LIC's Bima Plus

LIC's BIMA PLUS

This is a life insurance unit-linked product that provides financial protection against death over the 10 year term of plan. The final value of the benefits payable is linked to the value of units in the Unit Fund Account.

The premium(s) paid, after deduction of certain charges, shall be used to purchase units in policyholder's Unit Fund Account. The value of the units in the Unit Fund Account may increase or decrease, depending on the investment return of the assets representing the Fund.

1. Premiums: Premiums are payable half-yearly or yearly throughout the term of the policy. A single premium may also be paid.

2. Benefits:
A) Death Benefit:-
On death during term (other than accidental death):
For policies up to and including 2 lakh Sum Assured:
On death during first 6 months : 30% of Sum Assured plus cash value of units
On death during next 6 months : 60% of the Sum Assured plus cash value of units
On death after first year : Full Sum Assured plus cash value of units
On death during the 10th year : Full Sum Assured plus cash value of units plus 5% of total premiums paid provided all 10 years' premiums are paid.

For policies more than 2 lakh Sum Assured:
In case of death while the policy is in force, an amount equal to the sum assured and bid value of the policyholder's unit account on the date of death, will be payable to the nominee/legal heir.

On death during the 10th year : Full Sum Assured plus cash value of units plus 5% of total premiums paid provided all 10 years' premiums are paid.

B) Maturity Benefit
5% of the total premiums paid along with the cash value of units is payable.

3. Options:-
Accident Benefit Option:
Accident Benefit can be availed of as an optional Rider benefit by paying an additional premium of Rs.0.50p for every Rs.1000/- of the Accident Benefit Sum Assured per policy year by cancellation of appropriate number of units out of the Policyholder's Unit Account. On Accidental death of the Policyholder during the term of the policy, a sum equal to the Accident Benefit Sum Assured will become payable, provided the Accident Benefit cover is opted for and is in force. The Accident Benefit will be available up to the Sum Assured under the Basic Plan, subject to an overall limit of Rs.25 lakh under all policies of the Policyholder with the Corporation taken together.

4. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS:
For the Basic Plan:

(a) Minimum Age at entry - 12 years completed
(b) Maximum Age at entry - 55 years (age nearer birthday)
(c) Policy Term - 10 years
(d) Maximum Age at Maturity - 65 years (age nearer birthday)
(e) Minimum Premium Amount - Rs.2,500 per half yearly instalment
Rs.5,000 per yearly instalment
Rs.20,000 per single instalment
(f) Maximum Premium Amount - No limit
(g) Minimum Sum Assured - 5 times of Annualised premium subject to a
minimum of Rs.[50] in '000's under regular premium policy
Rs.[20] in '000's under single premium
policy
(f) Maximum Sum Assured - 10 times of annual premium under Regular Premium policy.
5 times of single premium under Single
Premium policy.

Sum Assured will be in multiple of Rs.5,000.

Accident Benefit Rider Option:
(a) Minimum Age at entry - 18 years completed
(b) Maximum Age at entry - 55 years (age nearer birthday)
(c) Maximum Age at Maturity - 65 years (age nearer birthday)
(d) Minimum Sum Assured - 0
(e) Maximum Sum Assured - The Maximum Accident Benefit Sum
Assured shall be equal to Sum Assured
under the Basic plan subject to Rs.
25,00,000 taking Accident Benefit under
all policies of the Policyholder with the
Corporation and the Accident Benefit
Sum Assured under the new proposal
into consideration.

Sum Assured will be in multiples of Rs.5,000.

5. Investment of Funds: There will be 3 types of funds: Secured Fund, Balanced Fund and Risk Fund. The investment pattern of the Funds will be as follows.



The policyholder is required to indicate in the proposal form as to which of these funds the balance premium is to be invested in. Switching from one fund to another is allowed.

6. Net Fund Unit Value:
The Net Fund Unit Value (NFUV) is updated at least once every week by dividing the Net Asset Value of the Fund by the total number of units outstanding at the time of updation.

Method of Calculation of Unit values:
- Valuation of equity shares, bonds and other assets as per current market rates. Market rates for equity will be the closing market price on the NSE on the valuation date i.e. the previous trading day. In the absence of quotation on the NSE, the BSE closing prices would be taken. For debt instruments, valuation will be based on market traded yield to maturity (YTM) for the particular duration. For money market instruments, valuation will be at cost plus accrued interest.

- Calculation of fund management fees as provided by the plan.

- Payment of custodial charges and other charges out of fund management fees.

- Estimation of liabilities and provisioning the same.

- On providing the above, the total fund value will be divided by the closing balance number of units, which will be the Net Fund Unit Value (NFUV) offer price. The bid price will be 5% less than the offer price. Valuation will take place once every week.

- For all transactions taking place on a particular day, the bid/offer price current at that time i.e. the price arrived at, at the last valuation will apply.

The Net Asset Value of each Fund will be computed periodically as decided by the Corporation, by dividing the Net Assets of the Fund by the number of Units outstanding on the Valuation day. This will be the Net Fund Unit Value (NFUV) Offer price. The Bid price will be 5% less than the Offer price.

For all transactions taking place on a particular day, the bid/offer price current at that time i.e. the price arrived at, at the previous valuation will apply.

7. Charges under the Plan:
a) Level Charges:-
(i) Commission and administrative Charge: This charge as shown in the following table shall be deducted from each premium received. In case of single premium policies, this charge will be recovered by cancelling the units for subsequent years. However, the charge for the first year will be recovered out of the premium.



(iii) Accident Benefit Charge, if any: Rs.0.50%.Sum Assured p.a. will be recovered for accident benefit, if opted for. In case of single premium policies, charge for Accident Benefit will be recovered by cancelling the units for subsequent years. However, level charge for the first year will be recovered out of the premium.

b) Fund Management Charge:
There will be a charge of 1% of the fund p.a. towards Fund Management expenses. Thus, the value of the Units in the various Funds would be calculated after taking into account the Fund Management Charge. This charge will be applicable to all policies, whether in force or not, at the date of such deduction.

c) Policy Charge:
In case of policies completed for Sum Assured of above Rs.2 lakh, 2%o Sum Assured subject to a maximum of Rs.2000/- shall be deducted initially from the first premium.

d) Lapsation charge:
For a policy with regular premiums, in case the premiums are not paid within the grace period of 30 days from the due date, the policy lapses. An administrative charge of Rs.100/- per annum will be charged on the date of lapsation and thereafter on every policy anniversary, by cancelling units.

e) Charge on additional premium:
No mortality, accident cover or administrative expenses will be charged on the additional premiums received except charges for agent's commission and Development Officers' Credit which will be at the rate of 1.5% of the additional premium.

f) Service Tax Charge: This charge will be levied on the Mortality and Accident Benefit charges, if any and shall be taken as and when the corresponding Mortality and Accident Benefit charges are taken. The level of this charge will be as per the rate of Service Tax on risk premium, if any as applicable from time to time. Currently, the rate of Service Tax on risk premium is 10.2 %.

Other Charges:-
Bid/Offer spread:-This is the difference between the bid price (the price at which units are purchased from policyholders) and offer price (the price at which units are sold to policyholders) of units at any time. A maximum spread of 5% will apply.

Fund management charge_:- This will be 1% of the Fund per annum, charged on a weekly basis.

Right to revise charges: The Corporation reserves the right to revise all or any of the above charges, including the right to change the manner in which charges are to be recovered. The Corporation may also introduce new charges, as and when such a need may arise.

8. Surrender Value: On Surrender/Partial Surrender of the policy (for reasons other than death) before maturity date, the cash value of units is available, subject to deductions as given below.



9. Other Features:
i) Additional Premium:-Additional premium in multiples of Rs.5000 may be paid by the policyholder. The additional premium may be paid at any time during the term of the plan and the amount may vary from one instalment to another. There is no limit on the Additional premium paid during the policy term. Further, in case of regular premium policies, such additional premiums can be paid only if all premiums due till that time have been paid under the policy.

ii) Switching:- The policyholder can switch between any fund types during the policy term. Within a given policy year, 2 switches will be allowed free of charge. Subsequent switches shall be subject to a switching charge of Rs.100 per switch.

10. Non-forfeiture benefits:
If premiums are payable either yearly or half-yearly and the same are not paid within the grace period, the policy lapses and the insurance cover i.e. both Life and Accident cover, will not be available to the Policyholder. However, the policy shall not be wholly void but shall subsist as a paid-up policy to the extent of the bid value of policyholder's Unit Account. Under lapsed policies a lapsation charge as mentioned under section 7 above shall be deducted from the said bid value by canceling the appropriate number of Fund Units on each policy anniversary. The benefit payable under such policy on the Date of Maturity or on earlier death of the Life Assured or on surrender of the policy shall be the bid value of the policyholder's Unit account on such date of payment subject to the charge of premature surrender and/or lapsation, if any.

11. Revival or reinstatement:-
In case of lapsed policy, the Policyholder shall have the option of reviving the policy at any time during the premium paying term but within a period of 5 years from the due date of the First Unpaid Premium, by paying all unpaid premiums without interest and on submission of proof of continued insurability to the satisfaction of the Corporation.

In case of revival of policies upto Rs.2 lakh Sum Assured, in the event of the death of the Life Assured occurring within a period of six months after the date of revival, the death benefit payable shall be 30% of the Sum Assured and in the event of death occurring after six months, but within one year from the date of revival, it shall be 60% of the Sum Assured. The bid value of the policyholder's Unit Account on the date of death shall also be payable.

No reinstatement of surrendered policy shall be allowed.

12. Risks borne by the Policyholder:-
The Value of the units and hence the Benefit relating to the policyholder's unit account is subject to market and other risks and there can be no assurance that the objectives of any of the above funds will be achieved. Further, the value of units within each Fund can go up or down depending on different factors affecting the capital markets and may also be affected by changes in the general level of interest rates and other economic factors. All benefits under the policy are also subject to the Tax Laws and other Financial enactments as they exist from time to time.

13. Cooling off period:-
If policyholder is not satisfied with the "Terms and Conditions" of the policy, he/she may return the policy to us within 15 days from the date of receipt of the Policy Bond.

14. Loan :
No loan will be available under this plan.

15. Assignments and Nominations:-
Notice of assignment or nomination should be submitted for registration to the office of the Corporation where this policy is serviced. In registering an assignment or nomination, the Corporation does not accept any responsibility or express any opinion as to its validity or legal effect.

16. Exclusions :
No risk claim will be paid in case the Policyholder commits suicide (whether sane or insane at the time) at any time on or after the date on which the risk under the policy has commenced but before the expiry of one year from the date of commencement of risk under this policy and the Corporation will not entertain any claim by virtue of this policy except to the extent of the Bid Value of the Policyholder's Unit Account on the date of death, subject to deduction of the charge for premature surrender as mentioned under Section 8 above.

The Corporation shall not be liable to pay the Accident Benefit Sum Assured if death of the life assured shall :
(i) be caused by intentional self injury, attempted suicide, insanity or immorality or whilst the Life Assured is under the influence of intoxicating liquor, drug or narcotic, or
(ii) take place as a result of accident while the Life Assured is engaged in aviation or aeronautics in any capacity other than that of a fare-paying partpaying or non-paying passenger in any aircraft which is authorized by the relevant regulations to carry such passengers and flying between established aerodromes, the Life Assured having at that time no duties on board the aircraft or requiring descent therefrom; or
(iii) be caused by injuries resulting from riots, civil commotion, rebellion, war (whether war be declared or not), invasion, hunting, mountaineering, steeple chasing or racing of any kind, or
(iv) result from the Life Assured committing any breach of law; or
(v) arise from employment of the Life Assured in the armed forces or military service of any country at war (whether war be declared or not)

17. Dating Back:
No dating back of the policy will be allowed under this plan.

Benefit Illustration :
Statutory warning
"Some benefits are guaranteed and some benefits are variable with returns based on the future performance of your life insurance company. If your policy offers guaranteed returns then these will be clearly marked "Guaranteed" in the illustration table on this page. If your policy offers variable returns then the illustrations on this page will show two different rates of assumed investment returns. These assumed rates of return are not guaranteed and they are not upper or lower limits of what you might get back as the value of your policy is dependant on a number of factors including future investment performance."

Illustration 1
Frequency of premium payment: Single Premium
Age at entry: 35 years
Sum Assured: Rs.1,00,000/-
Single Premium: Rs.1,00,000/-
Annual mortality charge: Rs.224.92 every year.
Annual Accident Benefit charge: Rs.50.00 every year.
Annual commission charge: Rs.474.06 every year.
Annual administration charge: Rs.205.31 every year.
Bid / Offer spread: 5% of the cash value of units.
Service Tax : 10.2% of Mortality Charge & Accident Benefit Charge.
The Non-guaranteed benefits shown below are the amounts based on the cash value of the available units, after deduction of the charges and surrender penalties, wherever applicable.



Illustration 2
Premium paying term: 10 years
Age at entry: 35 years
Sum Assured: Rs.1,00,000/-
Frequency of premium payment: Yearly
Yearly Premium: Rs.10,000/-
Annual mortality charge: Rs.224.92 every year.
Annual Accident Benefit charge: Rs.50.00 every year.
Annual commission charge: Rs.323.14 every year.
Annual administration charge: Rs.247.41 every year.
Bid / Offer spread: 5% of the cash value of units.
Service Tax : 10.2% of Mortality Charge & Accident Benefit Charge.
The Variable benefits shown below are the amounts based on the cash value of the available
units, after deduction of the charges and surrender penalties, wherever applicable.



i) This illustration is applicable to a non-smoker male/female standard (from medical, life style and occupation point of view) life.
ii) The non-guaranteed benefits (1) and (2) in above illustration are calculated so that they are consistent with the Projected Investment Rate of Return assumption of 6% p.a.(Scenario 1) and 10% p.a. (Scenario 2) respectively. In other words, in preparing this benefit illustration, it is assumed that the Projected Investment Rate of Return that LICI will be able to earn throughout the term of the policy will be 6% p.a. or 10% p.a., as the case may be. The Projected Investment Rate of Return is not guaranteed.
iii) The main objective of the illustration is that the client is able to appreciate the features of the product and the flow of benefits in different circumstances with some level of quantification.
iv) The maturity sum shown in the illustration is to be annuitised. However, the policyholder can opt to take up to one-third of the maturity sum as a tax-free lump sum.

SECTION 41 OF INSURANCE ACT 1938
(1) No person shall allow or offer to allow, either directly or indirectly, as an inducement to any person to take out or renew or continue an insurance in respect of any kind of risk relating to lives or property in India, any rebate of the whole or part of the commission payable or any rebate of the premium shown on the policy nor shall any person taking out or renewing or continuing a policy accept any rebate except such rebates as may be allowed in accordance with the published prospectuses or tables of the insurer provided that acceptance by an insurance agent of commission in connection with a policy of life insurance taken out by himself on his own life shall not be deemed to be acceptance of a rebate of premium within the meaning of this subsection if at the time of such acceptance the insurance agent satisfies the prescribed conditions establishing that he is a bona fide insurance agent employed by the insurer.
(2) Any person making default in complying with the provision of this Section shall be punishable with a fine, which may extend to 500 rupees.