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National Insurance Super Top Up Mediclaim

A public-sector super top-up, refiled in 2023-24. Cheap relative to private equivalents, and the trade-off shows up in the claim experience rather than the wording. It pays above an annual aggregate deductible, so it is bought to sit on top of an existing policy rather than replace one.

Read from National Insurance Company Limited's own policy wording and prospectus. Last checked against those documents on . The wording you are issued is the contract.

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01The detail

Super Top Up Mediclaim in one table

Claim settlement ratio
93.9%FY 2024–25
95% recommended
Complaints per 10,000
41.3policies
Under 10 recommended
InsurerNational Insurance Company Limited
Entry ageThe proposer must be at least eighteen years old.

Claim settlement and complaint figures are IRDAI-published and held centrally by NYVO, not taken from the insurer's marketing.

02Cover

What Super Top Up Mediclaim covers

These are the terms that decide what you are actually paid when you claim. Room rent, co-pay and restoration do more to shape a settlement than the sum insured does, and they are read from National Insurance's own policy wording.

FeatureThis planWhat good looks like
Who can proposeThe proposer must be 18 or olderStandard for the category
How the deductible worksAnnual aggregate. Every claim in the policy year counts towards the same deductible, so several smaller admissions can cross it together rather than each facing it separately.Aggregate is better than per-claim
Cover above the deductibleAbove the deductible chosen at purchase₹50 lakh or more for a metro family
What this plan does
03Exclusions

Super Top Up Mediclaim exclusions: what the plan will not pay for

Every policy carries exclusions, and they are the clauses people read for the first time at claim stage. These are the ones worth knowing before you buy.

Not coveredIndicative, not exhaustive. Your policy wording is the contract.
01Any claim below the deductible. That is the design of the product, but a year of small claims pays nothing.
02Where the sum insured is increased, the waiting periods start again on the increase only.
04The honest bit

Where Super Top Up Mediclaim falls short

No plan is right for everyone, and a page that only lists strengths is not much use to you. These are the gaps we would raise on a call before recommending it.

Worth knowing before you buyNone of these are dealbreakers on their own. They are the trade-offs this plan asks you to accept.
01It is not a standalone policy. A super top-up pays only above the deductible, so if your base cover lapses or a claim falls below the deductible, nothing is paid. Buying one without an underlying policy is the most common mistake with this product.
02National draws 41.3 complaints per 10,000 and settles 93.9% of claims, with a network of about 5,322 hospitals – the smallest of the public-sector insurers we track. Price is the reason to consider it; service is the reason to think twice.
03The deductible resets every policy year, so an illness spanning two policy years crosses it twice.
04A top-up only makes sense if its deductible is close to the cover you already hold. Too low and you are paying twice for the same rupees; too high and there is a gap neither policy fills.
05FAQs

Super Top Up Mediclaim questions, answered

Do I need an existing policy to buy this?

In practice, yes. It only pays above the deductible you choose, so every claim below that figure is yours. It is designed to sit on top of a retail policy or an employer's cover.

What does 'annual aggregate' deductible mean?

Every claim in the policy year counts towards the same deductible rather than each claim facing it separately. Three admissions of ₹40,000 against a ₹1 lakh deductible cross it together; under a per-claim deductible none of them would.

How do I choose the deductible?

Set it at or just below the cover you already hold, so the two meet without a gap. A deductible far below your existing cover means you are paying twice for the same rupees.

06Source documents

Read it from the insurer

We summarise. The policy wording is the contract, and it is the only document that settles a dispute. These links go to the insurer's own pages.

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07Read next

Understand the terms before you commit

A plan page tells you what this policy does. These explain why each term matters and what it costs you when it is missing.

08Same insurer

Other National Insurance plans we have read

National Insurance files these separately, and the terms differ between them. If you are choosing within the range, compare the waiting periods and the exclusions rather than the sum insured.

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