LIFE INSURANCE
Life insurance is a contract that pledges payment of an amount to the person assured (or his nominee) on the happening of the event insured for.
Life insurance is a contract that pledges payment of an amount to the person assured (or his nominee) on the happening of the event insured for.
Among other things, the contract also provides for the payment of premium periodically to the Company by the policyholder. Life insurance is universally acknowledged to be an institution, which eliminates ‘risk’, substituting certainty for uncertainty and comes to the timely aid of the family in the unfortunate event of death of the breadwinner.
By and large, life insurance is civilisation’s partial solution to the problems caused by death.
Life insurance, in short, is concerned with two hazards that stand across the life-path of every person:
That of dying prematurely and leaving a dependent family to fend for itself.
That of living till old age without visible means of support.
PRODUCTS OFFERED
PROTECTION
Savings through life insurance guarantee full protection against risk of death of the saver. Also, in case of demise, life insurance assures payment of the entire amount assured (with bonuses wherever applicable) whereas in other savings schemes, only the amount saved (with interest) is payable.
AID TO THRIFT
Life insurance encourages ‘thrift’. It allows long-term savings since payments can be made effortlessly because of the ‘easy instalment’ facility built into the scheme. Premium payment for insurance is monthly, quarterly, half yearly or yearly.
MONEY WHEN YOU NEED IT
A policy that has a suitable insurance plan or a combination of different plans can be effectively used to meet certain monetary needs that may arise from time-to-time.
Children’s education, start-in-life or marriage provision or even periodical needs for cash over a stretch of time can be less stressful with the help of these policies.
Alternatively, policy money can be made available at the time of one’s retirement from service and used for any specific purpose, such as, purchase of a house or for other investments.
WHO CAN BUY A POLICY?
Any person who has attained majority and is eligible to enter into a valid contract can insure himself/herself and those in whom he/she has insurable interest.
Policies can also be taken, subject to certain conditions, on the life of one’s spouse or children. While underwriting proposals, certain factors such as the policyholder’s state of health, the proponent’s income and other relevant factors are considered by the Company. A medical examination is usually required for individual life insurance.
