SBI Life Smart Shield Premier plan is a comprehensive term insurance plan offered by the SBI Life Insurance company. This plan is a pure risk protection plan that offers a large life cover for your loved ones in the event of your unfortunate demise in exchange for regularly paid affordable premiums.
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Eligibility Conditions for SBI Life Smart Shield Premier
Here is a list of eligibility conditions that you need to satisfy to buy the SBI Life Smart Shield Premier plan:
Parameters
Minimum
Maximum
Entry Age
18 years
60 years
Maturity Age
85 years
Benefit Options
Level Cover
Increasing Cover
Policy Term
10 years
(85 - entry age) years
Sum Assured
Rs. 2 Crores
No limit
Premium Pay Term
Regular - Same as policy term Limited - 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 years
Premium Payment Mode
Yearly, half-yearly, and monthly
Minimum Premiums
Yearly - 9,500 Half-yearly - 4,500 Monthly - 800
* You can use the SBI Life Smart Shield Premier Premium calculator to check the premiums applicable to your profile
Benefits of SBI Life Smart Shield Premier
Let us take a look at the benefits offered by the SBI Life Insurance plan:
Cover Options Offered Under the Plan
This term insurance plan offers two cover options under this plan:
Level Cover: The sum assured will remain the same throughout the policy term
Increasing Cover: This cover option ensures your financial needs are met over time with inflation. Under this, the absolute amount assured on death would increase by 10% of the sum assured at the end of the 5th policy year, given that the policy is still in force.
Death Benefits
The death benefit will be payable under this SBI term insurance plan is the sum assured highest of:
Absolute amount assured on death
11 times the annualised premium
105% of the total premiums paid
The absolute amount assured on death will be as follows:
For level cover benefit option: The absolute amount assured will be the same as the sum assured.
Increasing cover benefit option: The absolute amount assured on death will be the same as the sum assured increased by 10% at the end of every 5th policy year, given that the policy is still in force and subject to a maximum increase of 100% of the sum assured only applicable till the life assured turns 71 years of age.
Death Benefit Payment Mode
Under this plan, the nominee can choose the suitable mode of death benefit payout. The available options are as follows:
Lumpsum: The entire sum assured will be paid in a lump sum
Monthly instalments: Death benefits will be payable every month for 5, 10, or 15 years as per the nominee's selection.
Lumpsum + Monthly installments: 50% of the death benefit will be paid as lumpsum amount and the remaining will be paid as monthly installments.
Maturity Benefit
There is no maturity benefit payable under this plan.
Should HNIs Buy this Plan?
The HNIs or the high net worth individuals of India should consider buying the SBI Life Smart Shield Premier plan because this plan offers a large life cover at affordable premiums. Not only that, but this term insurance for HNIs also provides the increasing cover option that allows you to increase the death benefit for your family in your absence. Your nominee can also select the ideal term insurance payout option for themselves in case of your unfortunate demise.
Rider Benefits of SBI Life Smart Shield Premier
The SBI Life Smart Shield Premier offers the SBI Life Accident Benefit Rider for enhanced protection. Under this term insurance rider, you get the following two benefit options:
Eligibility Conditions of the SBI Life Accident Benefit Rider
Parameters
Minimum
Maximum
Entry Age
18 years
65 years
Maturity Age
-
75 years
Rider Tenure
1 year
(75 - entry age) years
Rider Premium Payment Term
Rider opted along with the base policy: The rider premium pay term should be the same as the base policy Rider opted at policy anniversary: The rider premium pay term should be equal to the remaining premium pay tenure
Rider Premium Payment Mode
Same as the base policy
Rider Sum Assured
Rs. 50,000 or the min. sum assured opted under the plan
* You can use the term insurance calculator to check the approximate premiums for the desired life cover
Additional Details of the SBI Life Smart Shield Premier
Grace Period
The policy provides a grace period of 30 days for yearly and half-yearly premium pay modes and 15 days for monthly premium pay modes.
Revival Policy
If you missed your premium payments, you can still revive your life insurance plan within 5 years from the date of the first unpaid premium.
Policy Lapse
If the policyholder fails to pay the premiums within the grace period, a policy lapse will occur, and the policy will no longer cover you or provide benefits.
Paid-up Benefit
The paid-up benefit is not applicable under the SBI Life Smart Shield Premier plan.
Surrender Benefit
The policy does not offer any surrender benefit, but if the premiums for the first two years are paid, then an amount equal to the unexpired risk premium value will be payable as specified below:
Unexpired Risk Premium Value
If the request for surrender is received during the Premium Payment Term:
70% x (1- Premium Payment Term/ PolicyTerm) x Total Premiums Paid
If the request for surrender is received after the Premium Payment Term:
70% x (1- Premium Payment Term/ Policy Term) x (Unexpired Policy Term / (Original
Policy Term - Premium Payment Term)) x Total Premiums Paid
Only applicable for limited premium policies and not applicable for regular premium policies. In case of a lapsed policy, the unexpired risk premium value will be paid as follows:
On the death of the life assured during the revival period
On surrender of the policy during the revival period
On the expiration of the revival period, if the policy is not revived
Policy Loan
No loan facility is available under the SBI Life Smart Shield Premier plan.
Free Look Period
The policy offers a free look period of 30 days from the date of the policy document receipt for electronic and other ways of policy purchase. During this period, if you are unsatisfied with the policy's provisions, then you can cancel the policy, and the premium paid will be returned minus the admin charges, proportionate risk premium of the period covered, and other nominal charges.
Exclusions of SBI Life Smart Shield Premier Plan
Suppose the policyholder commits suicide within the first 12 months of the policy inception or revival. In that case, the insurer will not pay the death benefit but will pay 80% of the total premiums until the policyholder’s death.
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