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ICICI Prudential Wealth Builder Plan

ICICI Prudential Wealth Builder Plan is a Limited Pay and Regular Premium Unit Linked Insurance Plan. Its is a Non-Traditional Insurance Plan without Bonus facility.

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Death Benefit
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Riders
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Income Tax Benefit
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Key Features

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It is a Limited and Regular Premium ULIP without Bonus facility
Loyalty Additions are paid every year from the end of the 10th policy year onwards as a percentage of Fund Value
There are 3 portfolio strategies available in this plan
There are 7 funds available for investment in this plan
The portfolio strategy can be changed once every year.
In case of death of the Life Insured within the Policy Tenure, the nominee gets the Sum Assured + Fund Value as Death Benefit
On survival till the end of the Policy tenure, the Fund Value is paid to the Policyholder as Maturity Benefit
Sum Assured can be increased or decreased every year
There is an Automatic Transfer Facility that is available in this plan from Money Market Fund to Bluechip Fund, Multi Cap Growth Fund or Opportunities Fund
There is 1 additional rider available in this plan of Waiver of Premium on Critical Illness Benefit Rider

Benefits

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Death Benefit

In case of death of the Life Insured within the Policy Tenure, the nominee gets the Sum Assured + Fund Value, subject to a minimum of 105% of Premium Paid as Death Benefit and the policy terminates.

Maturity Benefit

On survival till the end of the Policy tenure, the Fund Value is paid to the Policyholder as Maturity Benefit and the policy terminates.

Income Tax Benefit

Tax benefits on the premium amount paid up to Rs. 15,000 in case of individuals and Rs 20,000 for senior citizens are allowed as a deduction from the taxable income each year under section 80D of the Income Tax under the existing tax laws of the Income Tax, 1961.

Riders
There is 1 Additional Rider in this plan:
  1. Waiver of Premium on Critical Illness Benefit Rider
Investment Fund Options
In this plan, there are 3 Investment Strategies in this plan:
  1. Life Cycle Based Portfolio Strategy- Portfolio is balanced between equity and debt exposure based on age
  2. Fixed Portfolio Strategy- there is a choice of 7 funds
    • Opportunities Fund
    • Multi Cap Growth Fund
    • Bluechip Fund
    • Multi Cap Balanced Fund
    • Income Fund
    • Money Market Fund
    • Maximiser V
  3. Trigger Portfolio Strategy which works on the principle of “Buy Low, Sell High”
Top-up

In this plan, additional investment can be done at a minimum amount of Rs 2000 for which the Sum Assured also increases by 125% or 500% of the Top Up Premium. All Top Up Premiums are also locked for a period of 5 years.

Switching

There are 4 free switches that are allowed in every policy year. Subsequent switches will be charged at Rs. 100 per switch by cancellation of units.

Partial Withdrawal

In this policy, there is Partial Withdrawal Facility but after completion of 5 policy years or the Life Insured is 18 years of age, whichever is later. The minimum amount of Partial Withdrawal is Rs 2000 upto a maximum of 20% of Fund Value. One Partial Withdrawal is free every year.

How it works

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In this plan, premium can be paid for a Limited Period of 5 or 10 years under Limited Pay Option or for the entire Policy Tenure under Regular Policy Tenure. There is Loyalty Additions that are paid in this plan every year from the end of the 10th policy year onwards as a percentage of the average Fund Value.

Premium Payment
Year 10
Year 11 onwards
Regular Pay
2%
0.75% p.a.
Limited Pay 5, 7 or 10
2%
0.5% p.a.
The premium net of charges is invested in the funds as per the choice of the policyholder. There are 3 Portfolio Strategies to choose from:
  • Life Cycle Based Portfolio Strategy- Portfolio is balanced between equity and debt exposure based on age
  • Fixed Portfolio Strategy- there is a choice of 7 funds to choose as per risk appetite
  • Trigger Portfolio Strategy which works on the principle of “Buy Low, Sell High”
The portfolio strategy can be changed once every year.
 
On survival till the end of the Policy tenure, the Fund Value is paid to the Policyholder as Maturity Benefit and the policy terminates. However, in case of death of the Life Insured within the Policy Tenure, the nominee gets the Sum Assured + Fund Value as Death Benefit and the policy terminates.
 
There is 1 additional rider available in this plan of Waiver of Premium on Critical Illness Benefit Rider

Eligibility

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Minimum
Maximum
Sum Assured (in Rs.)
For ages < 45, SA= Higher of (10 x AP) and (0.5 X PT X AP)
For ages 45 & above, SA=Higher of (7 x AP) and (0.25 X PT X AP)
As per Sum Assured Multiples
Policy Term (in years)
10, 15, 20, 25
30
Premium Payment Term (in years)
5, 10
Equal to Policy Term
Entry Age of Life Insured (in years)
0
65
Age at Maturity (in years)
18
75
Annual Premium (in Rs.)
24,000
Unlimited
Payment modes
Only Yearly

FAQs

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angle down iconWhat happens if policyholder stop paying the premium before 5 years
If the policy holder stops paying the premium, the insurance cover will cease and the fund value net of any discontinuance charge will be transferred to the Discontinued Policy Fund. The Discontinued Policy Fund will earn a minimum guaranteed interest rate equal to the savings account rate of State Bank of India and the proceeds from this will be payable after the fifth policy anniversary. In case of death of the Life Assured during this period, only the accumulated Fund Value will be payable to the nominee.
The policy can be revived as well but within a period of 2 years from the Date of Discontinuance of the Policy or before completion of the Lock-in period of 5 policy years, whichever is earlier.
angle down iconWhat happens if policyholder stop paying the premium after 5 years

If the policy holder stops paying the premium after 5 years, then there is no Surrender/Discontinuance Charges and the Fund Value is paid to the policy holder and the policy will terminate immediately.

angle down iconWhat happens if policyholder want to surrender the policy
 If the policy holder wants to surrender the policy before completing 5 years, then the insurance cover will cease and the Fund Value net of any discontinuance charge, if at least 5 years’ premiums have not been paid, will be transferred to the Discontinued Policy Fund. The Discontinued Policy Fund will earn a minimum guaranteed interest rate equal to the savings account rate of State Bank of India and the proceeds from this will be payable after the fifth policy anniversary. In case of death of the Life Assured during this period, only the accumulated fund value will be payable to the nominee.
 
If the policyholder surrenders the policy after completion of 5 policy years, then there is no Surrender/Discontinuance Charges and the Fund Value is paid to the policy holder and the policy will terminate immediately.
angle down iconWhat happens if policyholder want a loan against your policy

There is no loan available under this plan.