Introduction:
Life expectancy is improving rapidly.
People live longer. You cannot work throughout
your life. You will have to retire from
work. In the post retirement period you
have lot of time for yourself. You would
like to do things you have not done while
you were working
You
need to have a comprehensive plan to
meet your post retirement financial
needs ensuring complete peace of mind.
Key Features:
A maximum of Rs. 1,00,000 p.a. paid
as a contribution on a pension plan
is fully deductible from the taxable
income (within the max. ceiling Rs.
1 lakh )
Minimum Guaranteed returns of 4% p.a.
(compounded annually) on your Personal
Pension Account (till 31st March 2010)
+ Vested bonus.
It helps you to accumulate enough savings
to meet the old age needs and look for
a reliable and enduring pension payment.
It is an extremely flexible plan:
Choice of the contribution amount you
want depending on your premium paying
capacity
You
may exercise the Top-up facility whenever
by paying additional amount to increase
your retirement kitty, irrespective
of contribution payment mode.
Convenient
Contribution payment mode monthly, quarterly,
half-yearly, yearly and Single contribution
is also available.
Choice
of the choosing your own retirement
age.
Postponing/
Preponing to a convenient date, the
decision for receiving the Pension Benefits.
Contribution
holiday available from year 4 onwards.
The
total/balance amount (after withdrawal
from PPA, if any) can be utilized in
seeking immediate annuity.
Free
to chose annuity from either SBI Life
or other insurance companies.
At
Vesting Age you have multiple choices
of Pension/ Annuity options including
Joint Life Time Annuity.
On maturity you have a choice to withdraw
up to 33% from your Personal Pension
Account in a lump sum. This withdrawal
amount is tax-free as per the current
fiscal law.
Helps you to utilize all alternatives
of tax savings today and also plan for
a worry free tomorrow.
In Pension cum Life Cover
plan, you have the facility of Automatic
Cover Maintenance, which ensures that
the cover remains in force even when
you miss the premium payments. This
facility is available after the first
three years of the term.
In Pension cum Life Cover
plan, the life cover acceptance is based
on a simple medical questionnaire without
any Medical examination
Rebates for Annual, Semi- Annual mode
of premium and on high Contribution
amount. Enjoy financial independence
when you retire.
15 days Free Look Period from the date
on which you receive the policy documents.
Product type:
This is a Pension product.
How does it work?
Here you pay your contributions for
a selected term (accumulation period).
Your contribution net of administration
charges in your Personal Pension Account
with a guaranted rate of 4% (compounded)
per annum till March 2010. depending
on the financial market, additional
vested bonus may be declared from the
age to start receiving pensions and
also have the flexibility in the choice
of annuity options and provider.
Benefits
Tax Benefit
Tax exemption u/s 80 CCC (1) of IT Act.
Maturity Benefit
You can get maturity benefits only after
the accumulation period is over. At
the end of this period, the amount of
your Personal Pension Account (Contributions
net of administrative fee and Life cover
charge, if any + Guaranteed Return +
Vested Bonus) can be utilized in several
ways:
Immediate
Cash need: You have a choice to withdraw
up to 33% from your Personal Pension
Amount in a lump sum. This withdrawal
amount is tax-free as per the current
fiscal law.
Purchase
of Annuity: The total/balance amount
(after withdrawal from PPA) has to be
utilized in seeking annuity from SBI
Life (subject to the choice and rates
available at that time), or any other
insurance company.
Annuity options available with SBI Life
The policyholder has the choice to opt
for any of the following options:
Life
Time Annuity: Fixed annuity amount as
long as you live.
Increasing
Life Annuity: It provides progressively
higher pension by a fixed percentage
every year (rate will be fixed at vesting
age as per the rates available at this
time) to keep up with the increasing
cost of living.
The first 2 options can be purchase
with option of refund of Purchase price
less Amount of pensions already received.
Annuity
for Life with guaranteed period: Fixed
guaranteed annuity for a minimum guaranteed
period of 5, 10, 15 years (payable to
you or your nominee), and thereafter
only to you as long as you are alive.
Joint
Life time annuity + Life time annuity
for Survivor: The payment of annuities
during the lifetime of the person, and
thereafter as long as the spouse lives.
The annuity amount could be the same
as drawn by the person while he was
alive, or half of the amount, as opted
at the beginning.
The annuities could be payable monthly,
quarterly, half yearly or yearly as
per your option.
Death Benefit:
Death Benefit during accumulation period
Pure
Pension (Plan 1): The nominee would
be paid the Personal Pension Account
(Net accumulated contributions + minimum
guaranteed return + vested bonus)
Pension
cum Life Cover (Plan2): The nominee
would be paid the same benefit as per
the Pure Pension Plan + Sum Assured
for Life Cover.
Death
benefit during the Pension/Annuity period
: Death benefits depend on the pension
option chosen
Life
Time Annuity: no death benefit
Increasing
Life Annuity: no death benefit
First 2 options with refund of balance
purchase price: nominee will receive
Purchase price less pensions amount
already paid to the annuitant, if any.
Annuity for Life with guaranteed period:
If death occurs during guaranteed period,
the remaining guaranteed period annuity
will be paid to the nominee as per the
original schedule. If death occurs after
this guaranteed annuity period, no death
benefit.
Joint
Life time annuity + Life time annuity
for Survivor : If spouse survives, he/she
will receive 50% / 100% of the annuity
for Life time.
Who can buy this product?
If you are in the age group of 18 years
(age as on last birthday) to 65 years
(age as on last birthday) you can opt
for pure pension plan. For Pension cum
Life Cover it is 18 years (age as on
last birthday) to 60 years (age as on
last birthday).
Riders Available
No Riders are available.
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a sale.