 100% of the sum insured when earlier claims in a year have used it up, unlimited times on covers of ₹10 lakh and above. The Loyalty Bonus adds 20% of the sum insured at every renewal, up to 100%, whether or not you claimed. For extra premium you can add maternity, newborn cover, critical illness, personal accident, nursing at home, compassionate visit, BeFit and Sum Insured Protector, and worldwide cover is available from ₹25 lakh. There is no zone-based co-payment, and a voluntary co-payment of 10% or 20% is optional. Room cover is a single private room up to ₹20 lakh and any room above that. Pre-existing diseases and listed conditions wait 24 months, and maternity is not part of the base cover.
Wellness rewards and preventive care with optional critical illness cover
Finzony reads Health AdvantEdge as a family plan built around a cover that keeps refilling and a bonus that keeps growing. The Loyalty Bonus is the stronger of the two: 20% a year, up to 100%, credited even if you claim, and a later claim does not reduce what you have already earned. It can be used only after the annual sum insured is completely exhausted, so it works as a second layer for a very large claim, not as everyday cover. Read the reset benefit closely. ICICI Lombard's brochure says it works unlimited times for any illness, but the policy wording sets conditions. It is not triggered by the first claim of the year, it applies only to inpatient and day care claims, and it is not available for an illness or related complication, including a relapse within 45 days, that has already been paid in that policy year for the same person. Below a ₹10 lakh sum insured it triggers only once. In practice, reset protects you against a second, different hospitalisation. It does not refill cover for the same illness. Check the room and consumables terms before you compare premiums. Room cover is a single private room up to a ₹20 lakh sum insured and any room above that, and a costlier room reduces associated medical expenses in proportion. Items on IRDAI's non-payable list are paid only where Claim Protector applies, which is built in from ₹15 lakh and optional below that. Maternity, newborn cover, critical illness, personal accident and nursing at home are all optional and cost extra, so decide which of them you will really use. The waiting periods are the usual retail clocks: 30 days, 90 days for hypertension, diabetes and cardiac conditions unless they are declared as pre-existing, and 24 months for pre-existing disease and the listed conditions. Worldwide cover needs a ₹25 lakh sum insured and a further 24-month wait, so it is not a feature for every buyer.

ICICI Lombard Health Insurance
Key Insights
Founded
2001
ICICI Lombard Health Insurance was established 25 years ago and has built strong credibility over time, backed by its long-standing presence in the market.
Claims Experience
86% CSR, calculated as a 3-year average
ICICI Lombard Health Insurance settles 86% of all claims it receives.
Network Hospitals
10,700+
ICICI Lombard Health Insurance has a network of 10,700+ hospitals, ensuring wide accessibility and convenience for policyholders.
Choose an annual sum insured on an individual or floater basis. It is the most the base policy pays in one policy year, and you can take a 1, 2 or 3-year term.
ICICI Lombard's website lists ₹7.5 lakh to ₹3 crore, while the brochure also shows a ₹5 lakh option, so confirm the options on your quote. Some benefits depend on the sum insured: reset triggers once below ₹10 lakh, Claim Protector is built in from ₹15 lakh, and worldwide cover starts at ₹25 lakh.
If earlier claims in a policy year leave the annual sum insured, with any bonus, too low, ICICI Lombard resets up to 100% of the annual sum insured for later claims. On covers of ₹10 lakh and above it can trigger unlimited times in a year.
Below ₹10 lakh it triggers only once. It is not triggered by the first claim of the year, applies only to inpatient and day care claims, and is not available for an illness or related complication, including a relapse within 45 days, already paid that year for the same person. Unused reset is not carried forward, and it does not apply to the bariatric surgery cover.
At the end of each policy year ICICI Lombard credits 20% of the expiring or renewed annual sum insured, whichever is lower, as long as the policy is renewed continuously. It is credited whether or not you claimed in that year, and the total cannot go above 100% of the annual sum insured.
It can be used only after the annual sum insured is completely exhausted. On a floater it is shared among the members who stay insured. A later claim does not reduce the bonus already credited, and it is not available for the bariatric surgery cover.
Inpatient treatment covers room rent, ICU charges, nursing, doctor fees, anaesthesia, blood, oxygen, operation theatre charges, medicines, consumables not on the excluded list, surgical appliances and prosthetic devices used during surgery, and investigations linked to the admission. Room cover is a single private room up to a ₹20 lakh sum insured, and any room above ₹20 lakh.
If you take a room above your entitlement, associated medical expenses such as room rent, nursing, OT charges and doctor fees are paid pro rata. Pharmacy, consumables, implants, devices and diagnostics are not cut, and neither are ICU charges. Your schedule is the final word on room category.
Day care procedures that need less than 24 hours in hospital are covered up to the sum insured, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy and dialysis. Twelve listed modern treatments are covered up to the sum insured: uterine artery embolisation and HIFU, monoclonal antibody immunotherapy, laser prostate vaporisation, stem cell therapy for bone marrow transplant, balloon sinuplasty, oral chemotherapy, robotic surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, deep brain stimulation, intravitreal injections, bronchial thermoplasty and intra-operative neuro monitoring.
Outpatient treatment and diagnostic services are not covered under day care, and expenses for an automation machine for peritoneal dialysis are not payable.
Pays up to 10% of the sum insured, with a maximum of ₹1 lakh, for delivery or medically recommended termination in a life-threatening situation, for female insured persons aged 18 to 45. Pre-natal and post-natal expenses up to 30 days after delivery are included when incurred as an inpatient.
A 24-month wait applies from when the cover is opted, and the limit is three deliveries or terminations in a lifetime. The wording also lists a Maternity Benefit B with a ₹10 lakh limit and a 9-month wait, so check which one your plan offers. Neither is available on ₹3 and ₹4 lakh covers, and ectopic pregnancy is paid under inpatient treatment.
Pays a newborn's hospital treatment, for a stay of at least 24 hours within 90 days of birth, up to twice the maternity limit per newborn, over and above the maternity limit. Vaccinations in the first year are covered up to 1% of the sum insured, maximum ₹10,000.
Conditions or treatments that the policy clearly says it will not cover.
The conditions and procedures below sit behind the 24-month specified disease and procedure wait, even if they begin after the policy starts. Accident claims are not held to this wait, and if one of them is also a pre-existing disease, the longer wait applies. Your policy schedule and wording are the final reference.
Insurer
ICICI Lombard Health Insurance plans and claim process
Health AdvantEdge is an indemnity health plan from ICICI Lombard for individuals and families, with sum insured options from ₹7.5 lakh to ₹3 crore. It pays for hospital treatment, day care, modern treatments, AYUSH, home care, ambulance and more, and adds a reset benefit, a 20% Loyalty Bonus, a wellness program and unlimited teleconsultation. Maternity, critical illness, personal accident and other covers are optional.
ICICI Lombard's website says the sum insured runs from ₹7.5 lakh to ₹3 crore. The brochure also lists a ₹5 lakh option, so confirm the options on your quote. Several benefits depend on the amount: reset triggers once below ₹10 lakh, Claim Protector is built in from ₹15 lakh, and worldwide cover starts at ₹25 lakh.
Disclaimer: Premium amounts are indicative and may vary based on age, health, and plan selected. Claim settlement ratios are from IRDAI Annual Reports. Finzony is not an insurance broker or agent. Verify all details on the official ICICI Lombard Health Insurance website before purchasing.
Contact Details
1800 2666
Headquarters: ICICI Lombard House, 414, Veer Savarkar Marg, Near Siddhi Vinayak Temple, Prabhadevi, Mumbai - 400025, Maharashtra, India.
The aforementioned ratios have been averaged over three years (FY24-FY26)
Both are available only if you opted for Maternity cover and a maternity claim has been accepted.
Pays a lump sum equal to the sum insured opted, up to ₹50 lakh, on a first-time diagnosis of one of 20 listed critical illnesses, such as cancer of specified severity, heart attack, stroke with permanent symptoms, kidney failure needing dialysis and third degree burns.
A 90-day wait applies, it can be claimed once in a lifetime, and it is not paid if the illness arises from a pre-existing condition. Only adults up to 50 at first issuance can buy it. Hospital treatment is paid separately under the base cover.
Pays the cover amount you opt, up to ₹50 lakh, on accidental death, and a share of it on permanent total or partial disablement caused by an accident.
Death or disablement must happen within 12 months of the accident, and the cover is for adults up to 65 at first issuance.
Pays up to ₹2,000 per day for nursing care at home.
The brochure gives only the daily limit. Check your schedule for the number of days and the conditions.
Pays up to ₹20,000 per policy year towards a family member's visit when you are hospitalised.
The brochure gives only the yearly limit. Check your schedule for the conditions.
Gives access to preventive and wellness services through ICICI Lombard's empanelled providers on a cashless basis through the app.
You can opt for it only up to age 65 at first issuance, and a 30-day wait applies.
Increases your available cover on renewal. The extra amount counts towards the total limit of indemnity, together with the annual sum insured, the Loyalty Bonus and reset.
It cannot be used for bariatric surgery. The brochure gives no formula, so check your schedule.
Pays items on IRDAI's non-payable list, such as gloves and masks, once an inpatient or day care claim is accepted. It is already included from a ₹15 lakh sum insured.
Claims under it use up the annual sum insured.
You agree to bear 10% or 20% of every admissible claim, and the premium is lower in return.
It is separate from any other co-payment on the policy.
If earlier claims in a policy year leave too little sum insured, ICICI Lombard resets up to 100% of the annual sum insured for later claims. On covers of ₹10 lakh and above it can trigger unlimited times, and below that only once. It is not triggered by the first claim of the year and applies only to inpatient and day care claims. The policy wording says it is not available for an illness or related complication, including a relapse within 45 days, already paid that year for the same person. Unused reset does not carry forward.
At the end of each policy year ICICI Lombard adds 20% of the expiring or renewed annual sum insured, whichever is lower, as long as you renew continuously. It is added whether or not you claimed, the total is capped at 100% of the annual sum insured, and a later claim does not reduce it. The bonus can be used only after the annual sum insured is completely exhausted.
The brochure gives a single private room up to a ₹20 lakh sum insured and any room above ₹20 lakh. If you take a room above your entitlement, associated medical expenses such as room rent, nursing, OT charges and doctor fees are paid pro rata. ICU charges, pharmacy, implants and diagnostics are not cut. Your schedule is the final word.
There is a 30-day initial wait for any illness, except accidents, which falls away after more than 12 months of continuous cover. Hypertension, diabetes and cardiac conditions wait 90 days unless declared as pre-existing. A named list of conditions and pre-existing diseases each wait 24 months. Bariatric surgery and worldwide cover also wait 24 months, and optional maternity and critical illness have their own waits. Time served on another Indian policy can be credited when you port.
There is no zone-based co-payment, so you pay the premium for your city of residence without a co-payment when you take treatment elsewhere. You can choose a voluntary co-payment of 10% or 20% of every admissible claim for a lower premium.
Claim Protector pays items on IRDAI's non-payable list, such as gloves and masks, once an inpatient or day care claim is accepted. It is built into the base plan from a ₹15 lakh sum insured. Below that you can add it as an optional cover. Claims under it use up the annual sum insured.
Not in the base plan. Maternity is an optional cover for extra premium. Benefit A pays up to 10% of the sum insured, with a maximum of ₹1 lakh, for female insured persons aged 18 to 45, after a 24-month wait and for up to three deliveries in a lifetime. The wording also lists a Benefit B with a ₹10 lakh limit and a 9-month wait. Newborn cover and newborn vaccinations can be added with it, and your schedule is the final word.
Only through worldwide cover, which is available on a sum insured of ₹25 lakh and above after a 2-year wait. It covers planned treatment as well as emergencies. The brochure does not give the trip limits, so check your schedule. Domestic air ambulance is covered up to the sum insured, but only within India.
For extra premium you can add maternity, newborn cover and vaccinations, critical illness (lump sum up to ₹50 lakh), personal accident (up to ₹50 lakh), nursing at home (up to ₹2,000 a day), compassionate visit (up to ₹20,000 a policy year), BeFit and Sum Insured Protector. Claim Protector is optional below ₹15 lakh, and a voluntary co-payment lowers the premium. Most optional covers sit over and above the base sum insured.
Each insured adult can take one cashless preventive check-up a policy year, up to 0.5% of the sum insured with a maximum of ₹10,000. The wellness program earns points for activities on the ICICI Lombard app, worth ₹0.25 each, which you can redeem for consultations, medicines, tests and supplements. Teleconsultation is unlimited, and a ₹20,000 convalescence payment follows a hospital stay of 10 days or more.
Adults can join from 18 years, and dependent children are covered from 91 days to 25 years if they are unmarried and financially dependent. The brochure and wording we reviewed do not state a maximum entry age for adults, so check it on your quote. Some optional covers have their own limits: critical illness up to age 50 and personal accident up to age 65 at first issuance, and maternity for women aged 18 to 45.