Generally, amounts you receive under a life insurance contract paid by
reason of the death of the insured are not included in your gross income; such proceeds are received tax - free.
In case
of death of the insured member, apart from the scheme specific death benefit, fixed life insurance cover amount of Rs 1000 per member, shall also be payable.
In the event
of death of the insured before the completion of 5 years, the income benefit amount for the remaining years will be payable to the insured's nominee.
The documents needed generally include the birth certificate of the insured, residence information, policy numbers and the death certificate showing the date and
cause of death of the insured.
Generally, if you receive the proceeds under a life insurance contract
because of the death of the insured person the benefits are not taxable income and do not have to be reported.
You will also be glad to know that the policy offers a provision to receive complete benefits without paying future premiums, in case
of death of the insured parent.
The plan provides comprehensive insurance cover to the borrowers of the institution and offers to pay off the principal loan outstanding in the event
of death of the insured borrower.
Any existing loans against your permanent life insurance policy will decrease the amount of the payout to the beneficiary at
time of death of the insured.
Guarantee is applicable only when - From date of policy inception o the
date of death of insured, the policy should have completed 2 years.
In
case of death of the insured during the tenure of the plan, the death benefit payable depends on the applicable variant at the time of death.
This receipt does not provide absolute interim insurance (during underwriting) until the company acts on the application, but stipulates that the company will assume the risk
of the death of the insured after the date of the application if it later approves the application or, more frequently, if the insured meets with the company's rules of insurability for the plan applied for as of the date of the application.
The benefit provides a payment of Rs. 1 lakhs of the Sum Assured in lump sum to the nominee within 48 hours
of death of the insured if the company has been duly notified.
If any contract which is a life insurance contract under the applicable law does not meet the definition of life insurance contract under subsection (a), the excess of the amount paid by the reason
of the death of the insured over the net surrender value of the contract shall be deemed to be paid under a life insurance contract for purposes of section 101 and subtitle B.
In case
of death of the insured higher of the Sum Assured including the Guaranteed Additions, vested bonuses, terminal bonus, if any or the Guaranteed Maturity Benefit including the Guaranteed Additions, vested bonuses, terminal bonus, if any, or 105 % of all premiums paid till the date of death is payable to the nominee
The nominee can avail the death benefit in lump sum or choose to receive the monthly Family Income Benefit of 1.5 % of the Sum Assured as and when it accrues, i.e. following the date
of death of the insured till the end of the tenure.
The inbuilt benefits are applicable in case
of death of the insured wherein an additional Sum Assured is paid in case of Accidental Death, total of the Sum Assured and Fund Value is paid in case of being diagnosed with a Critical Illness under the Critical Illness Benefit and 10 % of the Sum Assured is paid following the year of disability to the end of the term or 10 years whichever is lower in case of ATPD benefit.
-- The term «reportable death benefits» means amounts paid by reason
of the death of the insured under a life insurance contract that has been transferred in a reportable policy sale.».
Phrases with «of death of the insured»