What are your plans after retirement? Do you want to travel the whole world with your beloved or simply spend a quality time with your family each and every day? Well, whether or not you would be able to fulfill your dreams depends on how you act now, in terms of managing your finances. A step taken by you now, can shape your days after retirement and also help you accommodate your needs. Here is a ULIP plan; Bajaj Allianz Retire Rich that will help you attain financial freedom and stability after retirement and convert your worry lines to laughter lines. Keep Smiling and read on!
Policy highlights
Guaranteed death and vesting benefits
Different premium payment options – Regular, Limited or Single
Option to alter the term for premium payment
Flexibility, in terms of top-up premium payment
Certain surrender benefits
How this retirement plan works?
As mentioned above, there are three types of premium payment options. The policyholder has to choose between them at the time of commencement of the policy.
The premium payments done by the insured will be apportioned to the Pension Builder Fund, after deducting the allocation charge. Also, the units will be apportioned to the policy account at the rate of current unit price.
As far as the policy administration fee is concerned, it will be deducted on a monthly basis via unit(s) cancellation. Guarantee and fund management charges are tuned up with the unit price.
When it comes to conforming with the yield reduction, the service provider might come at a definite claw-back (negative) addition (if any) to be included in the unit fund charge, as needed, at different time intervals after the end of initial 5 years of the policy.
At the end of the policy tenure (vesting date), vesting benefit related to the policy will be the total fund value. It is subject to a 101% guaranteed vesting benefit of the amount of all the premiums as well as top-up payments done by the policyholder till the date of vesting.
Benefits offered – Death
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If the policyholder dies before the date of vesting, the nominee is entitled to get the death benefit. It is the higher amount of the total value of the fund (Fund Value), as on the death intimation receipt date or guaranteed death benefit.
The guaranteed death advantage paid to the nominee is 105% of the total premiums as well as top-up premiums (if any), paid up to date specified under the policy.
The nominee gets two optionss in order to make use of the benefits given to him or her:
Take the total amount of money to be given as death benefit as lump sum.
Partially or fully use the death advantage proceeds in order to buy an allowance (annuity) from the insurance provider at the relevant annuity rates.
Benefits offered – Vesting
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The vesting benefit paid under this policy is the higher amount of the guaranteed vesting benefit or the total sum of the fund value, as on the date of vesting.
The guaranteed vesting advantage given is 101% of the total premium as well as top-up premium (if any), cleared up to the specified date of vesting.
On the date of vesting, the policyholder can choose between two options to utilize the benefit. Take a look:
He or she can receive up to the 1/3rd amount of the vesting advantage in the form of lump sum and buy an instant allowance from the company along with the balance sum at the current annuity rate (then prevailing) under any instant allowance plan offered on sale (then prevailing).
He or she can buy a deferred pension policy (single premium) from the company using the total amount of proceeds of the benefit given. It is irrespective of the single premium (min.).
He or she can extent the period of prevailing deferment under the plan to any of the periods available at the date of vesting, provide his or her age is less than 55 years on the date.
Frequently Asked Question
Are there any Loyalty additions with the policy?
The policyholder is also entitled to get Loyalty Additions on the Fund Value on the actual date of vesting, under the policy. These additions are equivalent to the percentage of single/annualized premium as mentioned below:
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Policy Tenure |
Regular/ Limited Premium payment choice |
For Single Premium Payment option |
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Premium < Rs. 10,00,000 |
Premium >= Rs. 10,00,000 |
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7 to 10 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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11 to 15 |
8.5% |
25.5% |
3% |
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16 to 20 |
9% |
27% |
3.5% |
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21 to 25 |
10% |
30% |
4% |
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26 to 30 |
11% |
33% |
4.5% |
What are the eligibility parameters?
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Parameters |
Details |
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Entry Age (Min.) |
30 Years |
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Entry Age (Max.) |
73 Years |
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Vesting Age (Min.) |
37 Years |
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Vesting Age (Max.) |
80 Years |
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Policy Term (Min.) |
7 Years |
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Policy Term (Max.) |
30 Years (Available deferment periods: 7 to 30 Years) |
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PPT (Min.) – Regular + Limited |
5 Years |
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PPT (Max.) – Regular + Limited |
Up to the tenure of the policy chosen |
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Min. Regular Premium |
Regular and Limited PPT |
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PPT |
Yearly |
½ Yearly |
Quarterly |
Monthly |
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< 7 Yrs |
Rs. 50000 |
Rs. 37500 |
Rs. 25000 |
Rs. 9500 |
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7 to 10 Yrs |
Rs. 25000 |
Rs. 19000 |
Rs. 12500 |
Rs. 4500 |
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11 Yrs or > |
Rs. 15000 |
Rs. 11500 |
Rs. 8000 |
Rs. 3000 |
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Single PPT |
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Policy Term |
Single Premium |
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7 to 10 Years |
Rs. 100000 |
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11 Yrs or > |
Rs. 50000 |
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Max. Regular Premium |
No Limit |
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Min. Max Premium (Top-Up) |
Rs. 5000 |
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Max. Max Premium (Top-Up) |
No Limit |
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