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(A)Life Insurance
Life Insurance is a contract providing for payment of a sum of money to
the person assured or, following him to the person entitled to receive
the same, on the happening of a certain event. It is a good method to
protect your family financially, in case of death, by providing funds for
the loss of income.
A1. TERM LIFE INSURANCE : Under a Term Life contract, the
insurance company pays a specific lump sum to the designated
beneficiary in case of the death of the insured. These policies are
usually for 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 years.
Term life insurance are the most popular in advance countries but were
not so popular in India. However, after the entry of the private
operators and aggressive marketing by few players this kind of policies
are becoming popular. The premium on such type of policies is
comparatively quite low when compared with other types of life
insurance policies, mainly due to the fact that these policies do
not carry cash value.
PLUS OF TERM LIFE INSURANCE MINUSES OF TERM LIFE INSURANCE
- If one survives the period of the policy,
he / she does not get any money at the
- The premium payable on these policies end of the policy.
is low as they do not carry any cash The premium on such policies keeps on
value.
increasing with age mainly because the
- One can afford for quite high value
risk of death of older people is more.
insurance policies
Over the page of 60, these policies
become difficult to afford.
Life Insurance
1. Whole Life Plan
2. Endowment
3. Money Back
4. Term plan
5. ULIP
Others
1. Home insurance
2. Travel insurance
General Insurance Policies
Personal Insurance
Personal insurance is essentially a plan availed by an individual to take care of various requirements like health
and coverage against death or injury by accident. There are several policies nowadays where there is an option
to cover the family members in an individual policy.
Following are some of the leading health insurance policies available in India:
The top accidental insurance policies available in India may be mentioned as below:
Property Insurance
Property insurance provides coverage against risks to property arising from fire, weather damage, or theft to
name a few. This type of insurance can be further sub divided into fire insurance, earthquake insurance, flood
insurance, and boiler insurance for example. The Standard Fire & Special Perils policy of SBI General
Insurance is one of the major examples of such a policy.
Vehicle Insurance
Vehicle insurance is also referred to as auto insurance, car insurance, GAP insurance, and motor insurance. It
is primarily bought for securing road vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, and trucks from physical damage
from traffic accidents as well as any liability that may arise thereafter.
Rural Insurance
Rural insurance is meant to cater to the requirements of rurally bases businesses or individuals. These policies
provide a wide range of coverage starting from life and health to protection against natural disasters that can
have a negative effect on business.
The leading rural insurance policies available in India may be mentioned as below:
Provider Policy Name
ICICI Family Health Insurance, Weather Insurance, Home Insurance, Shop Insurance Tractor
Lombard Insurance, and Artisans and Weavers
Tata AIG Motor Insurance, Health and Accident Insurance, Property, and Livestock
Insurance
New India Cattle Insurance, Sheep & Goat Insurance, Poultry Insurance Scheme, Dog Insurance
Assurance Scheme, Silk Worm Insurance Scheme, Honey Bee Insurance, Agricultural Pumpsets
Insurance Scheme, Hut Insurance, Lift Irrigation Insurance, Janata Personal Accident, and
Horticulture/Plantation Insurance
ICICI ICICI Pru Sarv Jana Suraksha, and ICICI Pru Anmol Nivesh
Prudential
Industrial Insurance
The industrial insurance policies are availed by various companies to get protection for important projects,
construction, contracts, and equipment from situations like fire, theft and any form of damage or loss.
United India Boiler and Pressure Plant Policy, Electronic Equipment Policy, Contractors Plant and
Insurance Machinery Policy, Machinery Breakdown Policy, Deterioration of Stock, and Industrial
All Risk Policy
New India Fire Policy, Contractors All Risk Policy, Burglary Policy, Marine cum Erection / Storage
Assurance cum Erection Policy, Machinery Breakdown Policy, Advanced Loss of Profit / Delay in
Startup Policy, Electronics Equipment Policy, Contractor Plant and Machinery Policy,
Consequential Loss Policy, and Mega Package Policies
Commercial Insurance
Commercial insurance is availed in order to get security against theft, liability, and property damage. These
plans also help in cases of employee injuries and business interruption.
Following are the leading commercial insurance policies available in India:
Life Insurance
Life insurance is taken primarily to secure oneself and/or one's family when the ability to earn is less or
provide for the dependents when the insured is either deceased or unable to earn a livelihood.
The leading whole life plans offered in India may be enumerated as below:
Kotak Life Insurance Kotak Eternal Life Classic Shield Plan, Kotak Eternal Life Premier Plan
Endowment Plans
The endowment plans are supposed to provide a lump sum once the policyholder dies or when the policy
matures. Certain endowment policies also provide payment in case of critical illnesses.
Reliance Life Insurance Reliance Life Insurance Guaranteed Money Back Plan
Kotak Life Kotak e-Term/e-Preferred Plan, Kotak Term Plan/Kotak Preferred Term
ULIPs
The ULIPs or Unit Linked Insurance Plans are one where the financial worth of a policy is dependent on the
present net asset value of the core investment assets related to it. These policies are both flexible and
protective, which is a unique feature. The premiums of these policies are used to buy investment asset units
selected by the policy owners.
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance policies can be availed to cover both long and short trips as well as trips within the country as
well as outside it. These plans cover medical and non medical expenses.
The leading travel insurance policies available in India may be mentioned as below:
Reliance General Overseas Travel Insurance, Senior Citizen Insurance, and Annual Multi Trip
Insurance Insurance
Tata AIG Insurance Overseas Travel Insurance, Student Travel Insurance, and Domestic Travel
Insurance
Bajaj Allianz Individual Travel Insurance, Corporate Travel Insurance, Family Travel Insurance,
Travel Asia, Senior Citizen Travel, Swadesh Yatra, and Student Travel Insurance
7- 25% for 1st year premium if the premium paying term is
more than 20 years
7- 10% for 1st year premium if the premium paying term is
more than 15 years
7- 10% for 1st year premium if the premium paying term is less
than 10 years
7% - yr 2 and 3rd year and 3.5% - thereafter for all premium
paying terms.
In case of Mutual fund related - Unit linked policies it varies between
1.5% to 6% on the premium paid.
Agency commission for retail pension
7.5% for 1st year premium and 2.5% thereafter
Maximum broker commission - 30%
Referral fees to banks Max 55% for regular premium and 10% for
single premium. However, in any case this fee cannot be more than
the agency commission as filed under the product.
However, the above commission may be further subject to the
product wise limits specified by IRDA while approving the product.