LIC JEEVAN LAKSHYA – New Plan – Features, Review & Returns Calculation

LIC Jeevan Lakshya is a new plan introduced (in March 2015) by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC of India). Jeevan Lakshya plan is a Limited Premium Payment policy. It is a traditional endowment assurance plan.

The main feature of this new plan is, the payment of premiums is limited to a term shorter than the policy term. LIC Jeevan Lakshya Policy provides Annual Income Benefit to the nominee. In case of unfortunate event of death of policy holder, 10% of sum assured will be paid on every policy anniversary till the policy maturity. Also, a lump sum amount will be payable at the time of maturity irrespective of survival of policy holder.

Features of LIC Jeevan Lakshya Plan

  • Minimum Entry Age : 18 years
  • Maximum Entry Age : 50 years
  • Minimum Policy Term : 13 years
  • Maximum Policy Term : 25 years
  • Premium Paying Term (PPT) : Policy Term – 3 years
  • Minimum Basic Sum Assured : Rs 1 Lakh
  • Maximum Basic um Assured : No limit
  • Maximum maturity age : 65 years (policy-holder)

LIC Jeevan Lakshya – Optional Policy Riders

  • LIC Accidental Death and Disability Benefit Rider : This rider can be opted at any time within the Premium Paying Term (PPT) of the Basic Plan. The benefit cover under this rider shall be available during the policy term. In Case of death during the policy term, an Amount equal to the “Accident Benefit Sum Assured” will be payable to the nominee.  In case of accidental permanent disability, an Accident Benefit Sum Assured will be paid in the form of dividing the amount into equal monthly installments spread over 10 years and all the future premiums for Accident Benefit rider are waived off. The maximum sum assured offered under this rider is Rs 1 crore (subject to the limit of Basic Sum Assured).
  • LIC New Term Assurance Rider: This rider is available only at the time of taking the policy. The maximum sum assured offered under this rider is Rs 25 Lakh.

Death Benefit & Maturity / Survival Benefit under LIC Jeevan Lakshya Policy

  • Death Benefit :
    • If Death Occurs during the policy term 10% of the basic sum Assured (as annual income benefit) will be paid to the nominee every year from the year of death till the date of policy maturity.
    • At the end of the policy term/ maturity date, nominee will be paid  Sum Assured on death (110% of sum assured) + Vested simple Revisionary Bonuses + Final Additional Bonus (If Any).
  • Maturity Benefit : On survival of the policy holder till the end of the policy term, Maturity Amount = Sum Assured + vested Simple Revisionary bonuses + Final Additional bonus  (FAB – if any) will be paid to the policyholder.

Illustration (example) of LIC Jeevan Lakshya Plan

Mr.Pandey (25 years)  purchases LIC Jeevan Lakshya Policy with a Sum Assured of Rs 10 Lakh . He opts for 20 years as the policy term and the premium paying term is 17 years (20-3 years).

Death Benefit in Pandey’s case : If Mr Pandey passes away after 5 years from the date of policy purchase, the death benefit payable to his nominee will be;

  • From 6th year to 20th year, nominee will be paid with sum of 1 Lac every year. (10% of basic sum assured)
  • At the end of the policy term after 20 years, nominee will receive 11 Lac (110% of sum assured) + Accrued Bonuses + FAB (Final Additional Bonus, if any)

Maturity Benefit : Suppose if Mr.Pandey survives till the policy term maturity, the maturity benefit payable to him will be:-

  • Maturity amount = 10 Lac + Bonus + Final Additional Bonus (if any)

LIC New Plan – Jeevan Lakshya Policy – Returns Calculation

LIC Jeevan Lakshya Returns calculation

I have calculated the returns using IRR (Internal Rate of Return) function of MS Excel. In the above example, policy duration is 25 years and the Premium Payment Term is 22 years (25-3 years). At the beginning of 26th year (policy maturity), the policy holder will get around Rs 2.42 Lakh. I have assumed Rs 45 per Rs 1000 Sum assured as Yearly bonus and Rs 300 as Final Additional Bonus.

So, the expected returns from LIC Jeevan Lakshya can be around 6%.

My Opinion on LIC Jeevan Lakshya Plan

Should you buy LIC Jeevan Lakshya policy? Is this a good plan?

Generally, the returns from ‘Limited Premium Payment Endowment Plans’  can be somewhere in the range of 5.5% to 7 %, which does not help in funding long-term goals. The returns are very much dependent on the bonus rates ( Simple Reversionary and Final Additional Bonuses) that LIC declares every year.

Kindly stay away from these kind of plans if you are expecting higher Rate of Returns. Do not buy this plan just because it offers you Tax Saving benefits. There are better Tax Saving Investment options available in the market. For example, PPF (Public Provident Fund) will give you better returns than these kind of Endowment Plans (if  safety of capital and tax benefits are your priority).

(Kindly read my articles – “Is Term insurance plan a waste of your money?” & “Top 7 Best Online Term Insurance Plans“)

Kindly be aware of the financial products that you buy. Let me know your views on LIC Jeevan Lakshya plan. Do share your comments. Cheers!

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  • Anjana says:

    Hello sreekanth, as a new parent I took this LIC policy 833 at birth of my child in 2019. In view of saving money for her future education and marriage. With sum assured Rs 2650000 maturity at 25 years with riders benefit. Now after reading negative reviews of this policy I m in confused state with quarterly premium of Rs 32000 . If there is a better option for child future investment then please suggest or shall I continue with this?

  • arun says:

    hi
    i purchased jeevan lakshya and paid Rs 04x 3363. i want to quit. is it the right time, how much i shall get i f i surrender after 03 years

  • kamali says:

    hi Shreekanth, thank you so much for the details. What is a locking period, I got this policy as one of my uncle was forcing me. Now I have paid for say some 6 months, I now feel that an RD (in Post office)has better returns than this.

    I want to close this but my uncle is saying that, i can’t close it until I have paid for 3 years. if I close now, I won’t get anything is that true.

    • Sreekanth Reddy says:

      Dear kamali,
      You can surrender the policy if you had paid the premium for three years.
      If your requirement is to have adequate life cover, this plan will not meet your requirements/expectations.

      Suggest you to buy a Term insurance plan (if you want to have adequate life cover) and then can discontinue this policy.

      Kindly read :
      Life insurance : How to get rid off bad insurance?

      • kamali says:

        Thanks for the prompt response.

        even if I get a Term insurance plan, I will have to pay this Jeevan Lakshya for 3 years right?

        • Sreekanth Reddy says:

          There is no lock-in period as such.
          If you discontinue the policy now, you will not get back any amount. But, its better not to compound your mistake. Kindly go through the above suggested article.

          (By the by, we are testing our blog comment alerts feature, may I know if you have received my previous reply as an email-alert to you??)

          • kamali says:

            yup, I’m a QA Engineer myself, u are asking the correct person related to testing.
            I received both your comments as an email alert,
            when I click on them -> I am navigated to this page as expected.

            But every time, I have to click on the checkbox *Notify me when someone replies to my comment*. this is obsolete, If I am adding a comment and then giving my email address it’s understood that I need a reply and want to be notified about it.

          • Sreekanth Reddy says:

            That’s nice! Thanks for your feedback. Will let my Tech team know about this.

  • Gagan says:

    Hi, This is a Very good plan for investment.
    Please contact me on my email id if anyone want to purchase any LIC insurance plan

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  • krishna says:

    I am NRI. I just need to invest in some kind of insurance preferably LIC which giver higher maturity lumpsum or like pension with life cover

  • Balchander RM says:

    I am 45 years old. I want policy which will give me Rs.150000/- on maturity, policy should be 10 years of 13 years or 15 years, monthly premium kindly let me know

  • ashish says:

    Hi Sreekanth,
    I recently bought LIC Jeevan Lakshaya (with profits) policy. The guaranteed sum of which is 12.5 lac and the tenure is 22 years. I am paying an annual premium of around Rs 65ooo. The policy document doesn’t mention about the actual return except the guaranteed sum. Can you help me understand what would be the tentative return i.e. maturity benefit and death benefits?

    Thanks
    Ashish

  • Ravi says:

    Hi Sreekanth,

    I’ve started investing in Mutual Funds after reading your blogs. I really appreciate the time you are taking to write such blogs and sharing your knowledge.

    I’ve following queries, could you please share your thoughts ?

    1. I’ve taken 75L HDFC term insurance plan recently. But I already have LIC BIMA Gold #174; 20 yrs policy; ~10k premium; taken in 2005 matures in 2025. Should I discontinue this policy as I already have term insurance?

    2. I don’t have any PA insurance policy. Do you think I should take one? I have not opted for any accident riders in my HDFC term policy as most of the online forums suggested to take separate policies dedicated for accidents to get the better benefits( disability/partial disability etc..).

    3. My company provides 5 L medical insurance that covers my family and mother as well. Do you still recommend to take Family Floater policy? The only advantage i see is, company policy will not be useful just in case if I loose my job and need medical attention before I could get new job. Are there any other benefits apart from this?

  • Arnab says:

    Hi,

    For the following example (Discussed above) :

    Mr.Rohit purchase LIC Jeevan Lakshay Policy with following details.
    Age -25 years
    Policy term – 20 years
    Premium paying term – 17 years
    Basic sum assured – 10 Lac
    Death Benefit: Suppose Mr.Rohit passed away after 5 years from the policy purchase date. Death benefit payable to nominee will be:-

    From 6th year to 20th year nominee will be paid with sum of 1 Lac every year. (10% of basic sum assured).
    At the end of policy term after 20 years nominee will receive 11 Lac (110% of sum assured) + Bonus

    Question :

    “Rohit’s family (as he is not there) do not need to take care of the policy premium for the rest of the years (i.e. from 6th to 20th year) or the policy should be Inforce.”

  • kamlesh Kumar says:

    Dear Shreekant,

    I appreciate your concern regarding financial literacy is concerned. In India Financial literacy is quite low and people like you is indeed doing good job regarding the same.

    But I find every financial expert has some or other form of negativity regarding Insurance Products. They only believe in term Assurance Plan. But I don’t think any company will run by selling term insurance plan. Hence each and every company will have to close from India.

    Suggest something to run insurance business only through term plan.

    Insurance is not meant for only tax benefits. It is designed for long term disciplined saving product.

    I hope you can understand the meaning of disciplined saving products.
    If you have any article regarding the same. Please share with us.

    • Dear kamlesh,
      Why do you think that every Financial Experts are reviewing insurance products negatively? Is it about all insurance products or only traditional plans?
      Kindly define ‘what is long term disciplined Saving product?’.

  • ANILKUMAR says:

    Dear Guys,

    It is nice to read all your’s valuable post.
    I think LIC is best for security of family after policy holder’s life, not for the investment purpose.
    I personally think one good LIC insurance must be there but not more than that…

    Thank You.

  • Jyotsana says:

    Hi Mr. Sreekanth Reddy, I need your expert opinion on my financial matter. I am a 30 years old women earning 80,000 in hand per month and have a 3 year old daughter. I HAVE NOT MADE EVEN A SINGLE INVESTMENT OR SAVING. I WANT TO BUY A LIFE INSURANCE to give my child a safe future child in the event of my death or any other mishappening. I also want to invest money for my child for her higher education abroad, marriage and a safe future etc. I want to invest in safe options. Maybe PPF and LIC insurance policies. Please suggest ways and give options. Please suggest how much amount for how many year and in what all schemes/policies. Need your expert help urgently please.

    • Arvind Kumar Dubey says:

      Hi Jyotsana

      I can suggest you best option in LIC & that will give you 100% benefit as you wish.

      call me at
      9999247451

      • Dear Arvind..May I know the best option & what is 100% benefit here? Kindly provide more details.

        • Arvind Kumar Dubey says:

          Mr. Sreekanth
          Very quick reply bcoz of my reply to Jyotsana & you got a chance to put a question as you alwase ready & wait for that.

          May i know why not answered by you to Jyotsana who want help on May 6, 2016 at 6:29 pm ????

          ya in LIC we have more option Like Jeevan Lakshya OR other plan for child &
          100% benefit means if parents will be live or not live policy will help every time according to plan .

          Arvind Kumar Dubey
          9999247451

          • Dear Arvind,
            Intentionally I have never left my blog readers’ queries unanswered.
            We have faced some technical challenges (wrt database tables & connectivity) during 6th to 9th of this month. You may notice that I am yet to answer all blog comments which have been posted during 6th evening to 7th May across all articles. As soon as database tables are restored I am more than happy to reply to queries.

            As a caring & responsible parent, which plan should be taken if life cover is the requirement?
            Do you represent LIC?

    • Dear Mam, we have a very good plan for your need. If you can an appointment, we can come & explain the same.

      Regards, Narender Reddy, Max Life Insurance

  • RAJESH KUMAR PANDEY says:

    Hi Srikanth,
    I am in need to buy a term policy, family health insurance, permanent/temporary disability cover, accident insurance. I have tried earlier too but its too much of reading and I seem to confuse, can you suggest which one is good in each category. Please dont suggest to ‘decide yourself’ i have tried and failed, May be in 6 months time i may come up with a best policy to buy after browsing web. But as of now my family is totally uninsured. S o i am in a haste, can you suggest (like you did for mutual funds) what are the policies (life/health/accident/etc ) you are holding yourself?

  • Ashish says:

    Hi Sreekanth,

    Can you please elaborate me, what is premium payment rebate mode means ?
    how do I avail this facilities ?

    • Dear Ashish,
      LIC of India provides rebates on the premium to be paid based on the mode of payment (monthly/quarterly/half-yearly/yearly) made by the policy holder. The highest rebate is given to the yearly mode.

  • Soumyajit DasMazumdar says:

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  • feroz says:

    i have 1 cr term insurance new adding new plan child policy this plan my salary income 5 lakhs p.a already 1 cr sum assured 20 times over so new policy apply any claim problem?

  • sunita rani says:

    Dear Sir

    I want to secure my future in terms of my would be financial needs, at least 60% of it from now on. Is there any systematic investments plans, you can suggest.
    Also which is best plan for term insurance.

  • Dr M K Jaiswal says:

    I m a follower of your posts about financial management and totally agree with you regarding endowment plans Mr. reddy, after reading your article having examples of Mr tendulkar and Mr gavaskar. And i thank you for giving knowledge regarding financial management in such a simplified way. I know that lots of insurance agents will not like you, but you have given the power to people’s hand. If you need any advice regarding health, please message me at my facebook page/email. Thank you very much and keep moving forward.

  • Boopathikumar says:

    IN VILLAGE PEOPLE NOT HAVING IT STATEMENT ,SO TERM PLAN NOT GIVEN TO THESE PEOPLE .VILLAGE PEOPLE MENTALITY NO RETURN MEANS NOT TAKING POLICY.ONLY FEW PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED TO TAKE TERM PLAN.

    • Dear Boopathikumar,
      Yes it is tough to convince everyone on Term insurance.
      But think the other way, huge business opportunity out there for term plans. What say?
      Willingness to educate the clients / prospects is important.

  • Shyamkumar Rudrapati says:

    Guys dont just go blindly for taking insurance with private firms. Check their claim settlement ratio also. Dont go for cheaper insurance by listening.

    Few years back in mumbai terror attack ATS chief Mr. Hemant Karkare ws shot dead by the terrorist.
    LIC has settled his policy of 25 lakhs in just 5days time which is the fastest in claim settlement history.
    Whereas HDFC standard life after six months sent a letter stating the claim has been rejected. Coz he went on his own risk without any safety measures. So claim cannot b given.

    Guys pls dont jst listen to anybody and look for private cheaper insurers. LIC is a brand.

    Its upto u if wanna hav a maruti 800 or Brand mercedez.

    Anyone can call me for a free advise on 7387622626

    Shyamkumar
    Mumbai

  • Shyamkumar Rudrapati says:

    in the example given by me, Mr. Rohit has paid premium only for 5 years.

    Suppose we say rohit has paid 63000 p.a for 5 yrs = 315000.
    Upon his death, frm 6th yr onwards till 20th year his family will be paid Rs.100000 till 20th year of the policy.
    i.e 100000 x 15 = 1500000
    then again on maturity his nominee will be getting = 1000000 + Bonus + FA
    say around 1000000 + 1410000 = 2410000

    so total returns family received is 3910000.
    the above is in case of natural death.

    If it ws a accident case then at the time of death 20 lakhs and rest as above. i.e 3910000+2000000 = 5910000 against 315000 paid by Rohit till he ws alive.

    Now can anyone say its a rediculous policy???

    • Dear Shyamkumar,
      Do you know how much sum assured one can get for a premium of Rs 31,500 under a Term Plan?

      • Shyamkumar Rudrapati says:

        Dear Shree,

        The sum Assured will be how much, maximum 2crore.. if taken from a company selling insurance at a cheaper rates.

        But my point is what are their claim settlement ratio. Arey the Gaint of the insurance industry LIC has not yet reached the 100% markup.

        As per IRDA LIC ranks first in claim settlement ration of 99%. Why dont you tell public abt the claim ratio.

        • Dear Shyamkumar,
          Yes, i agree with you that LIC has the highest claim settlement ratio. But, we need more data like what is the claim settlement ratio for term plans alone..
          I do suggest my blog visitors /clients to buy LIC e-term plan, if they are comfortable with LIC only.
          Kindly read my other posts then you may change your view.

          • Shyamkumar Rudrapati says:

            Dear basically what na our indian people mentalatiy is, even if i get a little less no problem but it should be gauranteed.

            Even i have this mentality. And only LIC gives sovereign gaurantee and no other insurance company gives it.

            I read ur blogs and post regarding e-term plan of LIC. But dear what about people who are not internet savvy and rural area people (a maximum % of our population). they cant go for it.

            Whereas a agent plays a vital role for the customer. He is not just earning commision, he has to give his expert advise, his services like collecting premium and pay at counter, collecting the Bond, informing the customers on time to time abt their premium due, and if any uneven happens then he will only run for them to get the claim settled for their family.

            but all this facilities will not b there for e-term. one has to run for himself to complete the job.

            arey do we have that much time???

            As per me agents are the employees of the customer recruited by LIC to perform the obligations on behalf of the customers with a minimum fees called as commision paid to agents on the premium

          • Dear Shyamkukmar,
            What is ‘Guaranteed” in a traditional policy?
            What do you mean by ‘Sovereign guarantee’?
            I just gave an example, quoting “LIC e-term plan”.
            I have great respect for ‘agents/advisors’. Its a noble profession. Unfortunately, many of the agents/advisors are ignoring the clients interests.
            Tell me frankly, how many agents (in rural areas) are trying to educate /create awareness about Term plans?
            You & me know very well as to why they do not suggest term plans 🙂
            I have convinced many people in villages/towns to take term plans. If they are comfortable with LIC, i suggest LIC term plans only (offline/online).

          • Shyamkumar Rudrapati says:

            Dear Shree,

            Yaar pls dont tell me you dont know what is a sovereign gaurantee. Making fun?? hehehe.

            Ya you are absolutely true, many agents are handling this noble profession in wrong manner.

            But agents are educating the rural public abt the importance of term plans. but the problem is they require something for the amount paid by them in return.

            They bluntly say, arey whts the use if i dont get anything on maturity.

            and there is no difference in selling term plan/traditional plans. they both yeild same percentage of commision to agents then why agent will not sell it..

          • Dear Shyamkumar,
            ‘What is guaranteed in a traditional plan?’.
            Do you know how much money LIC invests in Equity markets every year? Are you aware of how much money LIC invests in PSU companies? Kindly share your views.
            Yes, percentage of commission is same, but the commission amount is low right? (Because of lower premiums on term plans)

      • Shyamkumar Rudrapati says:

        Human life is precious, my suggestion is dont risk it with cheaper insurance sellers.

        dont become prey for these new comers who collaborate with some company or bank. and after few years they fadeoff.

        But shree i really want to thank you for the efforts being taken by you to educate the people.

        But nenu anedi yenti antey vallandariki claim settlement ratio gurinchi koda cheppandi Sir.

        • Dear Shyamkumar,
          Kindly understand that I am not against LIC. I try my best to project the ‘pros & cons’ of a financial product.
          Let us educate the client about the features,returns and benefits of a product, let him/her decide to buy it or not. Also, we need to suggest the products as per
          client’s requirements, but this is not happening in most of the cases.
          I have already published an article on “Claim settlement ratio”.
          Thank you for your appreciation. Cheers!

          • Shyamkumar Rudrapati says:

            Hey Shree,

            Please dont mind, these are just discussions am not saying you are against LIC. i was just giving my suggestions.

            Am not that expert as you are yaar, but just wanted to hav a fruitful discussions.

            Actually why i say to go fr tradional plans coz, am also a victim of the 2008 recession getting my funds into minus figure… hahaha.

            Hey can you give me your contact details yaar if possible.

          • Dear Shyamkumar,
            Yes, these are not arguments, but fruitful discussions only.
            No one is an expert..we are all learning..mutual learning is very important.
            we need to take risks and invest in different asset categories. India is a growing economy, so inflation will be in positive figure only. So, to create wealth
            your investments have to generate ‘returns’ over and above the inflation. That’s the only way to create wealth.
            If you just stick to traditional plans, inflation will eat away your wealth.
            This is the fact. Now you decide what you want to do. Cheers!

          • Shyamkumar Rudrapati says:

            Yes bro you are absolutely right. And for this your retirement calculator is very much helpful..
            It will really help one to plan his and his families life accordingly and invest in good and better folio.

            Hail to you boss..

            Can i have your contact number pls, actually if in future hv any doubts and need ur advise then can directly call u.

            My number is 7387622626 (Mumbai)

  • Shyamkumar Rudrapati says:

    Guys i would recommend please go for jeevan lakshya plan its one of its kind yaar.

    Mr.Rohit purchase LIC Jeevan Lakshay Policy with following details.
    Age -25 years
    Policy term – 20 years
    Premium paying term – 17 years
    Basic sum assured – 10 Lac
    Death Benefit: Suppose Mr.Rohit passed away after 5 years from the policy purchase date. Death benefit payable to nominee will be:-

    From 6th year to 20th year nominee will be paid with sum of 1 Lac every year. (10% of basic sum assured).
    At the end of policy term after 20 years nominee will receive 11 Lac (110% of sum assured) + Bonus

    Maturity Benefit:- Suppose Mr.Rohit survive policy term maturity benefit payable to him will be:-
    Maturity amount = 10 Lac + Bonus + Final Additional Bonus (if any)

    • SHAILESH MANE says:

      Some of the returns are as follows

      Yrs. Total Prem Minus Term Premium
      1 -22000 -19000
      2 -22000 -19000
      3 -22000 -19000
      4 -22000 -19000
      5 -22000 -19000
      6 -22000 -19000
      7 -22000 -19000
      8 -22000 -19000
      9 -22000 -19000
      10 -22000 -19000
      11 -22000 -19000
      12 -22000 -19000
      13 -22000 -19000
      14 -22000 -19000
      15 -22000 -19000
      16 -22000 -19000
      17 -22000 -19000
      18 -22000 -19000
      19 -22000 -19000
      20 -22000 -19000
      21 -22000 -19000
      22 -22000 -19000
      23 0 0
      24 0 0
      25 1325000 1325000
      IRR 7% 8%

  • Shyamkumar Rudrapati says:

    Hello Mr. Reddy,

    First of all can u give me a good reason for calling Jeevan Lakshya policy as rediculous?? Dont mind we might have different opinions.

    I do agree taking term plans are more important, but what if the life assured survives till the end of the term of that term plan. He wont be getting a penny in return. And it would be foolishness for him to take one more term plan at that age there by increasing his premium liability.

    A proper planning would be to take multiple plans with low premium/sum assured as suitable to ones pocket and with different maturity years. So that income flows at a regular intervals. And then should be backed with a term plan.

    So that if at all any uneven happens then all these policies along with your term plan will support the family of the decesed.
    But if he survives till end of maturity of the policies though he wont get any returns frm term plan, but he will find he has built a huge surplus to meet his obligations at different intervals.

    • Dear Shyamkumar,
      Thank you for sharing your views.

      If you really know the importance of Term insurance, you do not talk about RETURNS from a term plan.
      If RETURNS are priority then why should one invest in low yielding traditional plans.

      Why should one take multiple plans? By doing this, only intermediaries will benefit, not the investor.
      What do you mean by HUGE SURPLUS?

      • Shyamkumar Rudrapati says:

        Dear Shree,

        Many thanks for your reply. First of all let me make clear that i ws not talking abt returns from the term plan.
        I do know wht is the importance of term plan and i do have it and i also market it along with traditional plans.
        upon going through the blogs of yours i found ur suggestions to people is maximum stressed on having term plans and invest in Mutual funds..
        Traditional plans are regular, steady and gauranteed income.
        But mutual funds, SIP, etc are volatile. They r purely based on market performance.
        Wht if we face one more recession phase like we had in 2008. what will be the value of these funds. They keep on changing as per the market.

        Even our chartered acountant has advised traditional plans are a good yielding tool in a long run.
        traditional plans – for long run income.
        Term plans to backup – so as to meet any uncertain death event only.
        then look for investing in some secured funds and then for SIPs if have surplus money to invest and then if he can risk for playing in equities.

        • Dear Shyamkumar,
          What is ‘Good Yield’ according to you? Kindly give a number to it..

          • Shyamkumar Rudrapati says:

            Yes sure..

            Lets talk abt Traditional plan Jeevan anand.

            Mr. X @ age 30 has taken jeevan anand for Sum Assured 1700000 for an average annual premium of Rs. 56000 for Term 30 Yrs.

            From Day one onwards his risk cover will be 2125000 (125% of 1700000)

            Upon Maturity his returns will be around:

            Bonus of Rs. 4386000 + 1700000 (sum assured) = 6086000

            After maturity also 1700000 sum assured normal risk cover continues till age 100 and 3400000 accident risk cover till age 70.

            Upon death nominee will get again Sum assured.

            Mr.X has paid Rs. 1680000 for period of 30 yrs.
            say he falls in the tax slab of 20%, so thereby he saved Rs. 3,36000 under tax exemption.

            So Net payment made by him is 1344000.

            If the above plan is backed by a Term Plan (as u suggest) for say abt 1.5 or 2crores. Then it wl b a nice living for his family.. if at all he is gone at the age of 63.

          • Dear Shyamkumar,
            Kindly calculate the returns in Percentage terms and then share your views.

  • nilesh pandya says:

    Sirji., as matter of insurance of life. what is case people are looking at savings , returns & benefits in case of misfortune, then this is the best ., apart from all earlier traditional policies from LIC

    • Dear Nilesh,
      Yes, i agree with you that many of us expect RETURNS from an insurance plan, which I personally believe is wrong.
      Why do you think this plan is the best? Justify your view with facts & figures.

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  • chandu says:

    I appreciate ur blog for bringing awareness about various financial products., especially insurance. I used to treat insurance as an investment opportunity as well. slowly that opinion changed- primarily view it as a potential risk coverage. term insurance certainly serves the purpose. it gives me lot of peace as it gives me an assurance of risk coverage in the event of unfortunate happenings. term insurance comes with very less premium amounts and covers risk in a big way. if we r expecting returns as well then we end up paying more premium and it also means u r investing money which will yield low returns. keep up good and unbiased blogging.

  • M.VENKATESH says:

    With my small experience still most of the people are not aware

    of investment planning.The attitude of the common people is to withdraw

    the money as per requirement.There is low possibility for withdrawal when

    they invest in Life Insurance.It provides double benefit of investment and Life

    cover which no other investment provides that benefit.It also provides the habit

    of investment.Mr.Reddy is talking about people who are rich.Most of the common

    people expect genuine,safe returns even though it is low returns along with risk cover.

    • Dear Venkatesh,
      You have totally misunderstood my views.
      Every investor likes better and unbiased views / suggestions (whether they are rich / poor).
      Common people are the ones who require cheap and cost effective insurance plans (like Term insurance), and not costly & ridiculous plans like Jeevan Lakshay.

      Let me share my experience here..

      I have convinced many investors (who stay in small villages & towns) (who fall under low income category) to take term insurance plans. Initially they hesitated, but once they understood the importance of term plans, they themselves went and bought term plans.Kindly note that I am not an agent & I do not sell any company’s insurance plans.

      I believe that most of the agents / advisors do not make an effort (sincere effort) to educate their clients about term insurance plans, and we all know the reason for it… 🙂

      Lastly, I am happy that atleast you have accepted that these kind of plans yield LOWER RETURNS…Cheers!

  • sayan says:

    The artical has been posted by a person who does not know the basic of financial planing.
    Insurance is not an investment.
    It is a solution which compensets financial loses partially occured by some unfortunate events like death, accident, permanent disability. It also gives you good return at the end of term if nothing wrong happens.

    In one word save your family as well as savings for you.

    No one can give solution for this problem. namely ppf , bank, post office, mutual fund etc .

    I request all of you not to missguide common people.

    • Dear Sayan,

      Thank you for sharing your views.

      I am not an expert but I can confidently say that I know & understand the basics of Financial Planning & Insurance very well.

      Kindly go through your comments again, I could see lot of contradictory statements..
      You said that “Insurance is not an investment.” That is what I have mentioned in my article. We should never mix insurance & investment. So, these kind of plans are ruled out as these kind of plans are not the ideal ones to cover your life.

      You also said that ‘insurance is for protection’. If PROTECTION is the main priority, an individual can opt for a Term insurance plan to cover his/her life, to protect his/her family’s future needs.

      You also said that ‘no solution to this problem’. Term insurance plan is the solution for risk coverage & investing in other investment options (for returns) is the solution.

      It is very easy to pass generic comments. I am here to help my blog readers to take better & informed investment decisions, and definitely not to misguide them. Tell me one thing, what will I get if I misguide my Blog readers? Lol…. 🙂

  • Charanjit says:

    Its a nice plan. It gives good return in the form of bonuses that are declared yearly by LIC. In case of mishappening, it serves the purpose. And in case of maturity it serves as an investment. There is nothing to loose from this plan.

    Life is short. I think insurance has objectives to secure the financial needs of the nominee. Not a saving or fixed deposit / bank plan.

    Life insurance – its not a waste of money. Its the way you secure your loved ones interest. It is the support.

    I would recommend a buy (for someone who needs insurance/ not a bank FD)

    • Dear Charanjit,
      I agree with you that an insurance plan is a must. In my article, nowhere had I mentioned that ‘Insurance is a waste.’
      If PROTECTION / RISK COVERAGE is the priority, it is better to buy a Term insurance plan than investing in this low-yield endowment or money-back plans.
      If RETURNS are important, there are plethora of right and good investment options available.

      Kindly go through my article again. Cheers!

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