Plan 832 Circular
Plan 832 Circular
Re: Introduction of LIC’s New Children’s Money Back Plan (Plan No.832)
1. Introduction:
It has been decided to introduce LIC’s NEW CHILDREN’S MONEY BACK PLAN (Plan
No.832), which would be open for sale from 4th March, 2015.
The Unique Identification Number (UIN) for LIC’s New Children’s Money Back Plan is 512N
296V01. This number has to be quoted in all relevant documents furnished to the
Policyholders and other users (public, distribution channels, etc.).
LIC’s New Children’s Money Back Plan is a non-linked, with-profits, regular premium
payment money back plan specially designed to meet various financial needs of children
through Survival Benefits. It provides for the risk cover on the life of child during the policy
term and number of survival benefits on surviving to the end of the specified durations. The
benefits and other details of the plan are given below.
2. Benefits:
The benefits payable under an inforce policy are as under:
a) Death Benefit:
The premiums mentioned above exclude tax, extra premium and rider premium, if any.
b) Survival Benefit : On the Life Assured surviving on each policy anniversary coinciding with
or immediately following the completion of ages 18 years, 20 years and 22 years of Life
Assured, 20% of the Basic Sum Assured on each occasion shall be payable provided the
policy is in full force.
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c) Maturity Benefit: On the Life assured surviving the stipulated date of maturity, Sum
Assured on Maturity (which is 40% of the Basic Sum Assured) along with vested Simple
Reversionary Bonuses and Final Additional Bonus, if any, shall be payable.
d) Participation in profits:
Depending upon the Corporation’s experience the policies shall participate in the profits
and shall be eligible for Simple Reversionary Bonus at such rate and on such terms as may
be declared by the Corporation.
Final Additional Bonus may also be declared under the policy which will be payable on the
expiry of the policy term or on earlier death, provided the policy has run for certain
minimum term.
This option shall be required to be intimated by the policyholder six months before the due
date of the Survival Benefit (s) in writing.
LIC’s Premium Waiver Benefit Rider is available on payment of additional premium. This rider
can be opted for along with the basic plan at the inception or at any time during the policy
term provided the outstanding policy term of the basic plan is at least 5 years.
a) I
f this rider is opted for, in case of death of the proposer, the payment of the premiums
falling due after the date of death shall be waived;
b) T
he Premium Waiver Benefit shall be granted on the basis of the proposer's age,
personal declaration and other related documents. In case it is found that any untrue or
incorrect statement is contained therein or any material information is withheld, then
and in every such case but subject to the provisions of Section 45 of the Insurance Act,
1938, as amended from time to time, all claim to the benefit shall cease and determine;
c) T
he Premium Waiver Benefit shall not operate if the proposer (whether sane or insane)
commits suicide within 12 months from the date of issuance of First Premium Receipt or
within 12 months from the date of revival;
d) T
he additional premium shall not be taken into account in arriving at the amount to be
refunded in the event of death of the Life Assured before the date of commencement of
risk and in calculating the surrender value of the policy;
e) T
he medical report and special reports, if required, at proposal stage or on revival, shall
be at the proposer’s own expense from the Corporation's appointed Medical Examiner;
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f) T
he revival of the rider will be considered along with the revival of the basic policy. The
rider can be revived at any time but within a period of two consecutive years from the
due date of the said unpaid premium or before the date of expiry of policy term,
whichever is earlier subject to evidence of health and habits of the proposer to the
satisfaction of the Corporation
g) T
he Premium Waiver Benefit shall cease to apply if policy is in lapsed condition;
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7. Premium Rates:
The tabular premium rates for Basic Plan are enclosed as Annexure II.
Class – I extra premium rates for Basic Plan are enclosed as Annexure III
The tabular premium and extra premium rates for LIC’s Premium Waiver Benefit Rider for
various outstanding durations are enclosed as Annexure IV & Annexure V respectively.
If death of the Life Assured occurs within the grace period but before the payment of
premium then due, the policy will be treated as inforce and the benefits will be paid after
deductions of the said unpaid premium as also the unpaid premium/s falling due before the
next anniversary of the policy.
If the premium is not paid before the expiry of the days of grace, the policy lapses.
If the policy has not lapsed and the claim is admitted in case of death under the policy where
the mode of payment of premium is other than yearly, unpaid premium(s), if any, falling due
before the next policy anniversary shall be deducted from the claim amount.
The above grace period will also apply to rider premium as the rider premium is to be paid
along with Basic Premium.
9. Rebates:
Mode Rebate:
Yearly mode : 2% of tabular premium
Half-yearly mode : 1% of tabular premium
Quarterly and monthly : NIL
This rebate shall be applicable for both basic plan as well as on rider premium if opted for.
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a) Commission rates (as percentage of premium net of taxes) during the policy term are as
under:
Policy Term 1st Year 2nd & 3rd Year Subsequent Years
Brokers:
Policy Term 1st Year 2nd & 3rd Year Subsequent Years
The Sum Assured on Death under paid–up policy shall be reduced to such a sum called
“Death Paid-up Sum Assured” and shall be equal to [(Number of premiums paid/Total
Number of premiums payable) x Sum Assured on Death]
The Sum Assured on Maturity under paid-up policy shall be reduced to such a sum called
“Maturity Paid-up Sum Assured” and shall be equal to [(Number of premiums paid/Total
Number of premiums payable) x (Sum Assured on Maturity plus Total Survival Benefits
payable under the policy)] less Total amount of Survival Benefits already paid under the
policy.
The policy so reduced shall thereafter be free from all liabilities for payment of the within
mentioned premiums, but shall not be entitled to participate in future profits. However, the
vested simple reversionary bonuses, if any, shall remain attached to the reduced paid up
policy.
Notwithstanding the benefits available under a fully inforce policy, in the case of paid-up
policy, no survival benefits shall be payable. In addition, if the option to defer the Survival
Benefit(s) has been exercised and payment of such Survival Benefit(s) which were due but
have not yet been made, these increased Survival Benefit(s) shall also be paid as specified
in para 3 above.
Notwithstanding what is stated above, if atleast three full years’ premiums have been paid in
respect of this policy, and any subsequent premium be not duly paid, in the event of the
death of the Life Assured within six months from the due date of first unpaid premium, Basic
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Sum Assured along with vested simple reversionary bonuses and final additional bonus, if
any, will be paid after deduction of (a) the premium or premiums for the basic policy unpaid
with interest thereon upto the date of death, on the same terms as for revival of the Policy
during such period and (b) the unpaid premium(s) for the basic policy falling due before the
next policy anniversary.
Notwithstanding what is stated above, if at least five full years' premiums have been paid in
respect of this policy, any subsequent premium be not duly paid, in the event of death of the
Life Assured within 12 months from the due date of first unpaid premium, Basic Sum
Assured along with vested simple reversionary bonuses and final additional bonus, if any,
after deduction of (a) the premium or premiums for the basic policy unpaid with interest
thereon upto the date of death, on the same terms as for revival of the Policy during such
period and (b) the unpaid premiums for the basic policy falling due before the next policy
anniversary.
These provisions do not apply to optional rider as they do not acquire any paid up value and
the rider benefits cease to apply, if policy is in lapsed condition.
The Guaranteed Surrender Value shall be a percentage of total premiums paid (net of taxes)
excluding any extra premiums and premium for rider, if opted for, less any survival benefits
already paid. This percentage will depend on policy term and year in which the policy is
surrendered and is enclosed as Annexure – V.
In addition, the surrender value of vested Simple Reversionary Bonuses, if any, shall also be
payable, which is equal to vested bonuses multiplied by the Surrender Value factor
applicable to vested bonuses. These factors will depend on the policy term and policy year
in which policy is surrendered and is enclosed as Annexure – VII.
In addition to the payable Surrender Value, if the option to defer the Survival Benefit(s) has
been exercised and payment of such Survival Benefit(s) which were due but have not yet
been made, these increased Survival Benefit(s) ( as specified in para 3) shall also be paid.
14. Revivals:
If premiums are not paid within the grace period then the policy will lapse. A lapsed policy
can be revived during the lifetime of the Life Assured, but within a period of 2 consecutive
years from the date of first unpaid premium and before the date of maturity, as the case may
be, on submission of proof of continued insurability to the satisfaction of the Corporation and
the payment of all the arrears of premium together with interest (compounding half-yearly) at
such rate as fixed by the Corporation from time to time.
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The Corporation reserves the right to accept at original terms, accept with modified terms or
decline the revival of a discontinued policy. The revival of discontinued policy shall take
effect only after the same is approved by the Corporation and is specifically communicated
to the Policyholder.
Revival of Premium Waiver Benefit Rider, if opted for, will be considered only along with
revival of the Basic Policy, and not in isolation.
15. Loan:
Loan facility is available under this plan after the payment of premiums for atleast three full
years and after obtaining the declaration from the proposer to the effect that loan is raised
for the benefit of the minor life assured. The loan shall be subject to the following conditions:
1) The Maximum loan that can be granted as a percentage of Surrender Value shall be as
under:
2) The rate of interest to be charged for loan amount would be determined from time to
time by the Corporation.
3) No foreclosure action under inforce policies shall be taken under this plan even if there is
a default in payment of loan interest. However, any loan outstanding along with interest
shall be recovered from any survival benefits or claim proceeds at the time of exit.
19. Taxes:
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Taxes including Service Tax, if any, shall be as per the Tax laws and the rate of tax as
applicable from time to time.
The amount of tax as per the prevailing rates shall be payable by the policyholder on
premiums including extra premiums and rider premium, if any. The amount of Tax paid shall
not be considered for the calculation of benefits payable under the plan.
The instructions regarding issues related to taxes will be issued by Finance & Accounts
Department, Central office, separately.
When a survival benefit or maturity benefit falls due or on surrender of the policy, the Life
Assured shall submit the discharge form along with the original policy document, NEFT
mandate from the claimant for direct credit of the claim amount to the bank account besides
proof of age, if the age is not admitted earlier.
Any updates in this regard shall be issued by Legal Department, Central Office.
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24. Reinsurance
Normal procedure for reinsurance shall apply as per applicable Reinsurance Treaty.
25. Assignments/Nominations
Assignment is allowed as per Section 38 of Insurance Act, 1938 as amended from time to
time. After the Policy has vested in the Life Assured he/she may appoint a nominee or
nominees, under Section 39 of the Insurance Act, 1938 as amended from time to time.
29. Disclosures:
At the time of sale, a client specific benefit illustration shall be provided to the policy holder.
Such benefit illustration shall be signed by both the prospective policy holder and
intermediary and shall form the part of the policy document.
HRDesai Sampark