Monday, 31 August 2015

Home Insurance Tips..............



1. Safeguard your home
Take action to make your home theft-resistant. “Case” your home as if you were a burglar.
Burglars look for easy targets – make sure your home isn’t one of them.
  • Install exterior lights that are out of reach and triggered by motion.
  • Trim trees and shrubs near doors and windows.
  • Don’t hide house keys outside – burglars know where to look.
  • Consider investing in a security system. Not only does this make your home safer, it can lower your home insurance premiums.
When you’re on vacation:
  • Have mail and newspapers picked up.
  • Leave blinds in normal positions.
  • Arrange to have your lawn mowed or your driveway shoveled.
  • Tell police and neighbors that you will be away and ask them to watch your home.
2. Be a responsible dog owner
The numbers speak for themselves: According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 40% of Americans homes have a dog. There are 4 million dog bites per year, and dog bites create 33% of all homeowners liability claims – resulting in more than $1 billion in claims per year. Consider these tips to avoid having a claim brought against you:
  • Pick a dog breed that’s covered by your home insurance. Ask your insurance agent for details.
  • Have your dog spayed or neutered.
  • Train your dog.
  • Keep your dog on a leash when walking.
3. Protect your home business
Home businesses are generally not covered under your home insurance policy. You may have only limited property coverage and no liability coverage for your business under your homeowners policy. Research the coverage that you have for property and equipment damage or theft, loss of income, and general liability for customer and supplier injuries.
4. Cover your domestic help
Check with your state Department of Insurance regarding whether you need a workers’ compensation policy for your housekeeper, gardener, nanny, cook, or other domestic employees. In addition, if someone else occasionally runs errands for you and drives your car, have that driver listed on your auto insurance. Confirm that you have adequate liability and medical coverage on your home insurance policy. Consider purchasing a personal umbrella policy.
5. Review your coverage annually
Your home insurance should reflect your home’s current value, condition and improvements. Check your policy each year and review your specific coverages so that you will be able to make the necessary adjustments to fully protect your home.

Saturday, 22 August 2015

Life Insurance: The Basics

Life Insurance: The Basics
Life insurance was initially designed to protect the income of families, particularly young families in the wealth accumulation phase, in the event of the head of household's death. Today it is used for many reasons, including wealth preservation and estate tax planning. Of course, it still provides you with the opportunity to protect yourself and your family from personal risk exposures like repayment of debts after death, providing for a surviving spouse and children and fulfill other financial goals such as college funding, leaving a charitable legacy or paying for funeral expenses.

Life insuranceprotection is also important if you are a business owner or a key person in someone else's business, where your death (or your partner's death) could prevent the business from continuing its operation. One of the key benefits from any type of life insurance is that the death benefit that is paid out is always tax-free. All life insurance policies involve four separate parties: the insurance carrier, the policy owner who pays the premiums, the insured upon whose death the policy will pay out and the beneficiary who receives the death benefit proceeds.
Who Needs It?
Not everybody needs life insurance. If you are single and have no dependents, it may not be worth the expense. If, however, you have anyone who financially depends on you (even partially), life insurance may be appropriate for you. When considering life insurance, ask yourself the following questions:
  • Do I need life insurance?
  • How much do I need?
  • How long will I need it?
  • What type of policy makes sense for me?

Your need for life insurance will depend on your personal circumstances, including your current income, your current expenses, your current savings and debt and your family's goals. Many planners recommend coverage equal to at least six to 10 times your gross annual income, but your or your family's needs may differ from that. You will have to compare the what you have versus what goals you'd like for your family once you are gone, keeping in mind that their security can often carry a higher price tag than you originally thought.
Types of Life Insurance
Life insuranceprotection comes in many forms, and not all policies are created equal, as you will soon discover. While the death benefit amounts may be the same, the costs, structure, durations, etc. vary tremendously across the types of policies.
Whole Life
Whole life insurance
 provides guaranteed insurance protection for the entire life of the insured, otherwise known as permanent coverage. These policies carry a "cash value" component that grows tax deferred at a contractually guaranteed amount (usually a low interest rate) until the contract is surrendered. The premiums are usually level for the life of the insured and the death benefit is guaranteed for the insured's lifetime. Any withdrawal you make will typically be tax free up to the amount of premiums you have paid into the policy minus any prior dividends paid or previous withdrawals. Because of their permanent protection, these policies tend to have a much higher initial premium than other types of life insurance.
Universal Life
Universal life insurance
 resembles whole life in that it is also a permanent policy providing cash value benefits based on current interest rates. However, the premiums, cash values and level amount of protection can each be adjusted up or down during the contract term as the insured's needs change. Cash values earn an interest rate that is set periodically by the insurance company and is generally guaranteed not to drop below a certain level.
Variable Universal Life
Variable universal life insurance
 gives the consumer the flexibility of a universal policy along with a selection of investment choices. The mutual fund sub accounts in these policies are technically classified as securities and are therefore subject to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulation and the oversight of the state insurance commissioner. The investment risk in these policies lies with the policy owner; as a result, the death benefit value may rise or fall depending on the success of the policy's underlying investments. However, policies may provide some type of guarantee that at least a minimum death benefit will be paid to beneficiaries.
Term Life
One of the most commonly used policies is
 term life insurance. It pays the face amount of the policy, but only provides protection for a definite, but limited, amount of time. Term policies do not build cash values and the maximum term period is usually 30 years. They are useful when there is a limited time needed for protection and when the dollars available for coverage are limited. The premiums for these types of policies are significantly lower than for any type of cash value policy. They also (initially) provide more insurance protection per dollar spent than any type of permanent policy. However, the cost of premiums increases as the policy owner gets older and as the end of the specified term nears. Term polices can have some variations, including, but not limited to:
  • Annual Renewable and Convertible Term: This policy provides protection for one year, but allows the insured to renew the policy for successive periods thereafter, but at higher premiums without having to furnish evidence of insurability. These policies may also be converted into whole life policies without any additional underwriting.
  • Level Term: This policy has an initial guaranteed premium level for specified periods; the longer the guarantee, the greater the cost to the buyer (but usually still far more affordable than permanent policies). These policies may be renewed after the guarantee period, but the premiums do increase as the insured gets older.
  • Decreasing Term: This policy has a level premium, but the amount of the death benefit decreases with time. This is often used in conjunction with mortgage or other debt protection.
Many term life insurancepolicies have major features that provide additional flexibility for the insured/policyholder. A renewability feature, perhaps the most important feature associated with term policies, guarantees that the insured can renew the policy for a limited number of years (i.e., a term between five and 30 years) based on attained age. Convertibility provisions permit the policy owner to exchange a term contract for permanent coverage within a specific time frame without providing additional evidence of insurability. Of course, these provisions will raise the policy premiums accordingly.
The Bottom Line
Many insurance consumers only need to replace their income until they've reached retirement age, have accumulated a fair amount of wealth, or their dependents are old enough to take care of themselves. When evaluating life insurance policies for you and your family, you must carefully consider the purchase of temporary versus permanent coverage. There are many differences in how policies may be structured and how death benefits are determined, as well as how they are priced and their duration.



Saturday, 15 August 2015

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IN THIS POLICY, THE INVESTMENT RISK IN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO IS BORNE BY THE POLICYHOLDERThis is a unit linked Endowment plan which offers investment cum insurance cover during the term of the policy. You can choose the level of insurance cover within the limits, which will depend on the mode and level of premium you agree to pay.
You have a choice of investing your premiums in one of the four types of investment funds available. Premiums paid after deduction of allocation charge will purchase units of the Fund type chosen. The Unit Fund is subject to various charges and value of units may increase or decrease, depending on the Net Asset Value (NAV).
  1. Payment of Premiums: You may pay premiums regularly at yearly, half-yearly, quarterly or monthly (through ECS mode only) intervals over the term of the policy. Alternatively, a Single premium can be paid.

  2. A grace period of 30 days will be allowed for payment of yearly or half-yearly or quarterly premiums and 15 days for monthly (through ECS) premiums.
  3. Eligibility Conditions And Other Restrictions:
  4. (a) Minimum Age at entry        -           7 (age last birthday)
    (b) Maximum Age at entry       -           60 years (age nearer birthday)
    (c) Minimum Maturity Age       -           18 years (completed)
    (d) Maximum Maturity Age      -           70 years (age nearer birthday)
    (e) Policy Term                         -         10 to 20 years
    (f) Minimum Premium            -             
    Regular premium (other than monthly (ECS) mode): Rs. [20,000] p.a.
    Regular premium (for monthly (ECS) mode): Rs. [1,750] p.m. 
    Single premium: Rs. [30,000]  
    (g) Maximum Premium            -           
    Regular premium: Rs. [1,00,000] p.a.
    Single premium: No Limit 
    (h) Sum Assured under the Basic Plan -  
    Minimum Sum Assured:
    Regular Premium policies: (Policy Term +1) times the annualized premium 
    Single Premium: 
    For age at entry of below 45 years: 1.25 times of the single premium
    For age at entry of 45 years and above: 1.10 times of the single premium
    Maximum Sum Assured:
    Regular Premium policies:
    30 times of the annualized premium if age at entry is upto 45 years
    25 times of the annualized premium if age at entry is 46 to 60 years
    Single Premium Policies:
    If Critical Illness Benefit Rider is opted for:
    5 times the Single premium if age at maturity is upto 55 years.
    3 times the Single premium if age at maturity is 56 to 60 years.
    If Critical Illness Benefit Rider is not opted for:
    5 times the Single premium if age at maturity is upto 65 years.
    3 times the Single premium if age at maturity is 66 to 70 years.
    Where the minimum Sum Assured is not in the multiples of Rs. 5,000, it will be rounded off to the next multiple of Rs. 5,000. Annualized Premiums shall be payable in multiple of Rs. 1,000 for other than ECS monthly. For monthly (ECS), the premium shall in multiples of Rs. 250/-.
  5. Investment of Funds: The premiums allocated to purchase units will be strictly invested according to the investment pattern committed in various fund types.  Various types of fund and their investment pattern will be as under:


    1. Fund TypeInvestment in Government / Government Guaranteed Securities / Corporate DebtShort-term investments such as money market instrumentsInvestment in Listed Equity SharesDetails and objective of the fund for risk /returnDetails and objective of the fund for risk /return
      Bond FundNot less than 60%Not more than 40%NilLow riskULIF001200910LICEND+BND512
      Secured FundNot less than 45%Not more than 40%Not less than 15% &
      Not more than 55%
      Steady Income Lower to Medium riskULIF002200910LICEND+SEC512
      Balanced FundNot less than 30%Not more than 40%Not less than 30% & Not more than 70%Balanced Income and growth Medium riskULIF003200910LICEND+BAL512
      Growth FundNot less than 20%Not more than 40%Not less than 40% &
      Not more than 80%
      Long term Capital growth High riskULIF004200910LICEND+GRW512

    The Policyholder has the option to choose any ONE of the above 4 funds.
    1. Method of Calculation of Unit price: Units will be allotted based on the Net Asset Value (NAV) of the respective fund as on the date of allotment.  There is no Bid-Offer spread (the Bid price and Offer price of units will both be equal to the NAV). The NAV will be computed on a day-to-day basis and will be based on investment performance, Fund Management Charge of each fund type and shall be computed as:
               
    Market value of investment held by the fund + Value of Current Assets – Value of Current Liabilities & Provisions, if any
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    Number of Units existing on Valuation Date (before creation / redemption of Units)

    1. Charges under the Plan:
    2. A) Premium Allocation Charge: This is the percentage of the premium deducted towards charges from the premium received. The balance constitutes that part of the premium which is utilized to purchase (Investment) units for the policy. The allocation charges are as below:
      For Single premium policies:       3.3%
      For Regular premium policies:  

      Premium
      Allocation Charge
      First Year
      7.50%
      2nd to 5th Year
      5.00%
      thereafter
      3.00%
      B) Charges for Risk Covers:
      i) Mortality  Charge – This is the cost of life insurance cover which is age specific and will be taken every month. The life insurance cover is the difference between Sum Assured under Basic plan and the Fund Value after deduction of all other charges.
      The charges per Rs. 1000/- life insurance cover for some of the ages in respect of a healthy life are as under:
      Age25354555
      Rs.1.421.733.8910.76
      1. Critical Illness Benefit rider Charge – This is the cost of Critical Illness Benefit rider (if opted for). These are age specific and will be taken every month.

      The charges per Rs. 1000/- Critical Illness Rider Sum Assured per annum for some of the ages in respect of a healthy life are as under:
      Age25354555
      Rs.0.911.805.3114.44
      1. Accident Benefit charge - It is the cost of Accident Benefit rider (if opted for) and will be levied every month at the rate of Rs. 0.50 per thousand Accident Benefit Sum Assured per policy year.

      C) Other ChargesThe following charges shall be deducted during the term of the policy:
      1. Policy Administration charge  - Rs. 30/- per month during the first policy year and Rs 30/- per month escalating at 3% p.a. thereafter, throughout the term of the policy shall be levied.

      1. Fund Management Charge –It is a charge levied as a percentage of the value of units at following rates:
               0.50% p.a. of Unit Fund for “Bond” Fund
               0.60% p.a. of Unit Fund for “Secured” Fund
               0.70% p.a. of Unit Fund for “Balanced” Fund
               0.80% p.a. of Unit Fund for “Growth” Fund
           Fund Management Charge shall be appropriated while computing NAV.
      1. Switching Charge – This is a charge levied on switching of monies from one fund to another. Within a given policy year 4 switches will be allowed free of charge. Subsequent switches in that year shall be subject to a switching charge of Rs. 100 per switch.

      1. Bid/Offer Spread – Nil.
      1. Discontinuance Charge –  The discontinuance charge for regular premium policies is as under:

      Where the policy is discontinued during the policy yearDiscontinuance charges for the policies having annualized premium up to Rs. 25,000/-Discontinuance charges for the policies having annualized premium above Rs. 25,000/-
      1
      Lower of 10% * (AP or FV) subject to a maximum of Rs. 2500/-
      Lower of 6% * (AP or FV) subject to maximum of Rs. 6000/-
      2
      Lower of 7% * (AP or FV) subject to a maximum of Rs. 1750/-
      Lower of 4% * (AP or FV) subject to maximum of Rs. 5000/-
      3
      Lower of 5% * (AP or FV) subject to a maximum of Rs. 1250/-
      Lower of 3% * (AP or FV) subject to maximum of Rs. 4000/-
      4
      Lower of 3% * (AP or FV) subject to a maximum of Rs. 750/-
      Lower of 2% * (AP or FV) subject to maximum of Rs. 2000/-
      5 and onwards
      NIL
      NIL
      AP – Annualised Premium
      FV – Policyholder’s Fund Value on the date of discontinuance
      There shall not be any discontinuance charge under Single Premium.
      1. Service Tax Charge – A service tax charge, if any, will be as per the service tax laws and rate of service tax as applicable from time to time.

      1. Miscellaneous Charge – This is a charge levied for an alteration within the contract, such as reduction in sum assured, change in premium mode and grant of Accident Benefit after the issue of the policy. An alteration may be allowed subject to a charge of Rs. 50/-.
           
      D)  Right to revise charges: The Corporation reserves the right to revise all or any of the above charges except the Premium Allocation charge and Mortality charge. The modification in charges will be done with prospective effect with the prior approval of IRDA.
      Although the charges are reviewable, they will be subject to the following maximum limit:
      1. Policy Administration Charge
      Rs. 60/- per month during the first policy year and Rs. 60/- per month escalating at 3% p.a. thereafter, throughout the term of the policy
      1. Fund Management Charge: The Maximum for each Fund will be as follows:
        1. Bond Fund:        1.00% p.a. of Unit Fund
        2. Secured Fund:   1.10% p.a. of Unit Fund
        3. Balanced Fund:  1.20% p.a. of Unit Fund
        4. Growth Fund:     1.30% p.a. of Unit Fund

      -  Critical Illness Benefit charges shall not exceed by more than 200% of the current rate.
       -   Switching Charge shall not exceed Rs. 200/- per switch.
       -  Miscellaneous Charge shall not exceed Rs. 100/- each time when an alteration is requested.
      In case the policyholder does not agree with the revision of charges the policyholder shall have the option to withdraw the Policyholder’s Fund Value.
    3. Discontinuance of Premiums:
    4. If you fail to pay premiums under the policy within the days of grace, a notice shall be sent to you within a period of fifteen days from the date of expiry of grace period to exercise one of the following options within a period of thirty days of receipt of such notice:
      1. Revival of the policy, or
        1. Complete withdrawal  from the policy
      During the notice period of 30 days, the policy shall be treated as in force and the charges for Mortality, Accident Benefit and / or Critical Illness Benefit cover, if any, shall be taken in addition to other charges, by cancelling an appropriate number of units out of the Policyholder’s Fund Value. The cover shall continue till the date of discontinuance of the policy (i.e. till the date on which the intimation is received from the policyholder for complete withdrawal of the policy or till the expiry of the notice period).

      If you do not exercise any option within the stipulated period of 30 days, you shall be deemed to have exercised the option of complete withdrawal from the policy.
      The benefits payable under the policy during the notice period shall be same as that under an inforce policy, except Partial Withdrawal, which shall not be allowed if all due premiums have not been paid.
      The benefits payable when you exercise the option for complete withdrawal or you do not exercise any option during the notice period shall be as under:
      If the policy is discontinued within 5 years from the date of commencement of the policy: If you exercise the option for complete withdrawal from the policy, or you do not exercise the option within the period of 30 days of receipt of notice, then the policy shall be compulsorily terminated. The Policyholder’s Fund Value as on the date of discontinuance of policy after deducting the Discontinuance Charge shall be converted into monetary terms as specified below and Proceeds of the discontinued policy as specified below shall be payable after completion of 5 years from the date of commencement of the policy.
      If the policy is discontinued after 5 years from the date of commencement of the policy: If you exercise the option for complete withdrawal from the policy, or you do not exercise the option within the period of 30 days of receipt of notice, then the policy shall be compulsorily terminated and Policyholder’s Fund value shall be payable.
    5. Method of calculation of Monetary amount and Proceeds of the Discontinued Policy:
    6. The conversion to monetary amount shall be as under:
      The NAV on the date of application for surrender or as on the date of discontinuance of the policy (in case of complete withdrawal of the policy), as the case may be, multiplied by the number of units in the Policyholder’s Fund Value as on that date will be the monetary amount.
      The Proceeds of the Discontinued Policy shall be calculated as under:
      The monetary amount calculated as above shall be transferred to the Discontinued Policy Fund. This Fund will earn a minimum interest rate of 3.5% p.a. from the date of discontinuance of the policy to the date of completion of 5 years from the commencement of the policy. In case of death of the life assured, the interest shall accrue from the date of discontinuance of the policy to the date of booking of liability. The Proceeds of the discontinued policy shall be the monetary amount plus the interest accrued on the Discontinued Policy Fund.
    7. Compulsory termination:
    8. If the balance in the Policyholder’s Fund Value, at any time is
      1. not sufficient to recover the relevant charges, in case of partial withdrawal of units after the fifth policy anniversary, or
      2. less than or equal to the loan outstanding along with interest thereon, if any loan has been taken under the policy,
      the policy shall compulsorily be terminated and the balance amount in the Policyholder’s Fund Value, if any, shall be refunded to the policyholder
    9. Other Features:
    10. Guarantee of interest rate on Discontinued Policy FundA guaranteed minimum interest rate of 3.5% p.a. shall be credited to the Discontinued Policy Fund constituted by the fund value of all discontinued policies.

      1. Partial WithdrawalsYoumay encash the units partially after the fifth policy anniversary and provided all due premiums have been paid subject to the following:
      1. In case of minors, partial withdrawals shall be allowed from the policy anniversary coinciding with or next following the date on which the life assured attains majority (i.e. on or after 18th birthday).
      2. Partial withdrawals may be in the form of fixed amount or in the form of fixed number of units.
      3. For 2 years’ period from the date of withdrawal, the Sum Assured under the Basic plan shall be reduced to the extent of the amount of partial withdrawals made.
      4. Partial withdrawal will be allowed subject to a minimum balance of two annualized premiums in the Policyholder’s Fund Value in case of regular premium policies and 25% of the single premium paid in case of single premium policies.
      5. Partial Withdrawal shall not be allowed if loan is availed under the policy.

      1. Switching: You can switch between the four fund types for the entire Fund Value during the policy term subject to switching charges, if any.
      1. Increase / Decrease of risk covers: No increase of covers will be allowed under the plan. You can, however, decrease the risk covers, without reducing the level of premium, once in a year during the Policy term, provided all due premiums under the Policy have been paid. 

      1. RevivalIf due premium is not paid within the days of grace, a notice shall be sent to you within a period of fifteen days from the date of expiry of grace period to exercise the option for revival within a period of thirty days of receipt of such notice. If you exercise the option to revive the policy, then the arrears of premium without interest shall be required to be paid.
      The Corporation reserves the right to accept the revival at its own terms or decline the revival of a policy.
      Irrespective of what is stated above, if the Policyholder’s Fund Value is not sufficient to recover the charges during the notice period, the policy shall terminate and thereafter revival will not be allowed.
      1. Settlement OptionWhen the policy comes for maturity, you may exercise “Settlement Option” one month prior to the date of maturity and receive the policy money in instalments spread over a period of not more than five years from the date of maturity. There shall not be any life cover during this period and no charges other than Fund Management Charge shall be deducted. The value of instalment payable on the date specified shall be subject to investment risk i.e. the NAV may go up or down depending upon the performance of the fund.

    11. Reinstatement:
    12. A policy once surrendered cannot be reinstated.
    13. Risks borne by the Policyholder:
    14. LIC’s Endowment Plus is a Unit Linked Life Insurance products which is different from the traditional insurance products and are subject to the risk factors.
    15. The premium paid in Unit Linked Life Insurance policies are subject to investment risks associated with capital markets and the NAVs of the units may go up or down based on the performance of fund and factors influencing the capital market and the insured is responsible for his/her decisions.
    16. Life Insurance Corporation of India is only the name of the Insurance Company and LIC’s Endowment Plus is only the name of the unit linked life insurance contract and does not in any way indicate the quality of the contract, its future prospects or returns.
    17. Please know the associated risks and the applicable charges, from your Insurance agent or the Intermediary or policy document of the insurer.
    18. The various funds offered under this contract are the names of the funds and do not in any way indicate the quality of these plans, their future prospects and returns.
    19. All benefits under the policy are also subject to the Tax Laws and other financial enactments as they exist from time to time.

  6. Cooling off period:
  7. If you are not satisfied with the “Terms and Conditions” of the policy, you may return the policy to us within 15 days. The amount to be refunded in case the policy is returned within the cooling-off period shall be determined as under:
    Value of units in the Policyholder’s Fund
    Plus unallocated premium
    Plus PolicyAdministration charge deducted 
    Less charges @ Rs.0.20per thousand Sum Assured under Basic plan
    Less Actual cost of medical examination and special reports, if any.
  8. Loan:
  9.    Loan will be available under this plan subject to certain terms and conditions.
  10. Assignment:
  11.   Assignment will be allowed under this plan.

Tuesday, 11 August 2015

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Some people don’t want to consider the idea of life insurance because they don’t want to think about dying. They consider the subject morbid, and for some even thinking about death can actually hasten it.
 
Many people also consider life insurance an expensive addition to their budget, so they don’t even entertain the idea of getting life insurance quotes. 
Cheap term life insurance to protect your family

If everyone knew just how cheapterm life insurance can be, many Canadians wouldn’t have second thoughts about protecting their family with it.
 
Unlike low cost term life insurance, there are expensive life insurance plans such as whole life oruniversal life. These types of permanent life insurance plans are not necessary for most families, unless you’re dealing with a special situation such as a special needs child who depends on you for lifelong care and security. 

Cheap term life insurance options 
There are cheap termlife insurance options for budget conscious families.
 
For instance, if you have young children, you can purchase a 20-year term life insurance that will provide protection until the kids are finished college. At which point, you may no longer need life insurance as the children will have their own jobs and income, and can fend for themselves should something happen to you.
 
The same is true if you have kids who are in their teens. You may only need a 10 year term life plan because by the time the 10 years is up, the children will be in their early 20’s and graduated from college or university.

Match cheap term life to how long you need coverage 

The important thing when thinking about cheapterm life insurance is to figure out just how long you need protection for your family. Consider the age of your youngest child, and when you’re likely to pay off your mortgage.
 
Doing this will help you avoid paying too much for your life insurance, and paying for more years than necessary.
 
Cheap term lifeinsurance vs cash value insurance

Also, it’s easy to be lured into buying expensive whole life or universal life with the cash value being touted as an investment. Remember these cash values make the lifeinsurance premiums much higher than cheap term life insurance, and the cash value is accessible only if you cancel your insurance.
 


Most families who need life insurance are much better served with cheap term life insurance to keep their insurance costs as low as possible. The secret to protecting your family is that cheap term life insurance is more affordable than most people realize.

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 Child PLAN CREATIVES

The most exciting experience is when your child takes his first step, but you also worry if he would fall.
LIC Child Plan is tailor-made for parents like you, to see your child grow up to achieve all that you dreamt for him, irrespective of life's uncertainties.
The plan ensures your child receives the guaranteed benefits at key milestones of their life, even in your absence, without the worry of paying future premiums.
  1. Protect your child's future, come what may
  2. Fund your child's higher education
  3. Support your child in achieving his/her dreams
  4. Support your child in setting up his/her own business
  5. Focus on your child's development, free from financial worries

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Tuesday, 4 August 2015

LIC's Jeevan Lakshya Plane Benifits

    LIC's Jeevan Lakshya


    LIC's Jeevan Lakshya :is a participating non-linked plan which offers a combination of protection and savings. This plan provides for Annual Income benefit that may help to fulfill the needs of the family, primarily for the benefit of children, in case of unfortunate death of Policyholder any time before maturity and a lump sum amount at the time of maturity irrespective of survival of the Policyholder. This plan also takes care of liquidity needs through its loan facility.
    1. Benefits:
    Death Benefit:
    On death of the Life Assured before the stipulated Date of Maturity provided the policy is in full force by paying upto-date premiums, Death Benefit, defined as sum of “Sum Assured on Death”, vested Simple Reversionary Bonuses and Final Additional Bonus, if any, shall be payable.
    Where “Sum Assured on Death” is defined as the sum of:
    1. Annual Income Benefit equal to 10% of the Basic Sum Assured, which shall be payable from the policy anniversary coinciding with or following the date of death of Life Assured, till the policy anniversary prior to the date of maturity.
    2. Assured Absolute Amount equal to 110% of Basic Sum Assured, which shall be payable  on due date of maturity; and
    The vested Simple Reversionary Bonuses and Final Additional Bonus, if any, included in the Death Benefit,  shall be payable on due date of maturity.
    The Death Benefit defined above shall not be less than 105% of all the premiums paid as on date of death.
    Premiums referred above exclude tax, extra premium and rider premium(s), if any.
    Maturity Benefit:
     “Sum Assured on Maturity” equal to Basic Sum Assured, along with vested Simple Reversionary bonuses and Final Additional bonus, if any, shall be payable in lump sum on survival to the end of the policy term provided all due premiums have been paid.
    Participation in Profits:
    The policy shall participate in profits of the Corporation and shall be entitled to receive Simple Reversionary Bonuses declared as per the experience of the Corporation, provided the policy is in full force.
    In case of death under a policy which is in full force, the policy shall continue to participate in profits upto the date of maturity and the entire vested Simple Reversionary Bonuses and Final Additional Bonus, if any, shall be payable on due date of maturity. Hence, the Simple Reversionary Bonus and Final Additional Bonus, if any, shall be payable under the policy on due date of maturity irrespective of survival of the Life Assured.
    In case the premiums are not duly paid (except in case of death of the Life Assured under inforce policy), the policy shall cease to participate in future profits irrespective of whether or not the policy has acquired paid up value. However, the policy shall be considered as inforce on death during the grace period.
    Final Additional Bonus shall not be payable under reduced paid-up policies.
       
    1. Optional Benefits:
    The policyholder has an option of availing the following Rider benefit(s):
    1. LIC’s Accidental Death and Disability Benefit Rider (UIN: 512B209V01) 
    2. LIC’s New Term Assurance Rider (UIN: 512B210V01) 
    Rider Sum Assured cannot exceed the Basic Sum Assured.
               
    For more details on the above Riders, refer to the Rider brochure or contact:9971453060,7827884472

Monday, 3 August 2015

Policy Seller: Facts you Need to Know about Life Insurance?

Policy Seller: Facts you Need to Know about Life Insurance?: In today's dubious monetary atmosphere, purchasing a protection is a savvy and sharp money related move for individuals who need the...

Facts you Need to Know about Life Insurance?


In today's dubious monetary atmosphere, purchasing a protection is a savvy and sharp money related move for individuals who need their family or different wards to be monetarily secure even after they pass on. Tragically, then again, numerous policyholders are under guaranteed, putting their friends and family at danger. Then again, numerous are likewise over-safeguarded, paying for scope they don't generally require.

Discovering the right adjust in purchasing the right protection for both you and you're family has never been all the more befuddling and troublesome. In spite of the fact that there is a considerable measure to say in regards to counseling with protection specialists, there is still no substitute to showing oneself the fundamentals of life coverage strategies.

Here are some critical actualities that you have to think about disaster protection Australia:

To what extent ought to the arrangement holder safeguard?

The length of protection approach relies on upon your purpose behind taking out a strategy. At any rate, you're taking out with a specific end goal to trade your salary for some years€"until your children, life partner, or ward relatives have the intends to battle for themselves; or until your companion can take advantage of retirement reserve funds (more often than not at age 65). It could even be timed until some key date later on like for home loan security purposes where you could guarantee yourself for the same number of years that are staying on your home loan. Working again from that date to now can help you focus the quantity of years for which you require extra security spread.

Most insurance agencies see 2 years as the base, yet 20 €" 25 years as the most widely recognized period of time to be secured. Most insurance agencies won't offer protection past the age of 70. Be that as it may, a couple still will safeguard past 70, however the premium would be exceptionally costly.

For what amount ought to your scope be? 

Scope is to a great extent in light of your wage. For the most part, a typical dependable guideline is to take out an approach that is justified regardless of 7 to 10 times your wage. Verify you're family's requirements are satisfactorily secured. You must consider that your won't just supplant your pay. One must likewise consider the family's future costs. It may be the case that, once you kick the bucket, you're family may acquire therapeutic or memorial service costs, or you may need to guarantee that the home loan can be forked over the required funds.

So adjust your protection scope to your present needs and additionally to the conceivable needs of you're family later on. You would prefer not to pay for more scope than you require. Purchase a protection approach that gives all of you the scope you require when you require it.

At the point when is the perfect time to purchase protection? 

The more youthful and healthier you are, the less expensive the approach. More seasoned individuals and those not in the best of wellbeing pay steeply higher rates for protection - so purchase as ahead of schedule as possible, yet don't purchase until you have wards. The measure of premium you're going to pay will be in view of your therapeutic exam, and in addition your age, restorative records, family medicinal history, and different elements.

On the other hand, regardless of the fact that you have a prior condition or are more established, don't accept your premiums will now be substantially more extravagant. Therapeutic advances have made numerous conditions reasonable, much malignancy. For those with prior conditions, you can look around to see which organization offers the best protection cites for you.

What extra security strategy do you require? 

There are different sorts of protection strategies accessible to suit distinctive needs and circumstances. In any case, the most well-known sorts of extra security are term and perpetual life coverage. Both of these strategies are viewed as ensured life coverage approaches. This is on the grounds that each of these brands of protection has an assurance in them.

Term life coverage essentially gives scope to a predetermined measure of time. It can just give scope until a particular age, for example, 75 or 80 or until 95. It is more moderate and favored by youngsters. It can likewise be changed into a perpetual approach. This could be a smart thought to secure against coming up short wellbeing as you become more seasoned.

Term disaster protection has ensured renewability. This implies that that the strategy is renewable, however premiums continue expanding with every restoration. Most organizations offer term life arrangements that take into consideration scope up until the age of 95. In the event that you pass away while the approach is in power, then your recipient is ensured a demise advantage in the measure of scope you chose on the strategy. These sorts of approaches are useful for covering costs, for example, remarkable obligation or get ready for entombment costs. In any case, it may be savvier to change to lasting disaster protection later on, particularly if you are utilizing term life coverage to cover a fleeting need like college training.

Perpetual protection, can give assurance to your whole lifetime. It is ensured to amass money esteem on the strategy while paying altered premiums. The scope of a lasting disaster protection will be ensured paying little heed to any adjustment in wellbeing the length of the premiums are paid on time.

Keeping in mind the end goal to meet all requirements for entire disaster protection, you are in all probability needed to take a restorative exam.

A more adaptable sort of changeless life coverage is general life. This is a mix of changeless and term. This implies that it is like entire life coverage, yet you can pick the amount you pay for a certain stretch of time. On the off chance that you need ensured scope while collecting more premium and money esteem on your arrangement, then this kind of strategy would be best.

Ensured or a Reviewable Policies?

In a €Guaranteed€ arrangement, the safety net provider (the insurance agency) ensures that it will never raise you're month to month premium.

In €Reviewable€ arrangement, the safety net provider surveys its premium at standard interims - typically at interims somewhere around 1 and 5 years. At the Review date, your back up plan has the privilege to expand your premium and as you get more established, increments will get to be bigger.

In the medium to longer term, a Reviewable approach will cost you more than a Guaranteed strategy.

Then again, Reviewable approaches do have the advantage of a lower premium at the beginning. Therefore, this may engage numerous individuals, particularly if spending plans are tight. In any case, through the audit framework, Reviewable arrangements' premiums can soon make up for lost time 

Policy Seller: Should You Use Life Insurance As an Investment?

Policy Seller: Should You Use Life Insurance As an Investment?: When you compare life insurance with the returns that you get from investment instruments, you would naturally choose to buy life...

Should You Use Life Insurance As an Investment?




When you compare life insurance with the returns that you get from investment instruments, you would naturally choose to buy life insurance purely for the sake of what it is supposed to provide - insurance cover, and not to serve as an investment option.
There are two common forms of life policy in the industry - term insurance, and unit linked plans, or ULIPs. There is another kind of insurance - which is popularly known as investment based insurance - endowment plan. One of the questions that rise in the minds of the prospective insurer is: €Should you use life policy as an investment?€ In other words, when there is a considerable outlay that is planned towards insurance policy, why should we not get returns out of the investment, along with the insurance cover? That, precisely, is the idea behind endowment policy, where you could buy life insurance and also stand to gain from the benefit perspective.
One of the popular attractions associated with investment in insurance is that you would be eligible for regular and accumulated bonuses and would also benefit from survival benefits, at the end of the term of the insurance policy. When you buy life policy, you would also be eligible for returns at predetermined rates. As far as bonuses are concerned, they tend to get accumulated and get paid to the insured upon maturity of the insurance policy, or to the nominee upon death of the insured. And even if you survive the duration of the life insurance policy, you would get a maturity amount on survival.
The Catch:
It all seems attractive, but for a few aspects that deserve your attention and consideration.
High Annual Premium: When you are eligible for a maturity amount on survival at the end of the duration of your insurance cover, you should naturally expect high annual premiums to be paid.
Unpredictable Bonuses: Even if you could expect regular bonuses that tend to accumulate, there is no way you could know how much bonuses you would get from the insurance policy.
Low Returns: Despite your eligibility for maturity amount on survival, you would find that the returns are below par, when you compare life insurance with a pure investment option.
Scope for Improvement:
Better Interest Rates: You would get insurance cover and maturity amount along with bonuses. But bonuses do not get paid as and when they are declared. Rather, they get accumulated without accruing any interest on the accumulated amounts. With this insurance policy, you lose out on interest rates.
Higher Returns: This life insurance policy typically invests the investment portion of your outlay in Government bonds. You may have security, but not the high returns that you could otherwise earn.
Smarter Investments: If you are looking at a smarter option, you should instead be parting only with the insurance part of the equation, and invest the other part on an investment option that gives you higher returns. When you compare life policy with other investments, regular investment options would typically give you better returns.
What can you save on?
You could save on premiums. When the investment part of the equation is out, your life insurance policy would give you just that - insurance cover. You could buy life insurance as a standalone entity, as term insurance or as ULIPs, and could invest the other part of your outlay on instruments that give you higher rates of returns. You may not have a maturity amount with such an insurance policy, but you could very well save on premiums that you would have paid otherwise.
It is clear from the discussions that life insurance policy should give you insurance cover, since the benefits that you get in terms of maturity amount with an endowment plan would be compromised on account of the higher premiums paid otherwise. When you compare life insurance with the returns that you get from investment instruments, you would naturally choose to buy life insurance purely for the sake of what it is supposed to provide - insurance cover, and not to serve as an investment option.