Not exact matches
Since the
early 1980s, the proportion of household financial assets held as deposits has fallen from about 50 per cent to below 30 per cent; this has been mirrored by a comparable rise in the proportion of household assets held as
claims on
life insurance and superannuation funds (Graph 11).
In
life insurance industry parlance, they are called «
early claims».
The
insurance company keeps the premium level by charging a premium that, in the
early years, is higher than what is needed to pay
claims, investing that money, and then using it to supplement the level premium to help pay the cost of
life insurance for older people.
The deductions that have been
claimed earlier shall become taxable if
life insurance policy is terminated by any failure on the part of the policy holder to pay premium or by notice for single premium policy in two years since the date of commencement and for regular premium policy for which premiums have not been paid for more than two years.
Earlier,
life insurance companies in India could hand over the
claim proceeds to the nominee, after which the other rightful legal heir could
claim the benefits from the nominee.
These plans are costlier than the pure term
life insurance plans as it offers both death and maturity benefits (whichever occurs
earlier is paid as the
claim under the TROP).