Once your private insurance provider has approved your application, you will have to serve a waiting period before you can make any claims. This might seem odd at first, but there is a good explanation for it.
A lot of private health insurances have a waiting period (Wartezeit) before you can claim extensive and expensive treatments such as psychotherapy or orthodontics. They will only be covered once the waiting period has elapsed. As a general rule, this waiting period can last between three months (standard) to eight months (optional waiting period). (However, if you suffer an accident during this period, your treatment is likely to be covered.)
But not with ottonova: With our expat tariff there are no waiting times.
However, we have payment limits for certain services in the first few years. For example for dentures or surgical visual correction ("laser eyes"). It's a mechanism to prevent a new policyholder from fully claiming for expensive treatment for a pre-existing condition immediately after joining.
Once the limitation period is over you can enjoy full coverage and the full scope of benefits included in your tariff.
If you would like to find out more about ottonova’s special Expat tariff and discuss your individual circumstances, why not book a personal consultation with one of our English-speaking insurance experts?
We reimburse psychotherapy with no yearly session limit, contrary to most other insurance providers.
If you are eligible for private health insurance and you are in Germany on a visa or a limited permit, we can offer you the Expat Tariff up to five years.
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