Buy Corona Kavach Plan and Policy Online in India | Niva Bupa (2023)

There are various ways in which you can purchase this policy:

Online: On purchase of this plan online your policy will be generated almost instantly along with your policy kit and card. This is applicable for cases which do not require further underwriting or medical checkup.

Telephone: If you wish to know more about Niva Bupa’s Health Insurance Plans, please speak to our specially trained sales team or your local advisor. Call us on Phone 1860 500 8888 (Toll Free) between 9 am and 6 pm IST (Monday to Saturday) or click on ‘Click to arrange a call’ to buy the policy over the phone or to fix up an appointment.

Branch: Please visit our branch in your city. The complete list of branch locations is available in the Contact Us section of the website

Niva Bupa will cover the medical expenses incurred for hospitalisation of the insured person during the Policy period for the treatment of Covid-19 on positive diagnosis of the condition in a government authorized diagnostic centre including the expenses incurred on treatment of any co-morbidity along with the treatment for Covid-19 up to the Sum Insured specified in the policy schedule, for

a. Room Rent, Boarding, Nursing Expenses as provided by the Hospital/ Nursing Home.

b. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Intensive Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU) expenses.

c. Surgeon, Anesthetist , Medical Practitioner , Consultants, Specialist Fees whether paid directly to the treating doctor / surgeon or to the hospital

d. Anesthesia, blood, oxygen, operation theatre charges, surgical appliances, ventilator charges, medicines and drugs, costs towards diagnostics, diagnostic imaging modalities, PPE Kit, gloves, mask and such similar other expenses.

e. Road Ambulance subject to a maximum of Rs. 2000/- per hospitalisation for the Ambulance services offered by a Hospital or by an Ambulance service provider, provided that the ambulance is availed only in relation to Covid-19 hospitalisation for which Niva Bupa has accepted a claim under section.

f. This also includes the cost of the transportation of the insured person from a hospital to the another Hospital as prescribed by a Medial Practitioner.

Policy can be availed by persons between the age of 18 Years and 65 Years, as Proposer. Proposer age aged more than 65 can obtain a Coronavirus health insurance policy for their family, without covering self. Policy can be availed for self and the following family members

1. Legally wedded spouse

2. Parents & Parents-in-law

3. Dependent Children (i.e natural or legally adopted) between the day 1 of age to 25 years. If the child above 18 years of age is financially independent, they shall be ineligible for Coronavirus health insurance plan.

You can avail coverage from Rs. 50,000/- (Fifty Thousand) to Rs 5,00,000 (Five Lacs) under Niva Bupa’s Corona Kavach plan, a specific health insurance policy for coronavirus treatment.

The policy can be bought on Individual basis where the sum insured shall apply to each individual family member. In family floater plan, sum insured shall apply to the entire family.

In this specified health insurance policy for coronavirus, pre-hospitalisation medical expenses means medical expenses incurred during the period of 15 days preceding the hospitalisation/home care treatment of the insured person, provided that:

a. Such medical expenses are incurred for Covid-19 treatment which led to insured person’s hospitalisation/home care treatment

b. The In-patient hospitalisation/home care treatment claim for such hospitalisation/home care treatment is admissible

Post-hospitalisation medical expenses means medical expenses incurred during the period of 30 days immediately after the insured person is discharged from the hospital/completion of home care treatment provided that:

a. Such Medical Expenses are for Covid-19 which led to the insured person’s hospitalisation

b. The inpatient hospitalisation/home care treatment claim for such hospitalisation/home care treatment is admissible

An AYUSH Hospital is a healthcare facility wherein medical/ surgical/para-surgical treatment procedures and interventions are carried out by AYUSH Medical Practitioner(s) comprising of any of the following :

a. Central or State Government AYUSH Hospital

b. Teaching hospital attached to AYUSH College recognized by the Central Government/Central Council of Indian Medicine/Central Council for Homeopathy; or

c. AYUSH Hospital, standalone or co-located with in-patient healthcare facility of any recognized system of medicine, registered with the local authorities, wherever applicable, and is under the supervision of a qualified registered AYUSH Medical Practitioner and must comply with all the following criterion:

i. Having at least 5 in-patient beds;

ii. Having qualified AYUSH Medical Practitioner in charge round the clock;

iii. Having dedicated AYUSH therapy sections as required and/or has equipped operation theatre where surgical procedures are to be carried out;

iv. Maintaining daily records of the patients and making them accessible to the insurance company ‘s authorized representative