FCL stands for Free Cover Limit in the GTL policy. It’s the limit up to which the insurer doesn’t require medical tests for a grant of coverage in the policy. The significance of FCL in a GTL policy lies in its role as the maximum amount of coverage that can be provided to an individual without requiring a medical examination.
Free cover limit FCL, is determined by two parameters in the GTL policy – sum insured and the employee’s age.
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The age limit states that any employee who is over the FCL age limit needs to undergo a medical test. For a grant of life cover limit. For instance, if a policy has an FCL age limit of 65 years and a senior employee is 67 years old. They must undergo a medical test to get life cover. In case he/she does not undergo a medical test. If his/her age exceeds the FCL age limit, he/she will not be covered in this case. We suggest that you should take the FCL age limit as high as possible. So that senior employees do not have to undergo medical tests.