Review: LIC New Term Plans – Amulya Jeevan II & Anmol Jeevan II

1. I took amulya jeevan policy last year october. Is it better for me to surrender that policy and take a new one since the premium will be lower?

   • Dear Gopi please do not surrender LIC policy as LIC is still Best insurer among other insurer compare to settle claims based on their records and claim settlement duration,capacity & willingness of the company to honor claim ,please do not go with what said in various blogs these days as they are biased with ONLY LIC and seems doubt they are agents of private insurance companies association,if you wish your family/depends get claim in case of occurrence of claim in the future there must be existence of the company in the market.Best regards,

     • Dear ravi

       It is wrong that bloggers are agent of private insurance company. They only educated you regarding planning/insurance. they not pressurized you to buy private insurance. Tell me why term insurance plan more popular after coming private insurance in market. Term insurance is basic insurance why LIC not promote these type of policy previously.

       sharad gupta

   • Hi Gopi.

     Before surrendering the policy, please compare the premium you need to pay for new Amulya jeewan policy at your current age. Possibly it should be with less premium. Ideally you should divide your term plans in 2-3 companies, based on their premium, company’s claim settlement ratio and no. of cases handled. Please compare all these then plan for the same. Believe there is no harm droping old policy and buying new one, if that is good. Continuing old one to maintain the relation seems of no use. HEMANT your input required here.. pls.

   • very nice article for a person wishing to have term plan. the comparative study is really eye opener. we thanks for updates.

2. Hemant,

   Glad you informed about the new Term plans of LIC.

   In Dec 2013 I had subscribed to Amulya Jeevan (T. No. 190) for 50 lakhs. I have already paid two premiums of Rs. 20700/-. On Commencement of the policy in Dec 2013 my age was 31 Years.

   Now, can you please suggest whether it is advisable to continue with the old version or take a fresh policy of Amulya Jeevan (New)?

   Regards,
   Pankaj

   • 1. Buying a new policy means you have to pay Service Tax at the rate of 3.09% on premium every year, which makes it a costly affair.
     2. No Surrender Value is available on Term Insurance Plan.
     So, It doesn’t make sense in surrendering the policy. Let the present plan continue.

     • Dear Sir,
       As per my understanding. It is a Term policy. No surrender value or cashvalue is there in any case. Nothing has been accrued.
       So, if the effective premium per annum (including service tax) comes down with the new policy, then what’s the harm ?
       As per the comparison by Mr. Hemant, the premium should come down significantly.

       Please elaborate more why continuation of the old policy is suggested.

       Thanks,
       Kaushik

     • 3.09% tax should be ok.
       Difference in premium is around 56% less in case of new one.
       Just one year passed. So no issues with the surrender value as weel.
       What do you think?

3. Thanks for such an article. Surely have answered many of my questions.
   Good Job. Keep going. Really appreciate your time devoted for the article.

   • Thank you so much for posting a detailed article on all confusing LIC Term Plans. I get educated and understood the term plans clearly now. The comparison with other companies is wonderful. Keep doing the excellent job.

4. I am 55 years old person.
   I don’t have term insurance plan.
   I have various LIC plan insurance plan.
   Can you suggest me term insurance plans suitable to my age @ 55 yrs ?
   Awaiting your reply.
   Regards,
   Dinesh

   • Mr. Dinesh,

     You can consider buying online term plans since they are cheaper and at your age the premiums are generally high. Most of the older companies such as ICICI, HDFC, Kotak have these plans which you can consider. But first you should evaluate your insurance need so that you know how much life insurance coverage you have to buy.

5. Hi Hemant,

   Very good article and an eye opener as our family always prefer LIC , may be we feel secure with this brand.
   As you suggested HDFC and ICICI also doing well in claim settlement ratio.I’ll take one of these.
   Thanks

   • Dear Vivek ,please note that still LIC is the best and its not true what you said,”eye opener”! If any private player is honoring claim more than the past not meant private insurer will continue record of claim settlement in the future too when policyholder will file claim with them.please have your attention also on IRDA’s penalties imposed on these private insurer for delay of claims in FY 2012-13,13-14 for dealth claims.

     • Dear ravi,

       Kindly compare individual death claim ratio LIC paid average only 9 Lacs per claim and private insurance company paid 22 lacs per claim. and also see pending death claim of private insurance and public insurance company.

       sharad gupta

       • Dear Sharad ,

         From where you learnt all claim data regarding private insurance companies??how you can claim private life insurer are honoring claims more than LIC?? I guess you must verify trusted data of claims settlement than rely on any weird website or person self claim.Please once have look on recent advertisements where LIC paid claims 99.45% as on date and working on settlement 0.55% claims which are in process for claim payments.
         So who more trusty about paying claims?? Private insurer or LIC?Which company death claims pending ?LIC or Private insurers??

         • Unless and until we have data to compare Claim Settlement Ratio with regards to Term Insurance alone for LIC and private players, there is no way to tell who is better.

           It is a well known fact that 99% of what LIC sells is traditional investment policies in which case the Sum Assured is very low and easy to pay out. But honoring claims of term insurance with 50L to 1 crore sum assured (which are quite common) is quite a different ball game.

           Considering how LIC agents are officials are desperate to mis-sell crap policies to innocent investors who don’t know any better, I am not at all convinced that LIC cares about our interests.

   • Thans Vivek.

     Good to see that you are taking an action.

6. Hello, I want to take Anamoil Jivan -II, for 5 years as term plan and also for Tax benefit , I do not want to invest for long term and high amount. How this will be benefit after 5 year.

   • Nothing shall be payable on survival to the end of the policy term in Term Assurance Plan. Go for Single Premium endowment Plan or Tax saving FD or ELSS to get the benefit of Tax Exemption.

   • Chintaan,

     A term plan is for the financial security of loved ones in case of any mishappening to the earning member. There is no maturity value. The benefit is paid only on death of life insured and that’s the reason the premiums are too low. Tax Benefit is an additional advantage with such life insurance plans.

     Read More Here –

     https://www.retirewise.in/2010/04/what-is-insurance-investment-or-expense.html

7. Hi Hemant,
   I have two term plan from Aviva i Life with a monthly premium of 2380 half yearly ( Life cover of 50 Lakh )

   I have another one Aviva I-shield which is term plan with return of premium on survival 2200 Rs per month this is a return of premium plan on survival ( Life cover of 50 Lakh )

   Can you please confirm the settlement ration for Aviva, since you have not even mentioned Aviva in your comparison table I am bit worried if I have chosen the right insurance provide.

   Regards,
   Sushil

   • Hi Sushil,

     You can get the information on Claim settlement of life insurance companies from IRDA annual report.Visit their website.
     Aviva might have higher rejection of death claims but you need to understand that the reason for this can be various. It can also be due to high frauds in certain areas, as has been stated by the company.So you need to check in detail. In my view if you have disclosed all the information to the company, your family should not face a problem in getting claim.

8. Very good article. I am always a fan of your website. It’s always informative. Keep up the good work.

9. Hi Hemant,

   Very good article and an important comparison for aam aadmi.

   Although unwilling to pay higher premium, I recently choose LIC over click2protect. The only reason for that was I asked the HDFC agent that I travel overseas frequently and might even become a NRI in the future. How would your policy handle that? His answer was that every time you go abroad you have to intimate the company, failing to do so might result in denial of claim, whereas the LIC agent straight away answered that it doesn’t matter.

   But the international coverage of term plans and if and how it deals with your change of status/citizenship remains a less understood and a gray area, which would be a good topic to explore.

   Thanks!

   • PP,

     You need to inform the company when your status changes to NRI. The reason is that there are certain countries where term insurance is not issued to NRIs and there are other rules which apply. Your policy status in such case will be changed to NRI.

     However, in case of travelling frequently abroad, for some companies you may have to inform when your trip is for a longer period say 2-3 months. However, this may vary within companies. But as you said such rules are gray area which need to be explore more.

10. Dear Sir,

    I am going to migrate to Australia with 4-5 months. I want to know, if I take Term plan today, will it give any benefit to me or my family?

    • Himanshu,

      If you are migrating to another country, then you will have to inform the company. As your resident status changes to NRI, your policy status will also change to NRI.

11. Thankful for the comparison of different term plans. An important and popular player in this field is Aegon Religare. It offers some important rider benefits with and without additional costs. The basic premium is also very competitive. Insurance term is also higher. Please provide your opinion for a 39 year old non smoker male individual with risk cover of about 50 lakhs. Is it also advisable to spread the risk over say two policies taken from different insurers?

    Also, some day tell us about pension plans.

    Thanks
    Dr. R.k midha

    • Dear Mr. Midha,

      Aegon Religare is one of the initial player in online term plans. You can compare it with other players on basis of parameters as only claim settlement may not be appropriate and then take a decision.
      For Rs 50 lakh splitting into two companies may not be a viable option. You can look at this option when your insurance need increases in future and you have to buy additional term insurance.

      We welcome your suggestion and try to cover pension schemes in future.

12. Thank u Hemant ji,
    As you said ki apka investment diversify hona chiye. Vese hi mein ye bhi manta hon ki apja ins bhi atleast 02 alag comp mein hona chaiye. Isme yedi ek lic ho yo sabse best hein. Koi nahi chahega ki uska claim rejectin ke 5 percent case me ajaye or wo ese grd per reject ho jo condition apke bus mrin nahi thi.
    Is liye mein prefer karonga ki lic ka minimum 25 to 30 lakh ka ins sabhi youth professional ka ho jo 30 to 40 age ke hein depend apni future liabolity ko dekh te hue.

13. Hi,

    Very good info. I have a question here.

    In Dec’13 i took Amulya Jeevan 25lakhs and paid 12k as premium. Now charges or increased or decreased ? It will effect to my present plan also.

    I wants to take another 50lakhs from hdfc bank or any other one. Can you suggest e better one?

    Thanks,
    Ajay

    • Ajay,

      You can choose an online term plan where premium rates are lower. This will make your effective payout low. You can companies which are doing good as mentioned in the article or work on certain parameters to select.

14. very informative article. truely said that difference is only in our mindset.
    waiting for your new article.
    with regards
    Indrajeet singh

15. Hi Hemant,

    Thanks for such an article.

    In Dec 2008 I had subscribed to Amulya Jeevan (T. No. 190) for 32 lakhs. I have already paid six premiums of Rs. 24832/-. My date of birth is 04.07.1965.

    Now, can you please suggest whether it is advisable to continue with the old one or take a fresh policy of Amulya Jeevan (New) or any other one?

    Regards,
    Mohan

    • Hi Mohan,

      As your age is higher you will have to go for medical test and any issues there can impact your policy issuance. If you wish to discontinue for savings of premium its wiser that you apply for the fresh policy first and then take any action on old policy.

16. Hi Hemant,
    I have recently started reading your articles and found them very informative. Regarding your current article I have few points
    1) You have compared LIC term plan (Offline) with other plans which are online in nature. I think the difference in the premium is due to the online vs offline nature of the insurance plans. If we compare all offline term plans then only we can get clear picture. As per present table Birla term plan, which I suppose is offline plan has premium 1.5 times than LIC.
    2) For the reasons based on which insurance companies have introduced online plans, why don’t LIC introduce online plan. Is there any reason holding LIC from introducing online term plan. If not then I think LIC’s online term plan will be very competitive in the online segment.
    3) If LIC is considering its agents system as hurdle, even other insurance companies must have faced the same while introducing online products in the era of agent based offline products.
    Hemant, your opinion please.
    Regards,
    Amod

17. I am 41 yrs old and i took 50lac cover from SBI LIFE smart shield . Please Advice whether to continue with same or buy Amulya Jeevan 2

    • Hi Rajesh,

      There is no benefit in changing your insurance company unless you are not satisfied with it or there is significant difference between the premiums.

      You can continue with your existing insurance.

18. Is it correct to really compare the claim settlement ratios in our country where most of them are basically money back type, especially in the case of LIC? What really matters is the claim settlement ratio for the events happening..i.e on death of the life insured. Are there any reliable statistics available on this?

    • S.Gopalan,

      The claim settlement of insurance is on death of policyholder so the ratio gives a fair picture. However, there are many issue such as cases of fraud claims which impact this ratio. A higher ratio means the company has been able to settle most of the cases along with taking care in frauds while a low ratio means there can be issues involved.

19. Hi Hemant,
    I have heard that LIC covers almost everything(360degree coverage) except suicide where as other players in same fields have some exclusions included in the term plan.
    Thanks
    Varun

    • Varun,

      The conditions in term insurance are generally the same across the companies including LIC. However, there may be few additional disclosures or processes in some cases which companies may impose on the basis of their experience.

20. Comparison table shows Kotak to be charging least on all levels. You have not talked of it , is it because their poor settlement ratio or otherwise poor track record.

    • HG Sharma,

      The premium rates are fixed by the companies based on their experience. Competition is one of the factors which have an impact. But a poor track record cannot necessarily convert into lower premiums. Kotak was one of the initial companies who brought term plans with lower rates. So one need to compare both to drive any conclusion.

21. Hello All,

    This is really good article and I am thanking Hemant for this.

    Guys, please understand we are taking term policy for long period and we are not sure how about the future of the private banking sector after 10 or 15 years ( we really not sure what is their positions after 20 years ), and if I remumber correctly there was one insurance company called ” Max Newyork Life ” and I dont think this company exist now, now the company has become Maxpupa or something….. ( i am not sure ).
    So, if we see the above premium table, we can understand there is a difference of close to 800 to 1000 rs PER YEAR between the LIC and other private companies.
    Now, I do not want to tell you any thing more, do u look for approx 2000 rupees difference per year or will u go for private companies promises ?
    summary is :- LIC which is Govt will never be equivalent to privates.
    Private companies can say number of reasons if they dont want you ( i.e to ur family) to give the claim.
    Thanks,
    Deepak

    • Deeoak,

      Maxbhupa and Max New York Life insurance are two seperate entities. Also LIC can be termed as a government organization only for their solvency and not anything else. No insurance company public or private can reject any claim if the information you gave was correct and the claim settlement ratio difference is a good indicator of the performance. And most importantly all of them are governed by the same act i.e. Indian Contract Act.

22. My calculation says that the premiums have been decreased by 0.77 times in amuly ajeevan.. (including ST)….

23. Is Amulya Jeevan II available online ?

    • Babuli,

      LIC has not yet launched online term plan.

24. Hemant has not replied to my question

25. Although, there are many questions raised by readers, none of them got answered by Hemant!! I know Hemant used to do a great deal of work by answering many questions patiently but alas nowadays he may be busy with his work. Hope he replies to at least few important questions that would help many people. And I see that the most important & repeated question is “What to do with existing Amulya/Anmol jeevan of LIC?”.

26. Hi,
    I am new to insurance policies.
    I had invested in anand jeevan table 129 last year to which my friend suggest to stop it as there is no benefit and i also researched on the same proved as right.
    The new scheme under term growth plan of LIC as amulya jeevan plan 2 seems attractive as the returns are high.
    i am confused to its maturity plans as it says no benefit shall be payable to the survival on end of policy term.
    what does this means
    I want to know the sum assured here is fixed or is dependent on market growth on any condition bcoz the returns are around 20% wen compounded annually & the ROR increases as the LIC annexure as we decrease the age of insurer.
    Please help to solve the confusion.

    • Juhi,

      20% is way beyond anyones dream. Nope. Amulya Jeevan is a term insurance which pays benefit only on the death. There is no maturity value here. That’s why the premiums are so low.
      Not sure how you reached to 20% conclusion:(

27. Hi hemant
    i am a seafarer by profession and due to my profession i will be entitled to NRI status. I want a term insurance for around 2 crores. can u suggest any term insurance plans.

    • Praveen,

      You can check with HDFC, Kotak, Birla and ICICI for Term Plans to NRIs. However, in insurance there are categories defined as per the risk at workplace. Based on it companies charge the premium or exclude some completely. Seafarer too are in higher risk category and so premiums form general may vary.The actual terms you will come to know from the insurance company.

28. dear sir,
    i am an NRI and having term plan from LIC india 5 yrs ago, for 25 yrs of term, i am paying 12000/-yr for 25 lake rs coverage, while online insurance purchase is quite cheap , should i cancel this one and go for other one
    pl. advice me
    deepak

    • Deepak,

      The premiums are lower than LIC and with Rs 12000 you will be able to avail a higher coverage. But you should first enquire with companies as there are restrictions with some for NRIs availing an online term insurance.

29. dear sir,
    i s it possible to change the old policy with new one continoueing with less premiume

    • Deepak,

      You cannot change it. You will have to buy a new policy and discontinue the old one.

30. Dear Gopi,
    there is a provision in LIC now as per my knowledge (their internal OM)that within a stipulated time you can switch over to new amulya jeevan2 from old one.kindly contact your broker or LIC devp. officer immediately.

31. I already have a term policy with HDFC for 50L. I want to take with some other insurer for another 50L. Is LIC offering these term plans online? I dont want to buy insurance from agents as its my hard earned money and agents get huge commission on the premium payed.. If its not available online now, i will go with ICICI..

    • Chandra,

      LIC do not offer online term plans. You can go ahead with your choice.

32. i want to purchase a term plan but first i want to be sure about death claim conditions. no any article mentioned about ‘what should be the death conditions’ in above. accidental death also considered in any term plan?

    • Neetesh,

      A term insurance will cover death- naturally, by any illness or accidental death. There are some specific situations like War where it excludes. You can get the exclusion details from any company.

33. Hi,

    This is good to here that so many people are interested in taking Term Insurance policies; and LIC being the oldest insurer and most trusted for its claims ratio among the policy holders has come up with new plans which are competing with other private insurers.
    If you go by the claims you are comparing fruits of LIC’s with trees of other private companies. The ratio seems fine but if you dig little deeper in to the numbers, you will find that LIC has been taken by 1000 people compared to 10 people from private insurers. And if based on that ratio if you calculate LIC will be way ahead.

    Thanks,
    MT Altaf
    Hyderabad

    • MT Altaf,

      Yes LIC being the oldest layer do have numbers. But in my view the product has to suit ones requirement and private layers are rising to the occassion by being more competitive.

34. Hi im 40 yr old.i had quit smoking before 2 yrs.In what category i fall in for term plan?
    Considering current scene i am nonsmoker but would it affect at the time of claim?Will it be consider wrong info if i categorised my self as nonsmoker at the time of buying term plan?

    • Ashvin,

      You can categorized yourself under non-smoker as you do not smoke today. But wherever asked you should mention the past information so that nothing is hided from the company. In my view insurance companies have a very specific criteria in their underwriting to decide a non-smoker.

35. Hello Gentlemen,

    Could you please let me know what is the best insurance plan for NRI with all type of death coverage including Sui-sad; as per my understanding LIC Amulya Jeevan cover all/any type of death. I need 1 Crore sum assure. I prefer LIC due as its not a private organization.

    I’d appreciate your suggestion.

    Best Regards,

    Ravi

    • Ravi,

      In general suicide in any term plan is not covered in the first year of policy. You can choose the company as per your selected parameters. Even some of the pvt.. organizations are doing good in claim settlement so you can consider them.

36. Dear Sir,
    Since LIC is the market leader, TFL is writing so much against it. My motor cycle is insured for RS 52000 against premium of Rs 1178. Is the value of human life so less that you are paying Rs 25000 for life cover of 1 crore in Term plans. Nothing is written against non life insurers. This obviously means that TFL is working day and night to bring down a mammoth organisation called LIC. Of late, the IRDA report says that some pvt insurers are almost ‘there’ in terms of claim settlement with LIC records. The day is not far when Indian Public concerns will fade away and we will see the rise of Pvt concerns. That’s how East India Company had entered and ruled India- History repeats itself. Long live TFL…..

    • Hi Majibar,
      You mentioned “My motor cycle is insured for RS 52000 against premium of Rs 1178. Is the value of human life so less that you are paying Rs 25000 for life cover of 1 crore in Term plans.”
      As you are LIC agent – please enlighten us why one should not buy term plans??

37. dear sir,
    i am a NRI. i have purchased LIC term plan AMULYA JEEVAN for 25 lacs sum assured 5 yrs before, i am paying annual premium of rs 11500/-. but now i came to know that accidental death is not cover in this . pl. advice me what to do now,
    deepak

    • Deepak,

      A term insurance specifically covers death and accident is not an exclusion. It is very well covered in this plan.

38. as i am housewife of age 40 yrs i want to invest 10,00,000 at one time but iwant regular income from immediate next month i dont want to take post office plans so is there any lic policies for me ? every month income i want , please suggest

39. In April 2014 I took the Jeevan Anand policy with annual premium of Rs.34000/- and now I want to switch to Anmol Jeevan II. Please advise me the procedure of doing so.

40. HI, i have a query,
    if i buy LIC policy directly from LIC local office, than will it be cheaper, compared to buy from an LIC agent ?
    Thanks.

41. I have two LIC & 1 Aegon Religate term insurance, following are details
    1. LIC Covered amount : 2500000/- Premium : 9,125.00, coverage till : 2046
    2. LIC Covered amount : 500000/- Premium : 1,584.00, coverage till : 2033
    3. Aegon Covered amount : 3000000/- Premium : 4412 coverage till : 2057

    Total coverage : 60L, Total premium : 15121

    I have following options, what would be your recommendation.
    1. Surrend #1 & #2 policy, continue with #3 policy. Buy eTerm of 50L, premium 13089 per annum. With this total coverage of 80L premium 17501(=13089+4412)
    2. Surrend #1, #2 #3 policy & take a eTerm of 60 L, premium amount : 15707, Life cove till : 2050 years
    3. Do not buy e-Term, continue with offline policies, as premium is almost same as existing polilies, but please note that if we buy new e-tem policy it would cover me till 2050.

42. I have Amulya Jeeva 2 for 50L with premium of 26K but I check new plan Eterm825 for 1Cr has premium of 30K.should I stop old one & buy new Etern825.Any pros & con of it

    Is LIC term plan cover accidentally disabilities or we can add it.

    Ranjan

43. Below is copied plan intro from LIC website , please tell if this is better than LIC amulya jeevan 2 policy, if possible please provide a comparison for the same.
    Thanking you in anticipation.
    “LIC’s e-Term is a regular premium non-participating “Online Term Assurance Policy” which provides financial protection to the insured’s family in case of his/her unfortunate demise. This plan will be available through online application process only and no intermediaries will be involved.”

    • Hi Krishna,
      Both the products are vanilla life covers – Definitely, e-term better if we talk about premium – you can go ahead with this.

44. Thanks for a eye opening knowledge sharing.i want to know whreather long term plan in lic will be adbantage over short term…if I will chose tenure 10 year it has low premium. after 10 year I wil again start the same…for example for me age 33 year 10 year tenure for 4000000 premium is only 5750. Why I will choose a 30 year tenure which has premium 11000

    • Dear Rajeeb,

      Buying a term plan for a longer term always be beneficial. Term insurance premium always remain same. Suppose if you buy a plan with a sum assured of 40 lakh for 10 years your premium would be around Rs 5750 & after 10 years if you start again with the same sum assured you have to pay around Rs 11000 almost double than what you are paying now.

45. Its a very good Article . Its rich in information . Also this analysis is based on facts and I feel it is unbiased .
    .
    BUT I wish to make one point – The analysis in the Chart no 2/ Table no 2 needs a correction . HDFC LIFE and ICICI PRU these insurers do not have any plan for 15 Lacs cover . There Minimum Sum Assured is 25 Lacs

46. Hi,
    I am planning to buy a term insurance for sum assured more than 70 lacs. I am 26 yr old.
    Your article has thrown a light on difference between LIC and plans offered from private companies. Instead of going for 1 policy for overall sum assured, what if I get two policies (1 from LIC and other from private company). It will provide me benefit of low premium, Also, for LIC claim settlement chances are high and that can be useful for the settlement of other policy.
    Please suggest.

    • Dear Swati,
      There is a big difference of premium between LIC & other private companies. & if you check the claim settlement ratio you will find it almost near to LIC.

47. LIC’s which Term plan is better? eTerm(Online) or Amulya Jeevan(offline)? Are the benefits or claim settlement ratio same for both?

    • Hi Rahul,
      Go for eterm.

48. LIC’s which Term plan is better? eTerm(Online) or Amulya Jeevan(offline)? Are the benefits or claim settlement ratio same for both?

    • Hi Rahul,
      Go for eterm.

49. Can I purchase two policy of LIC Amulya Jeevan II of 25lac each sum assured in different year.

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