Additional features can also be added to the policy including critical illness waiver of charges, accidental death and
waiver of premium features.
The waiver of premium feature in a child insurance policy is an added bonus.
Not exact matches
As mentioned in the above list
of best online term insurance plans, some life insurance companies provide optional riders (like Accident death benefit & Critical Illness) and optional
features (like
waiver of premium or monthly income options etc.,)
For example, a
waiver of premium rider is an additional
feature you can add to your policy to relieve you
of your payments if you become disabled and can't work.
Most life insurance policies offer an optional
feature called
waiver of premium.
You can also get bonus
features like accelerated death benefit (pays 92 percent if your life expectancy is 12 months or less) and a disability
waiver, which means you will not have to pay your coverage
premiums for the duration
of your disability.
Disability
Waiver / Rider (
Waiver of Premium) is a
feature that will pay your
premiums if you were to suddenly become disabled.
For example, a
waiver of premium rider is an additional
feature you can add to your policy to relieve you
of your payments if you become disabled and can't work.
A unique
feature of this term plan is the inbuilt
waiver of future
premiums in case
of total and permanent disability
of the policyholder.
Most child plans have an inbuilt
premium waiver feature or self - funding
of premium which allows the policy to continue even after the death
of the applicant / policyholder (parent), where the insurance company waives future
premiums, allowing the child to receive complete maturity benefit.
Moreover, if the insured choose an option for any additional
features provided by the insurance company like switching option or
waiver of premium then the charges for the same is also deducted from the invested amount.
Some select child plans also come with the «
waiver of premium»
feature which ensures that all
premiums are paid by the insurance company incase something happens to the parent and the child gets the corpus planned on maturity.
Premium waiver Most child plans offer
premium waiver benefit — either as an option or as an essential
feature of the primary plan.
What I observer that HDFC life has no
WAIVER OF PREMIUM ON DISABILITY
feature which is present in icici iprotect.
But if you are planning to buy the best one in the child's name, then ensure that it has a built - in
feature of premium waiver in case
of death
of the parent.
As mentioned in the above list
of best online term insurance plans, some life insurance companies provide optional riders (like Accident death benefit & Critical Illness) and optional
features (like
waiver of premium or monthly income options etc.,)
Child plans are different from other investment instruments because
of their
premium waiver feature.
A
feature of some policies for the
waiver of premium if the policyholder becomes permanently and totally disabled.
In the unfortunate event
of demise
of a parent, child plans come bundled with the
feature of premium waiver as well as a lump sum death benefit offered to the surviving child at maturity.
Child plans also have the unique
feature of an inbuilt
premium waiver benefit.
The best part
of a child insurance policy lies in its
waiver -
of -
premium feature; under which even after the unfortunate death
of the policyholder, policy does continue paying all benefits, and all future
premiums is borne by the insurer on behalf
of the policyholder.
In case
of the untimely demise
of the insured parent, many child plans have what is a called
premium waiver feature that ensures that the child plan remains in force for the remaining part
of the policy term.
Life insurance companies also offer other paid
features on these policies, such as
waiver of premium and return
of premium riders.
The right to include the
waiver of premium rider in the converted policy can be an important
feature, particularly if the conversion to a policy with a
waiver of premium rider can be made even if the insured is already disabled.
A
feature added to some life insurance policies providing for
waiver of premium, or payment
of monthly income, or other benefits if the policyholder becomes totally and permanently disabled, as provided in the policy.
The
Waiver of Premium benefit is usually available as an in - built
feature or as a rider with regular
premium endowment and term plans.
For instance, a term plan with the
feature of waiver of premium in case
of accidental disability is certainly going to cost more and provide better comprehensive coverage than a term plan which offers only death benefit.
I generally find
waiver of premium a good rider or product
feature to have.
Apart from death benefit, Terminal Illness and
waiver of premium on Permanent Disability are inbuilt
features.