The Sum Assured on Death in the policy will be paid to nominee(s) in case of death of the Life Assured.
Minimum Sum Assured on Death | Maximum Sum Assured on Death |
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Rs. 5,00,000 | For POSP LI: Rs. 10,00,000
For other than POSP LI: As per Board Approved Underwriting Policy
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In case of Lumpsum Benefit, the Sum Assured on Death is of 10 times of annualized premium.
In case of Income Benefit. Sum Assured on Death is of 11 times of annualized premium.
You can also opt for Waiver of Premium Rider for continuation of benefits. Please refer to IndiaFirst Life Waiver of Premium Rider brochure for more details on the said rider.
In the unfortunate event of life assured’s demise during the term of the policy, Death Benefit is paid out to nominee(s) either as lumpsum or as a monthly income over next 5 years.
Policy Option | How and when benefits are payable | Size of such benefits |
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Lumpsum Benefit | Payable on Death of the Life Assured during the policy term given the policy is in force or fully paid-up | Death Benefit is higher of Sum Assured on Death Or 105% of total premiums paid till the date of death.
Where Sum Assured on Death is of 10 times of Annualized Premium. |
Income Benefit | Payable on Death of the Life Assured during the policy term given the policy is in force or fully paid-up | Higher of Sum Assured on Death Or 105% of total premiums paid till date of death.
Where Sum Assured on Death is of 11 times of Annualized Premium.
In case of death of the Life Assured during the Income Period, Death Benefit shall be payable without deducting any monthly or annual income already paid under the policy. |
Note: Death benefit/Paid-up Death benefit will not be reduced by any monthly income/paid-up monthly income and annual income/paid-up annual income benefits already paid under in-force policy and/or paid-up policies respectively. Under both the options for POSP-LI Channel, waiting period of first 90 days from the date of acceptance of risk shall be applicable. For deaths (other than accidental deaths) during the said waiting period, 100% of Premiums Paid shall be paid as Death Benefit. In case of accidental death, entire death benefit shall be payable. The death benefit will be paid either as lump sum amount or in monthly instalments over the period of 5 years as opted by the policyholder/nominee at any time during policy period / on death of Life Assured.
In case of instalment payment of death benefit, the instalment benefit amount will be calculated as dividing lump sum amount (say, S) by annuity factor ( i.e. a(n)(12))i.e. S/a(n)(12) where n is the instalment period of 5 years. The interest rate used to determine annuity factor is {5-year G-Sec rate less 2.00%, rounded down to the nearest 25 bps}, where the 5-year G-Sec is at the beginning of the financial year. The applicable interest rate for FY 24-25 is 5% p.a. (i.e. ~7.18% (5-year G-Sec rate) less 2.00%).
The annuity factor defined above will not be changed once the instalment payment starts.