ABSLI Life Shield Plan vs ICICI Life iCare II Plan

ABSLI Life Shield Plan

Premium starts ₹637/month

Claim Settlement Ratio

98.86%

ICICI Life iCare II Plan

Premium starts from ₹564/month

Claim Settlement Ratio

99.34%

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ABSLI Life Shield Plan is a pure protection term assurance plan that offers 8 distinct plan options ranging from level cover to increasing and decreasing cover. The plan offers you choice to increase your life cover at major life milestones like getting married or having a child to meet your new financial needs. You can get a return of total premiums paid till maturity on surviving the policy term but there is no loan facility to meet your immediate liquidity needs. You are free to customize your policy details by choosing premium paying terms and policy terms.

Here are some key features of this plan:

8 Plan Options

Joint Life Cover

Return of Premium Option

Life-Stage Cover Increase

50% Early Payout on Terminal Illness (up to ₹2.5 Cr)

Cover until Age 85

Comparison

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AboUt Plan (9 Key Differences)

Key Features

Choose from 8 plan options
Joint life protection
Waiver of premiums available

Low premium rates plan
Inbuilt accidental death benefit in option II
Customizable policy details

Plan Entry Age

Variants 1, 3, 5, 7: 18 to 65 years
Variants 2, 4, 6, 8: 18 to 50 years

Single Pay:18 - 60 years
Regular Pay: 18 - 65 years

Plan Maturity Age

85 years

Single Pay: 65 years
Regular Pay option I: 85 years
Regular Pay option II: 80 years

Plan Policy Term

Variants 1 - 6: 10 - 55 Years
Variants 7 & 8: 20 - 55 years

Single Pay: 5 / 10 years
Regular Pay: 5 - 67 years

Premium Paying Term

Single Pay
Limited Pay – 6, 8, 10 Years
Regular Pay

Single Pay
Regular Pay

Plan Sum Assured

Minimum: Rs. 25,00,000
Maximum: No Limit

For annual premium paying Regular Pay policies with the following characteristics:

Minimum Sum Assured:

Age	Policy term	Option I	Option II
60	5	Rs. 86,548	Rs. 85,015
18	30	Rs. 3,03,413	Rs. 2,85,375

Maximum: No Limit

Plan Variants

Level Term Assurance
Level Term Assurance with Waiver of Premium (WOP) Benefits
Increasing Term Assurance
Increasing Term Assurance with Waiver of Premium (WOP) Benefits
Decreasing Term Assurance
Decreasing Term Assurance with Waiver of Premium (WOP) Benefits
Return of Premium
Return of Premium with Waiver of Premium (WOP) Benefit

Option I: Death benefit equal to Sum Assured chosen by yoU
Option II: Inbuilt Accidental Death Benefit

Premium Paying Frequency

Monthly, Quarterly, Half-yearly, Yearly

Single Pay
Regular Pay: Monthly, Half-yearly, Yearly

Income Payout Term

For variants 1 & 2: Fixed annual income or Increasing annual income is paid for 10 or 15 years

Not Available

Terminal Illness Sum Assured

50% of Sum Assured on Death is paid on diagnosis and all future premiums are waived off

Maximum TI: 2.5 crore

Not Available

Payout Options

Lump sum, Installments

Lump sum

Maturity Benefit

Variants 1-6: No maturity
Variants 7 & 8: Return of premiums paid

Not Available

Claim Settlement Ratio (2025-26)

98.86%

99.34%

Riders of Different Plans

ABSLI Accidental Death Benefit Rider Plus

An additional accidental rider benefit is paid in case of death due to an accident.

ABSLI Accidental Death and Disability Rider

This rider benefit pays out in case of accidental death and permanent disability.

ABSLI Critical Illness Rider

Add this rider to get a rider benefit on diagnosis of any specified critical illness.

ABSLI Surgical Care Rider

Add this rider for an additional payout to cover your surgery costs.

ABSLI Hospital Care Rider

Get daily cash benefits, ICU benefits and a lump sum amount for recovery during your hospital stay.

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*The full refund of premium is available on availing the one-time option of refund of premium. Total premium paid for policy (paid for add-ons) will be the special exit value, payable on availing the one-time option of refund of premium if you wish to completely exit the policy.

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