In the event of non-payment of due premiums under the policy within the grace period, the policy will lapse if the policy has not acquired a guaranteed surrender value. The risk cover will cease, and no further benefits will be payable in case of a lapsed policy.
The policy will lapse if less than two full years’ premiums have been paid. However, you can revive your lapsed policy within the revival period. If policy is lapsed and is not revived during the revival period, it will be foreclosed without paying any benefit after expiry of the revival period. You can see the Section below on Revival for more information.
The policy will acquire paid-up value after expiry of grace period from the date of first unpaid premium if at least two (2) full years premium have been paid and any subsequent due premiums are not paid.
Note:
• A Reduced Paid-Up policy can be revived (to the original benefits) within five years from the date of first unpaid Premium subject to the conditions.
• If policy in Reduced Paid Up mode is not revived during the revival period, it will continue in the reduced paid up mode until maturity or death or surrender of the policy.
• A Policy becomes Fully Paid-Up provided all due premiums are paid during the term of the policy and the benefits payable will be as per the terms and conditions of the policy.
Once a policy becomes Paid-Up:
• Death Benefit under Reduced Paid-Up policy: On Death during the policy term, the death benefit is paid and the policy terminates.
The death benefit would be the Paid-up Sum Assured on Death, where Paid-up Sum Assured on Death is defined as Sum Assured on Death * (Total numbers of premiums paid)/(Total Number of premiums payable over the policy term) Plus Terminal Bonus if declared
• Survival Benefit under the Reduced Paid-Up policy: On survival of the Life Assured whilst the policy is in reduced paid-up status, following benefit will be payable from the end of the Premium Paying Tern till maturity: Paid-up Guaranteed Survival Benefit which is defined as Guaranteed Survival Benefit * (Total numbers of premiums paid) / (Total Number of premiums payable over the policy term) Plus Cash Bonus if declared.
In case the policyholder has opted to defer the survival benefit(s) at inception and subsequently the policy becomes Reduced Paid-Up, then the policyholder will enjoy the Paid-Up guaranteed survival benefits plus the cash bonus if declared. The accumulation of the said benefits along with interest, if any will be payable at the termination of the policy in the form of Death, Surrender or Maturity, whichever is earlier.
• Maturity Benefit under the Reduced Paid-up policy: On survival till the end of policy term, following benefit will be payable:
The maturity benefit would be the Paid-up Sum Assured on Maturity, where Paid-up Sum Assured on Maturity is defined as Guaranteed Sum Assured on Maturity * (Total numbers of premiums paid)/ (Total Number of premiums payable over the policy term))
Plus Terminal Bonus,
if declared In any case the total benefits paid in case of death or maturity as mentioned above shall not be less than the Total Premiums Paid under this policy.