LIC Jeevan Umang Plan

Most of the individuals prefer accumulating funds for their future so that their family doesn’t face any kind of financial crises. But it is necessary that your savings are going into safe hands. Therefore you must invest your money in LIC because it is a trusted organization and helps you to boost up your wealth through loyalty additions. One such plan is the LIC Jeevan Umang Plan in which the company gives you protection for life and provides a lump sum amount at the time of maturity. If by any chance the insured dies during the policy term then the company will pay the death benefits to the family. So, you must have a look at all the key features of this plan.

LIC Jeevan Umang Plan Eligibility Criteria

Key Features of Jeevan Umang Plan

1. This plan gives you death benefits, survival benefits, and maturity benefits.
2. You are free to choose the amount of the Sum Assured in this policy.
3. There are various options available to choose the Sum Assured.
4. You will also get loyalty additions in this insurance plan.
5. There are multiple riders available in this plan that you can add to it.
6. You will also get a grace period if you miss the payment of premium on the due date.
7. Get Tax Benefits under section 80C and 80D of the Income Tax Act 1961.

Benefits of Jeevan Umang Plan

Now you must go through the key benefits of this insurance plan and see how it can be helpful for you in the long run. On the other hand, this plan has some unique benefits that might amaze you.

Rebates on Premium

The company will give you a rebate on the amount of premiums if you choose a high amount of the sum assured. On the other hand, your premium will also be reduced if you have chosen yearly or half-yearly payment of your premium. In the table given below, you can see the rebates available on the premium amount.

Survival Benefits

You will receive survival benefits if you have completed the premium paying term successfully. In this benefit, the company will give you 8% of the Basic Sum Assured as the survival benefits. The survival benefit will be given every year after the completion of the premium paying term and it continues until the policy matures.

Death Benefits

If the insured dies an unfortunate death then the nominee is entitled to receive the death benefits and they depend on the following conditions.

1. If the insured dies before the risk commencement date then return of premium paid without interest will be payable to the nominee.
2. If the insured dies after the risk commencement date then the company will pay the Sum Assured on death, Simple Revisionary Bonuses, and Final Additional Bonus to the nominee.

The value of the Death Benefit will be the highest of the following:-

1. Basic Sum Assured
2. 7 times of the annualized premium

The death benefit will never be less than 105% of the total premiums paid up to the time of death.

Option to Take Death Benefits in Instalments

The nominee can take the death benefits in installments and you are free to choose the time span of 5 years, 10 years, and 15 years. It is not necessary to take the death benefits as a lump sum. Here are the different minimum amounts for different payment modes.

1. Monthly Rs.5000
2. Quarterly Rs.15000
3. Half-Yearly Rs.25000
4. Yearly Rs.50000

Maturity Benefits

If the insured successfully survives the policy term then he is entitled to receive the following:-

1. Sum Assured on Maturity
2. Simple Revisionary Bonuses and Final Additional Bonus

Various Modes for Paying the Premium

You will get different payment frequency modes for paying the premium and they are available on a yearly, half-yearly, quarterly, and monthly basis. You can pay the amount of premium through NACH Facility in which it will deduct the premium amount automatically from your account on the due date.

Grace Period

You will get a grace period of 30 days in LIC Jeevan Umang Plan for making the payment of your premium if in case you fail to make the payment of the premium on the due date. If you are paying yearly, quarterly, and half-yearly premiums then you will get a grace period of 30 days otherwise you will get a grace period of 15 days in a monthly payment of premiums.

Revival Benefit

LIC allows you to revive this policy if it has lapsed due to the non-payment of the premium during the grace period. The company gives you a time of 5 consecutive years to make the payment of all the arrears including the interest and revive the lapsed plan.

Paid-up Benefits

After paying the premium for 2 years regularly, if you discontinue paying it then you will get the paid-up benefits. In the paid-up benefits your death benefits and the maturity benefits will be reduced and at the time of death or maturity, you will receive reduced benefits.

Surrender Benefits

You can surrender the Jeevan Umang policy and take the surrender value. But you’ll only get the surrender benefits if you have paid all the premiums for 2 years without missing any premium. You will get the highest of the following:-

1. Guaranteed Surrender Value
2. Special Surrender Value

Loan Against Policy

You can take a loan against the policy from the company if you don’t want to surrender it. But you are allowed to take a loan against the policy only if your policy has acquired a surrender value. LIC will charge the applicable interest on the loan borrowed against the policy.

If the loan is taken during the premium paying term then the maximum loan amount will be:-

1. Up to 90% in the case of inforce policies
2. Up to 80% in the case of paid-up policies

Free-Look Period

You will get a free-look period of 15 days in this plan and it means that you can return the policy within 15 days if you don’t find it interesting. If you have purchased the policy online then you will get a grace period of 30 days.

Add-on Benefits

You can cover some extra risks related to your life by adding riders to this plan. The only rider that can be added to this plan is given below.

1. Accidental Death and Disability Benefit Rider
2. Accident Benefit Rider
3. New term Assurance Rider
4. New Critical Illness Benefit Rider
5. Premium Waiver Benefit Rider