India First Annuity Plan is a traditional Immediate Annuity plan, which can be purchased by paying a lump sum amount as a Single Premium. This is a non-participating plan which means it is not eligible for bonuses. In this plan, the policyholder gets to choose the retirement age, and he/she would receive a fixed annuity on a monthly basis for life from that selected age.
§ It is a traditional non-participating Immediate Annuity plan
§ It is a single Premium policy
§ Monthly annuity is paid to the policyholder
Death Benefit – This being an Immediate Annuity Plan, there is no death benefit that is paid under this plan.
Vesting Benefit – There are 3 options available to the policyholder:
· He can choose to take 1/3rd of the Fund Value, which is tax free and purchase an annuity with the remaining 2/3rd either from IndiaFirst Life Insurance or from any other life insurance company according to open market option
· He can purchase an annuity with 100% of the lump sum either from IndiaFirst Life Insurance or from any other life insurance company, or
· He can withdraw the entire Fund Value and be taxed on it according to tax laws.
Income Tax Benefit - Life Insurance premiums paid up to Rs. 1,00,000 are allowed as a deduction from the taxable income each year under section 80C. The maturity amounts you receive from this plan are exempt from tax under section 10(10D)
|
Minimum |
Maximum |
Sum Assured (in Rs.) |
NA |
NA |
Policy Term (in years) |
Annuity starts immediately |
|
Premium Payment Term (in years) |
Single |
|
Entry Age of Policyholder |
40 |
80 |
Age at Maturity |
- |
80 |
Single premium (in Rs.) |
Not Specified |
NA |
Payment modes |
Only Single |
The below illustration is for a healthy Male (non-tobacco user) opting for
Single Premium=Rs 5,00,000
Riders – No riders are available in this policy
You stop paying the premium – This being a single premium policy, there is no question of stop paying premium.
You want to surrender the policy – There are no surrender benefits under this term plan.
You want a loan against your policy – Loan facility is not available under this policy.