LIC Policy Surrender Status Online

Understanding LIC Policy Surrender  

Surrendering an LIC policy means canceling it before its full term ends. LIC of India allows policyholders to surrender their policies on certain conditions. People might surrender their policies if they’re unhappy with the policy’s terms, features, or benefits or due to certain financial circumstances.

However, you can only surrender your policy after paying premiums for at least one year. When you surrender your policy, LIC will give you a surrender value, a portion of the money you’ve paid in, and your coverage will end. This surrender value is only acquired by the policy once premium payments for two whole years have been made.

Generally, surrendering LIC policy isn’t recommended because the surrender value is usually lower than you paid. Instead of surrendering, you might consider converting your policy to a paid-up status. This way, you avoid penalties and retain some benefits without continuing premium payments.

How To Check LIC Policy Surrender Status Online? 

Follow the below-mentioned steps if you want to check LIC surrender status online: 

• Step 1: Visit the official website of the LIC 

• Step 2: Register as a new user, and if you are already registered, then click ‘login here’ 

• Step 3: Login to the LIC portal and select ‘Enrol Policies’ displayed on the left side of the page

• Step 4: Click on ‘Click to Enrol New Policies’ and hit on ‘Proceed’

• Step 5: Then, enter the required details, such as the policy number, premium amount, and policyholder’s name, and click ‘Enroll your policy.’ 

• Step 6: After enrolling in the policy, click ‘view enrolled policy’

• Step 7: Select ‘Click for details’ from the policy lists under the column ‘Loan and Bonus’

Along with the LIC surrender status of your policy, its loan eligibility and the surrender value can be found here.

Note—The suitable amount will be deducted from the surrender value if you have taken a loan against your LIC insurance policy. 

LIC Policy Surrender Online

Following are the steps for surrendering your LIC policy online: 

Step 1: Visit the official LIC website.

Step 2: Locate and download the “Surrender Discharge Voucher” (Form No. 5074) from the LIC website.

Step 3: Carefully complete the form by entering your policy number, personal details, and the reason for surrender. 

Step 4: Upload the filled form and supporting documents (Original policy bond, a valid photo ID, such as Aadhaar or PAN card, address proof, bank account details along with a cancelled cheque).

After submitting the form and documents, LIC will verify and process your request. You’ll be notified once the surrender request is successfully accepted. The applicable surrender value will be deposited into your registered bank account a few days after completion. You can check the LIC policy surrender payment status as specified above. 

You can also apply for surrendering LIC policy offline by visiting it’s any of the branches. Follow the below steps to surrender the LIC policy offline: 

• Visit the nearest branch of LIC, and try to visit the branch from where the policy is purchased. 

• You can ask the LIC office about the type of surrender or download the LIC policy Surrender Form directly from the LIC website. 

• To surrender the LIC policy, submit the relevant documents, such as ID proofs, an Aadhar card, a PAN card, and a cancelled cheque with your name on it. 

• After completing all the formalities, the cash will be transferred to your registered bank account within 7-10 working days.

• Contact the branch to know your LIC policy surrender payment status easily.

Documents Required for LIC Policy Surrender Online

The following are the documents required if you want to cancel LIC policy online through surrendering: 

• The original bond of the policy i.e. policy documents  

• Form No. 5074 of LIC Policy Surrender 

• Information related to the policyholder’s registered bank account 

• ID proofs include PAN card, Aadhar, driving license, and voter ID. 

• Cancelled cheque from the policyholder’s bank 

How to Calculate LIC Surrender Value? 

Surrender value is the portion of money or amount paid to the policyholder by the insurance company before the maturity date. In other words, it means closing the policy before the maturity date. Surrender value is only payable on insurance plans having a savings element attached to it. The calculation of the surrender value is based on the premiums paid by the life assured until the surrender date. If you want to know how to find surrender value of LIC policy, you must know about its types.

There are two types of surrender values: 

1. Guaranteed Surrender Value:

   The Guaranteed Surrender Value is the amount paid by the insurance company to the policyholder when they decide to cancel the policy before its maturity date, provided the policy has accumulated a surrender value. This amount is usually a percentage of the total premiums the policyholder pays, but this percentage can vary depending on the policy type and its term. Typically, this percentage increases as the policy approaches maturity.

   The Guaranteed Surrender Value is 30% of the policyholder's premiums, excluding the premiums from the first policy year and any rider premiums.

   For Example 

   Saloni paid Rs. 30,000, that is., Rs 10,000 X 3 in the starting 3 years of the policy for a SA (sum assured) of Rs. 3 Lakh. In this, the minimum value for surrender Saloni will receive is 30 percent of 20,000, which becomes Rs. 6000. 

2. Special Surrender Value:

   The special surrender value for LIC policies typically exceeds the guaranteed surrender value. If you have paid premiums for over 3 years but less than 4, you may receive up to 80% of the assured maturity sum. For premiums paid between 4 and 5 years, you can get up to 90% of the maturity sum assured. If you have paid premiums for more than 5 years, you can receive up to 100% of the assured maturity sum.

   Upon policy discontinuation, a life assured receives a special surrender value, computed as the sum of the total bonus and paid-up value multiplied by the surrender value factor. 

   For Example 

   Let’s say if Rs. 15,000 is paid by Saloni on a yearly basis for a SA of Rs. 3 Lakh for a policy term of 20 years. She stopped paying premiums from 4th year. If Rs. 30,000 comes out to be a bonus and 30% is the surrender value factor, then the paid-up value will be equivalent to Rs. 60,000. The Special Surrender Value will be [(60,000 + 30,000) X (30/100)] i.e., Rs. 27000. 

Wrapping It Up! 

Now you can surrender your LIC policy if you are not satisfied with the policy’s terms and conditions or are unable to continue premium payments through an online mode. You can also determine the status of the LIC policy surrender online by visiting LIC’s official website. You can only surrender the policy after one year. Instead of surrendering the LIC policy, it is recommended that the policy be made a paid-up one. The paid-up policy provides a death benefit on maturity while surrendering. If you're looking for more affordable coverage options, consider Term Insurance from LIC, which offers pure protection for your family’s financial security.

Note: Check all the best term insurance plan in India.

Note: You should also check the benefits of term life insurance if you are planning to purchase the term insurance plan.

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