LIC’s Jeevan Labh Plan

LIC’s Jeevan Labh Plan

Established in 1956, the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LICI) is one of the largest and the most trusted life insurance company. It sells a variety of insurance policies to individuals and LIC Jeevan Labh is one such plan which is popular among individuals. LIC’s Jeevan Labh is an endowment assurance plan which pays a benefit either on death or on maturity. Let’s understand the plan in details –

What are endowment plans?

Endowment plans are traditional life insurance plans which pay a guaranteed benefit. These plans promise the payment of the sum assured either when the insured dies during the term of the plan or when the insured survives the chosen policy tenure. Endowment plans are also offered as participating policies which means that the plans earn a bonus. If the insurance company earns a profit in a financial year, such profits are distributed to policyholders in the form of a bonus. Participating endowment plans become eligible for bonus declarations made by the insurance company. The bonus increases the benefit payable under the policy.

LIC’s Jeevan Labh Plan

LIC’s Jeevan Labh Plan, as stated earlier, is a traditional endowment plan. Here are the salient features of the plan –

Features of LIC Jeevan Labh Plan

• The plan is offered as a participating plan. Simple reversionary bonuses are declared every year on the sum assured you have chosen if the company makes a profit.
• Two additional riders can be chosen with the plan. The riders include LIC’s Accidental Death and Disability Benefit Rider and LIC’s New Term Assurance Rider
• You have to pay premiums only for a limited period. The premium payment term depends on the policy term that you select
• LIC’s Jeevan Labh Plan allows you the option of choosing long tenures for creating substantial corpus
• Premiums discounts are allowed under the plan which makes the premium more affordable
• You can also take a loan under the plan for meeting your financial requirements

Benefits of LIC’s Jeevan Labh Plan

Here are some of the benefits which the plan provides –

• Participation in profits
  Since LIC Jeevan Labh is a participating plan, it earns bonuses. Bonuses help in increasing the death or maturity benefit and create substantial savings for the policyholder.
• Customisation through riders
  The policy offers you a choice of additional riders. Through these riders, you can enhance the coverage of your plan and also customize it. The Accidental Death and Disability Benefit Rider pays a lump sum benefit if the insured suffers accidental death or disablement during the term of the plan. The Term Assurance rider, on the other hand, promises a lump sum benefit if the insured dies during the policy term. Thus, both these riders promise additional benefits and can be chosen to increase the scope of the policy’s coverage.
• Flexible and limited premium payments
  Premium payments under LIC Jeevan Labh Plan are also flexible in nature. You can pay the premium annually, half-yearly, quarterly or monthly. Moreover, you don’t have to pay the premiums for the entire duration of the plan. The payment term is limited while the policy continues for a longer tenure.
• Attractive premium discounts
  Discounts are always good and LIC’s Jeevan Labh Plan allows you two types of premium discounts. The first premium discount is for paying the premium yearly or half-yearly. If you pay premiums yearly, you get a discount of 2% of the tabular premium. In the case of the half-yearly payment mode, the discount is 1% of the tabular premium. The second discount is for choosing higher sum assured levels. In this case, the discount increases with the increase in sum assured levels.
  
  The available discounts are as follows –

• Policy loans for financial emergencies
  Financial emergencies might arise anytime and when they do you don’t have to look anywhere else for financial help. LIC’s Jeevan Labh Plan offers you a policy loan based on the surrender value acquired by your plan.
• Tax benefits
  The policy also provides you with attractive tax saving benefits. The premiums that you pay for LIC Jeevan Labh plan are allowed as a tax deduction under Section 80C up to INR 1.5 lakhs. Moreover, the death benefit or maturity benefit that you receive under the plan would also be completely tax-free under Section 10 (10D) of the Income Tax Act. Thus, buying LIC’s Jeevan Labh Plan not only allows you to reduce your tax liability, but it also creates a tax-free saving corpus.

Who should buy LIC’s Jeevan Labh Plan?

LIC’s Jeevan Labh Plan is suitable for you if –

• You want to save for a long term period
• You want to create risk-free savings
• You want guaranteed returns
• You want to combine savings with life insurance coverage

Eligibility criteria for LIC’s Jeevan Labh Plan

The eligibility criteria for LIC’s Jeevan Labh Plan and other terms include the following –

Documents required to buy the LIC Jeevan Labh policy

To buy Jeevan Labh Plan, the following documents would be required –

• Proposal form of the plan completely filled
• Recent coloured photograph of the life insured and proposer
• Identity proof like Voter’s ID Card, PAN Card, Aadhar Card, Driving License, Passport, etc.
• Address proof like Voter’s ID Card, Driving License, Passport, Electricity bill, telephone bill, etc.
• Age proof like passport, voter’s ID Card, Aadhar card, etc.

Coverage under LIC of India Jeevan Labh Plan

Jeevan Labh Plan covers two instances which are as follows –

• Death during the term of the plan
  If the insured dies during the chosen term, a death benefit is paid. The death benefit is calculated as follows –
  
  Death benefit = Sum assured on death + vested bonus + final additional bonus (if any)
  The sum assured on death is either taken as 10 times the annual premium paid or the base sum assured which had been chosen under the policy. However, the death benefit, in any case, would not be below 105% of total premiums paid till death
  
• Survival till the end of the term
  If the insured survives till the end of the policy term, the LIC Jeevan Labh policy is said to mature. On maturity of the policy a maturity benefit is paid. The maturity benefit is called sum assured on maturity and is calculated as follows –
  Sum assured on maturity = base sum assured chosen + vested bonus + final additional bonus (if any)

Exclusions for LIC Jeevan Labh Plan

Suicides are excluded from the coverage of the policy. If the insured dies due to suicide, the sum assured would not be paid on death. In such cases the death benefit would be as follows –

• If the insured dies due to suicide within the first 12 months of buying the policy – 80% of the premiums paid
• If the insured dies due to suicide within 12 months of revival of the policy – higher of 80% of the premiums paid or the surrender value applicable under the plan.

Premium payable for LIC of India Jeevan Labh Plan

The premium payable for LIC Jeevan Labh policy depends on the following factors –

• The sum assured
• Age of the insured
• Mode of paying premium
• Premium paying term
• Policy term

The same premium rates of the policy are as follows –

So, if you choose a sum assured of INR 2 lakhs, your age is 30 years and you choose a policy term of 25 years, you would have to pay a premium of INR 9320.

How to make a claim in Jeevan Labh Plan

Maturity claims are initiated by the company itself. If the maturity date is approaching, the company would start preparing to pay the maturity benefit. You would just have to submit a filled up claim form and an identity proof and the policy proceeds would be paid

In case of death claims, however, the insurance company should be intimated about death. Once the company is intimated and the relevant documents are submitted, the company pays the death claim to the nominee appointed by the life insured.

Documents for Claim : The documents required for death claims include the following –

• Claim form which should be filled in
• Identity proof of the nominee
• Death certificate

In case of accidental death, the following additional documents would also be required

• Police FIR
• Coroner’s report
• Police inquest report
• Port-mortem report
• Punchnama, etc.

How to buy LIC Jeevan Labh Plan

You can buy Jeevan Labh online or offline. Here’s how –

• Buying offline – offline plans are sold by the company’s distributors (agents, brokers, etc.). You can also buy the plan by visiting LIC’s branch.
• Buying online – online LIC Jeevan Labh Plan is available on the company’s website as well as on the website of insurance aggregators and online brokers. Buying Jeevan Labh online is simple, easy and convenient. It also allows you to get coverage at the earliest.