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Usually yes, once they are over 60. A family floater shared with seniors is priced on the oldest member, and a single large claim by one parent can exhaust the shared sum for everyone. Separate senior policies, or a separate floater for the parents, keep the premium logic clean and the cover intact.
Usually yes, once they are over 60. A family floater shared with seniors is priced on the oldest member, and a single large claim by one parent can exhaust the shared sum for everyone. Separate senior policies, or a separate floater for the parents, keep the premium logic clean and the cover intact.
A 36-year-old adds his parents (66 and 69) to his ₹10 lakh family floater. The premium triples. His father's ₹7 lakh claim leaves ₹3 lakh for his wife, two children and mother for the rest of the year.
Floaters pool one sum insured across members and price on the eldest. That is efficient for a young family and inefficient once seniors join. A separate parents' policy isolates both price and risk.
Premium with and without parents on the floater Separate senior-plan premiums Co-pay differences Whether the floater sum insured could be exhausted by one claim Tax deduction available for parents' premium under current rules
Adding parents to a floater is the most expensive way to cover them, and it also dilutes your own family's cover.
For NRI children insuring parents at home, a standalone parents' policy plus super top-up is the standard structure.
Floater with parents: ₹58,000/yr, ₹10 lakh shared. Separate: family floater ₹19,000 + parents' floater ₹32,000 = ₹51,000 for ₹10 lakh each pool. Cheaper and twice the effective cover.
If parents are under 60 and healthy and the floater premium barely moves, keeping them on the floater for a year or two is fine. Split before they turn 60.
Get the floater premium with parents removed Price a separate parents' policy Add a super top-up over the parents' policy
Is ₹5 lakh health insurance enough for my parents? My parents are 70. Can they still get insurance? What is a super top-up and do I need one?
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