LIC of India Launches new Unit-Linked Insurance Plan, LIC’s Index Plus
(Press Release): The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has introduced a new insurance plan, LIC’s Index Plus (Plan 873), effective from February 5, 2024. The plan, a Unit Linked, Regular Premium, Individual Life Insurance offering, provides life insurance cover combined with savings throughout the policy term.
The Unique Identification Number (UIN) for LIC’s Index Plus is UIN: 512L354V01. This plan offers guaranteed additions as a percentage of the Annualized Premium, added to the unit fund at specific policy years' completion. These additions are then used to purchase units.
Key Features of LIC’s Index Plus:
- Age Criteria: Minimum entry age is 90 days (completed), and the maximum entry age is 50 or 60 years (nearer birthday), depending on the basic Sum Assured.
- Sum Assured: Ranges from 7 to 10 times the Annualized Premium for entry age 90 days to 50 years, and 7 times for entry age 51 to 60 years.
- Maturity Age: Minimum age at maturity is 18 years (completed), and the maximum age is 75 or 85 years (nearer birthday) based on the basic Sum Assured.
- Policy Term: Minimum term is 10 or 15 years, and the maximum term is 25 years, with the premium paying term being the same as the policy term.
- Premium: Minimum premium varies based on the payment frequency, ranging from Rs. 30,000 (Yearly) to Rs. 2,500 (Monthly).
- Funds: Policyholders can choose from two funds - Flexi Growth Fund and Flexi Smart Growth Fund, primarily investing in selected stocks from NSE NIFTY 100 or NSE NIFTY50 index.
- Withdrawals: Partial withdrawals are available after a 5-year lock-in period, subject to conditions.
- Survival Benefit: On surviving the maturity date, an amount equal to the unit fund value is payable.
- Death Benefit: The amount payable on the death of the life assured varies based on whether it occurs before or after the commencement of risk.
The plan also provides an option to choose LIC’s Linked Accidental Death benefit rider and allows partial withdrawals of units after the lock-in period. It is a non-participating plan and can be purchased offline through agents or online directly through the LIC website.
For detailed information, interested individuals are advised to refer to the full Product Prospectus and Sales Brochure available on the LIC website: [www.licindia.in]
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Kasaragod: ED books Kunhahmed Musliyar Memorial Trust for FCRA violation
New Delhi (PTI): The Enforcement Directorate has registered a forex violation case against a Kerala-based charitable organisation for receiving Rs 220 crore from abroad in alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
The investigation pertains to Kunhahmed Musliyar Memorial Trust located in Kasargod and its chairman Ibrahim Ahmad Ali, an NRI.
Searches were conducted under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) at two locations in Kasargod on Thursday in connection with the case, the ED said in a statement.
The Trust, according to the ED, received more than Rs 220 crore since 2021 from Ibrahim Ahmad Ali, which was reflected in the books of accounts as "unsecured" loans.
However, no loan agreement, interest rate terms, or repayment schedule were available, and no repayment had been made till date, the probe agency said.
The probe found that these funds were received by Ali from a UAE company named Universal Lubricants LLC.
In the absence of supporting documents and in view of the clarification given under a section of the FCRA, the said loan prima facie qualified as "foreign contribution" under FCRA, the statement said.
According to the ED, the Trust is "not registered" under the FCRA and does not possess the "mandatory permission" or a designated FCRA bank account to receive foreign contributions.
It was found that a part of these foreign contributions was "utilised" for the purchase of agricultural land in India, in violation of the existing regulations.
The search action found that the Trust received Rs 2.49 crore in "cash" from Ali in violation of FEMA provisions.
"During the search, incriminating documents, ledger accounts showing unsecured loans of Rs 220 crore, the cash book of the Trust, and a hard disk containing financial data were seized," the ED said.
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