What
is money back policy ?
Money
back policy comes into the category of life insurance policy offered by
financial institutions. It combines the insurance benefits coverage
with repeated pay-outs of a percentage of the sum assured at regular intervals
during period of policy term. Since money back policies are offering
combination of insurance coverage, periodic liquidity and savings accumulation,
it is very popular. An individual or investor always taking in mind
while selection or investing or to setting up an investment
goal. The disadvantage of money back policy that it is not give the
sufficient life coverage to the policy holder most probably those are looking
high sum assured. Additionally, the maturity benefits are not meeting the
financial requirement of policy holder. In case death of policy
holder the beneficiary or nominee will receive all the payouts that is sum
assured plus bonuses, it is totally tax free under section 10D of the Income
Tax Act.
Some
of the key feature of the Money Back Policy
Maturity
Benefit:
If
the individual or policy holder survives the entire period of policy, he can
receive the sum assured along with any accrued bonuses at the end of the policy
term, in addition to periodic payouts like 5 year, 10 years and 15 years.
Insurance
Coverage:
If
the unfortunate demise of the policy holder during the policy term period, a
money back policy provides death benefit to the nominee.
Periodic Payouts:
Money
back policies are provides periodic payouts like the some percentage of the sum
assured are paid to the policy holder after certain year and up to the maturity,
it depends upon the terms and condition of the policy and what plan you choose.
Survival Benefits:
The
survival benefits are usually paid out at specified intervals, such as every 5
or 10 years, depending on the terms of the policy.
Bonus Additions:
Bonuses
are depending on the performance of the insurance company, it is a certain
percentage of the annual result.
Example:
Mr.
David has decided to invest in money back
policy; he chooses the following money back plan and term to invest.
Policy
Details:
Sum
Assured: Rs. 10,00,000 (Rupees Ten Lakhs)
Policy
Term: 20 years
Premium
Payment Term: 15 years
Premium
Payment: Annual
Benefits:
Survival
Benefits: The policy offers periodic
payouts of 20% of the sum assured at the end of every 5 years, starting from
the end of the 5th policy year. So, the policyholder will receive Rs. 2,00,000
at the end of the 5th, 10th, and 15th policy years.
Death
Benefit: In case of the unfortunate demise
of the policyholder during the policy term, the nominee will receive the full
sum assured of Rs. 10,00,000 as the death benefit, irrespective of the survival
benefits already paid out.
Maturity
Benefit: If the policyholder survives the
entire policy term of 20 years, policy holder will receive the remaining sum
assured of Rs. 10,00,000 along with any accrued bonuses or returns as a lump
sum at the end of the policy term.
Bonus
Additions: Depending on the performance of
the insurance company and the type of policy, bonus additions may accrue over
the policy term, enhancing the overall returns from the policy. For simplicity,
let's assume a bonus of 3% of the sum assured is accrued annually.
Illustration:
At
the end of 5th year: Rs. 2,00,000 (Survival Benefit)
At
the end of 10th year: Rs. 2,00,000 (Survival Benefit)
At
the end of 15th year: Rs. 2,00,000 (Survival Benefit)
At
the end of 20th year (Maturity): Remaining Sum Assured + Accrued Bonuses
Total
Payouts over 20 years:
Total
Survival Benefits: Rs. 6,00,000
Maturity
Benefit: Remaining Sum Assured + Accrued
Bonuses
This
is one of the simple example, actual money back policies may have several plans,
different financial institutes offering different type of plans, terms,
benefits etc., It is always necessary to review all the documents carefully
before investing.