Unit Linked Insurance Plans are an investment instrument that offer both- returns on investment as well as life cover. Investment in this scheme acts as a dual purpose plan for investors; however choosing the right place to invest your money is important. Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Company owned by Reliance capital has come up in life insurance industry with 49% stake owned by Japan’s Nippon Life Insurance and is growing at a great pace and offers you a wide range of funds.
Reliance Classic Plan II
This is one of the most sorted Reliance schemes. Available with ultimate flexibility, there are five funds options for investors, out of which 2 are equity-oriented funds, 1 is a balanced fund and 2 are debt-oriented funds. This plan has numerous features and benefits that makes for optimum utilization of your money.
Features and eligibility:
Advantages:
Death benefits: In case of the unfortunate event of death of the insured person occurs, the higher of the applicable sum assured or fund value will be paid to the nominee. Despite this, top-up sum assured or top-up fund value, whichever is higher, will also be paid to the beneficiary.
Maturity benefits: The Reliance Classic Plan II comes with the maturity benefit which is equal to the fund value. The maturity benefit can also availed through the settlement option over a period of 5 years.
Flexibility: Investor can avail any of the five unit-linked funds offered by Reliance Life and can enjoy the flexibility of switching between funds as per your choice and requirement.
Tax benefits: Tax benefits are applicable under Section 80C, 80D and 10(10D) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. These are subject to change as per the prevalent tax laws at the time of premium deduction and claim settlement.
Reliance Nippon Life Premier Wealth Insurance Plan
Reliance Nippon Life Premier Wealth Insurance Plan can be tailored to individual needs and to keep up with the changing priorities over time. The plan allows you the flexibility to balance the protection and investment needs during its tenure, in an active or a systematic manner.
Features
Choice of investment options - Select an investment option of your choice from.
Self-Managed Option: Manage and control your investments directly.
Auto-Managed Option: Manage your investment automatically. Under Auto-Managed Option you can choose between:
Target Maturity Option - Get a tailor-made solution through automatic asset allocation between equity and debt based on when you want to achieve your goal
Life-Stage option - Create a balance between equity and debt through a systematic asset allocation strategy based on your life-stage
Eligibility Criteria
Advantages
Death Benefit In unfortunate event of death of the Life Assured, the nominee will receive the maximum of Base Sum Assured or the Base Fund Value or 105% of the premiums paid. In addition, the maximum of all Top-up Sum Assured or Top-up Fund Value or 105% of the all total Top-up premiums paid.
Maturity Benefit On survival of the Life Assured till the end of the Policy Term, total Fund Value which is the sum of Base Fund Value and Top-up Fund Value, will be paid.
Wealth Boosters Wealth Boosters in the form of additional units will be added starting from the end of the 8th Policy Year. Each Wealth Booster will be a percentage of the average of daily Fund Value in preceding 12 months of the Base Plan in the same Policy Year and will be 0.30% per annum for Regular/Limited pay and 0.50% per annum for Single Pay.
Reliance ULIP plans are one of the simplest life plans in the insurance industry. Following features makes it the most preferred investment instrument:
Tax benefits: You can avail for tax exemptions on premium payments as well as death benefits as per the Sections 80C and 10(10D) of the Income tax act, 1961.
Simple process: Investing in Reliance ULIP plans is easy and convenient and the option of applying online is also available. With it’s not so complicated and flexible features, it is the right choice to make your investment.
Easy fund management: If you are not well-versed in market movements, you can leave the fund management to Reliance Nippon experts. You can even manage your funds on your own and make decisions such as which funds to invest in and whether to switch funds or not.
Easy claims: Reliance Nippon guarantees you to get claims approval within 2 weeks, the process will happen only after proper documentation and verification. The ratio of Reliance Nippon’s Claim Settlement is 95.01% as of March 2016.
Submitting your documents is the most vital part of investing in any plan. Absence or unavailability of any mandatory document may make you ineligible to invest in Reliance ULIP plans. Following documents are required for processing of your investment:
What should I do if I want to change my premium paying?
The frequency of premium payments can be modified after submitting duly filled in and signed request form to the customer service team of the insurance company. If the plan provides an option for changing the premiums, the customer service team will act on your request.
How to pay a premium? What are the modes of payment available?
Reliance Nippon offers four modes of payment: Online mode by logging in through your client ID and Password. Pay at Suvidha Centre via cash or cheque. Register yourself on the site and click on the pay Reliance Life insurance option. Electronic Clearance System for paying a premium of renewed policies.
How can I check policy status for Reliance Life ULIP Plans?
Register yourself on the e-portal and after generating password login to your account. Click on the policy status tab to get all the details of your Reliance ULIP plans.
What is the policy renewal process for Reliance Life ULIP Plans?
Renewal of your policy can be done through the following modes: Online mode: Login to your account and click on the required renewal tab and make payment via cheque cash or net banking. Electronic Clearance System: Fill in the desired form and submit all the required documents.
What is the company’s process to settle claim for Reliance Life ULIP Plans?
Reliance Nippon guarantees 12-day claim settlement. Submit all the documents in your nearest branch along with claim form in your city and after verification, the cheque will be dispatched in next 3 working days to your address.
What is the policy cancellation process for Reliance Life ULIP Plans?
Submit a duly filed cancellation form along with relevant documents at any branch and after verification, the policy will be deemed to be cancelled.
How does Reliance Nippon Life Classic Plan II works?
Let’s take an example: Mahesh, aged 30 years, opts for Reliance Nippon Life Classic Plan II with a policy term of 15 years, annual premium of Rs.50,000 and a life cover of Rs. 5,00,000, calculated at ten times the annualised premium. He believes that equities are currently volatile and hence, decides to invest in a relatively safe investment, under Life Corporate Bond Fund 1 (Debt oriented fund with low to moderate risk). Let’s look at 5 different scenarios after Mahesh invests in this policy:
| Annual amount | Total amount paid over 15 years | Fund Value @8% | Fund Value @4% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50,000 | 7,50,000 | 11,80,861 | 8,47,778 |
**The values shown above are for illustration purpose only, based on assumed investment returns of 8% & 4%
Scenario 2: After 3 years, Mahesh feels that equity market has stabilized and is poised to provide superior returns in the long term. He switches his investment to Life Equity Fund 3 (Equity oriented fund with higher risk compensated with higher potential returns). Further, he opts for premium redirection to ensure that his future premiums are also invested in the equity oriented fund. Over time, his investment appreciates significantly and he enjoys superior returns on his investment.
Scenario 3: At the end of the 6th policy year, Mahesh decides to purchase a new car by utilising his investments in this plan. He makes a partial withdrawal of 20% of his Fund Value.
| Annual amount | Total amount paid over 6 years | Fund Value** at end of year 6 @8% | Fund Value** at end of year 6 @4% | Partial withdrawal of 20% end of year 6 @8% | Partial withdrawal of 20% end of year 6 @4% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50,000 | 3,00,000 | 3,41,922 | 2,98,040 | 68,384 | 59,608 |
**The values shown above are for illustration purpose only, based on assumed investment returns of 8% & 4%
| Annual amount | Total amount paid over 10 years | Fund Value @8% | Fund Value @4% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50,000 | 5,00,000 | 6,55,594 | 5,25,316 |
**The values shown above are for illustration purpose only, based on assumed investment returns of 8% & 4%
| Death in Policy Year | Base Sum Assured | Additional benefit on death due to accident (Equal to Base Sum Assured) | Death Benefit payable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Rs. 5,00,000 | Rs. 5,00,000 | Rs. 10,00,000 |
