ABSLI Life Shield Plan vs ICICI Life iProtect Smart Plan

ABSLI Life Shield Plan

Premium starts ₹637/month

Claim Settlement Ratio

98.86%

ICICI Life iProtect Smart Plan

Premium starts from ₹622/month

Claim Settlement Ratio

99.34%

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ABSLI Life Shield Plan is a term insurance plan that allows you to enhance risk cover at every key milestone in your life to safeguard your family’s financial needs. It offers Level, Increasing and Decreasing plan variants to choose from as per your risk tolerance and pay premiums through single regular or limited modes. You can choose to include your spouse in the same life insurance plan for joint life protection. Life Shield Plan by ABSLI provides a waiver of premiums in case of total and permanent disability.

Here are some key features of this plan:

8 plan variants

Enhance protection by inbuilt benefits

Returns of premiums paid on maturity

Waiver of premiums on diagnosis of critical illness

Inbuilt terminal illness benefit

Comparison Between Plans

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About Plan (9 Key Differences)

Key Features

Increase risk coverage at marriage
Add terminal illness benefit
Add spouse to the same plan

Affordable term insurance plan
4 payout options to choose from
Flexible premium policy terms and premium paying terms

Plan Entry Age

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

Minimum: 18 years
Maximum: 65 years

Plan Maturity Age

85 years

Not Available

Plan Policy Term

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

Single Pay: 5 - 20 years

Regular Pay: 5- 88 years or whole life till 99 years

Limited Pay:
PPT of 5,7, PT - 5 years: 10 years to 85 years less age at entry

10 years PPT: 15 years - 85 years less age at entry & whole life till 99 years

PPT 60 years less age at entry: PPT + 5 years to 85 years less age at entry & whole life until 99 years

Premium Paying Term

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

Single Pay

Limited Pay: 5, 7, PT - 5 years, 10 years, 60 years less age at entry as per different policy terms

Regular Pay: Equal to policy term

Plan Sum Assured

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

Minimum: Subject to minimum premium
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

Not Available

Premium Paying Frequency

Monthly, Quarterly, Half-yearly, Yearly

Single, 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

Immediate payment of entire life cover on diagnosis.

Payout Options

Lump sum, Installments

Lump sum, increasing income, monthly income, lump sum plus income

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 Critical Illness Rider

Get a lump sum payout on diagnosis of the specified critical illness.

ABSLI Surgical Care Rider

Get an additional benefit to cover your surgical expenses.

ABSLI Hospital Care Rider

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

ABSLI Accidental Death Benefit Rider Plus

Get additional benefit in case of death due to an accident.

ABSLI Accidental Death and Disability Rider

Get additional risk protection against accidental death or permanent disability.

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+Rs. 453/month is starting price for a 1 crore term life insurance for an (NRI) 18 year-old male, non-smoker, with no pre-existing diseases, cover upto 30 years of age.

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+Rs. 1,200/month is starting price for a 2 crore term life insurance for an 35 year-old male, non-smoker, with no pre-existing diseases, cover upto 55 years of age.

+Rs. 410/month is starting price for a 1 crore term life insurance for an 18 year-old Female, non-smoker, with no pre-existing diseases, cover upto 30 years of age.

+Rs. 577/month is starting price for a 1 crore term life insurance for an 18 year-old Male, self employed, non-smoker, with no pre-existing diseases, cover upto 30 years of age.

*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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