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Endowment Policy Under Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

Endowment Policy Introduction :-

A Endowment policy is a specie of Life Insurance Contract. Here as the word suggests there is a sum assured that will be obtained either after a maturity period or death which ever is before. Traditionally they are either Profit Linked or Unit Linked.

Profit Linked Insurance:-

In profit linked endowment the money is invested and REVISIONARY BONUS is paid on them each year out of profit. In the end a Final Additional Bonus is paid. In pld days in case of loss to the fund they used to adjust "Market Value Reduction" or MVR from the value but now this is discontinued.

Unit Linked Endowment Means:-

In Unit Linked Plan there is the money is invested in an unlisted units of insurance fund and then it is linked directly to market for value.

Some Example Of Endowment Plans:-

Life Insurance Corporation gives The Endowment Assurance Policy in Table 14, this allows sum assured on death or maturity which ever is before. Then there is a policy called Jivan Mitra i.e, Table 88, here the coverage is doubled as in event of death there are additional benefits.
There are other policies also like jeevan sathi and New Jana Raksha Plan(with profits).

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Whole Life Insurance Policy In Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)

Whole Life Plan Under Life Insurance Corporation Of India (Introduction):-

Generally speaking a whole life policy is one in which the premium is paid throughout life till death or there is a particular period on which such premium paying stops. It is the cheapest form of Life Insurance due to such large payment period. Here till the payment is made the policy is continued.

Whole Life Plan in LIC:- In LIC whole life plan has a maximum sum assured of Rs 5 Lacs. If premium is paid for at least 3 years then, if one stops premium payment. The policy will be supplemented with a free paid up policy of such reduced sum as may be allowed.

When Sum Assured is Paid :-

1. Attainment of age 80 or completion of 40 years from commencement of policy
2. In case of limited payment On attainment of Age 80 , provided premium is paid for at least agreed limited period.
3. In both cases option will be with the insured to take money on completion of (1) and (2) or on death.

What is the Benefit of Whole Life Insurance:-

1. Cheap Premium
2. Good Bonus
3. Proper Risk Coverage at Low Cost

What is Limited Payment Life Policy:-

It is covered under whole life policy of LIC, but here there is premium payment up to a defined period and coverage is till death. So it is the best form of policy to leave an estate after death. It is available in both Single Premium and Distributed Premium Mode.

Benefits of Limited Payment Life Policy:-

1. Easy Estate Creation tool
2. Death Benefit
3. Limited Payment Paying Term
4. Whole life cover

So from the discussion above it is clear that whole life policies are advantageous to those who are looking to leave something for their family. Its an important part of estate creation. It’s a must for all people portfolio as the bonus is very rich.

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What is Life Insurance?

Life insurance is a contract where insurer in exchange of a sum we call premium, agrees to pay a agreed sum to beneficiary, on the death of the insured or to insured himself on expiration of a predetermined period we call term.

Life insurance is very important for any person. There are some risks that each individual face. To mitigate these risk one must know them properly. They are :-

Three Significant Risks:-

1) Danger of dying too soon.

2) Danger of dying too old.

3) Danger of Disability and Sickness.

How Life Insurance Mitigates Them:-

If one dies too soon insurance company will pay the amount of insurance to his family. It mitigates the hardship of the family and helps them to survive. If one dies too old, he will get maturity value of insurance if the policy has this feature other than term insurance. So he will be supported on old age. So insurance covers both long life and short life risks.

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Why You Need Insurance?

What is risk?

Anything that cannot be predicted is risky. Risk means uncertainty. Insurance is a contract that helps you to shift the burden of injury caused by this uncertainty. Like while driving a car you have Third Party Insurance to cover any injury that you may cause to any vehicle or person on the road. As there is a level of uncertainty involved in driving a car and accidents may took place. There is a insurance policy to mitigate the risk.

What is a Contract of Insurance?

 Insurance is a contract by which the Insurer agree's to pay a predetermined amount or any amount that is determined by method that is predetermined to the insured against the happening of an event against which the policy of insurance is taken, in exchange of a consideration we call Premium.

Insurer:- Person who is assuming the risk.and who is getting the premium.

Insured:- The person against whose lose insurer will pay money and who pays the premium

Insurance Amount:- The amount paid by insurer on happening of event.

Premium Amount:- The consideration of contract of insurance.

How Insurance Protect's You?

Insurance helps you to attain status quo. This means you are returned to the same position in which you where had the event does not take place. The money the insurance company pay to you can be diverted to reinstatement of the injury that is caused.

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