LICs New Term Assurance Rider Plan

Features of LIC New Term Assurance Rider Plan

• It is a pure term rider with Death Benefit only
• This can be opted along with a plan and cannot be taken stand alone
• This rider can be added to a life insurance plan by paying a nominal extra cost
• The premium required to be paid is low and pocket-friendly. 
• The rider sum assured is paid in case of the insured’s death during the policy term. 

Benefits of New Term Assurance 

• Premium payments – The premium payment of the rider is done along with the payment of the standard policy. The Premium payment term (PPT) is the same as that of the base plan. 
• Death Benefit: In case of the policyholder’s demise during the policy term, an amount equivalent to the sum assured of the term assurance rider is payable to the nominee. The nominee gets the Rider Sum Assured on the death of the policyholder.
• Maturity Benefit: No maturity benefit is payable upon the demise of the policyholder. 
• Tax Benefit: Income tax benefit on the premium paid as per Section 80C and on the claims received as per Section 10(10D) of the Income Tax Act.
• Paid-Up Value- No paid-up value is applicable under the policy. In case of non-payment of premium, the rider benefits would cease. 

Product Specification:

Details About Premium

Annual premium in Rupees for a Sum Assured of 2 lakhs

*All savings are provided by the insurer as per the IRDAI approved insurance plan. Standard T&C Apply. 

Policy Details

• Grace Period: 15 days grace period is allowed for payment of premium in monthly modes and 30 days in other modes.
• Policy Termination or Surrender Benefit: The rider does not have any Surrender Value but the rider premium is refunded to a certain extent only in case of Single and Limited pay options where the policy can be surrendered from the 2nd year or after 2 / 3 years respectively.
  Surrender Value for Single Pay plans – Single premium for rider * 90% * (remaining term / total term)
  Surrender Value for Limited Pay plans – 75% of the applicable Surrender Value
• Free Look Period: If you would not be pleased with the coverage and terms and conditions of the policy, you have the option of cancelling the policy within 15 days of receipt of the policy documents, provided there has been no claim.
• Loan – Provision of loan is not applicable under the plan
• Revival of rider – In case of non-payment of premium in the grace period, the policy lapses. The arrears are required to be paid for the revival of the rider and policy along with interest. Always keep in mind that the amount should be paid within two years of the date of 1^st unpaid premium. The rider can only be revived along with the current policy, but not independently. 

Exclusions

This being a rider only, there are no specific exclusions under this plan. The applicable exclusions would be as applicable in the base LIC term insurance plan.

Documents Required

The documents required will be for the base policy. No additional documents are required for the Rider.

More Useful Resources