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Max Life Shiksha Plus Super Plan

Max Life Shiksha Plus Super Plan is a non-participating Unit-linked Insurance Plan that helps the insured secure a fund for their child’s future education and lot more. With the rising cost of education, one needs a savings plan that is designed to provide adequate funds at key educational milestones and take care of a child’s future even if the insured is not around.
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Distribution - Number of branches pan India (March 2019)
239
Entry Age Minimum/Maximum (Years) - Term Plans
18/70
Sum Assured Minimum / Maximum - Term Plans
10 lacs / Unlimited
Policy Term Minimum / Maximum (Years) - Terms Plans
10/50
Solvency Ratio (FY 2018-19) *
2.42
Number of Policies Sold (Ind+Group) *
527,601
Number of Lives Covered (Ind+Group) **
6,438,358
Claims Settlement Ratio (Ind+Group) ***
98.95%
* - As per IRDAI data 2018-19 - The solvency ratio of an insurance company is the size of its capital relative to all the risk it has taken, which is all liabilities subtracted from total assets. In other words, solvency is a measurement of how much the company has in assets versus how much it owes
** - as per L-25 Public Disclosure of Insurance Companies for 2019-20  |  *** - Claims Settlement Ratio = Claims Settled in the year / Claims Reported in the year - as per IRDAI data published

Max Life Shiksha Plus Super Plan Overview

  • Key Features
  • Eligibility
  • Policy benefits
  • Investment Strategy

Key features of Max Life Shiksha Plus Super Plan

The key features of Shiksha Plus Super Plan are as follows:
  • Comprehensive Life insurance coverage including Family Income Benefit and Funding of Future Premiums in case of the Insured’s demise.
  • Option to choose Policy Term and Premium Payment Term to let the insured decide key milestones along the educational journey of his/her children and on their financial cashflows.
  • Choice of 6 (six) Funds for investors with different risk factors depending on the risk appetite of the insured.
  • Systematic Fund Transfer and Dynamic Fund Allocation mechanism to protect investments against market volatility.
  • Flexibility to make Partial Withdrawals to meet unplanned expense.

Eligibility of Max Life Shiksha Plus Super Plan

Eligibility Criteria
Age of the Life Insured at Entry (age as on last birthday) Minimum entry age : 21 years
Maximum entry age : 45 years
Maximum Maturity Age of the Life Insured (age as on last birthday) 66 years
Policy Term The policy holder has an option to choose any policy term from 13 years to 21 years.
Premium Payment Term (PPT) Two premium payment term options available
  • 8 Pay variant - 8 years
  • Limited Pay variant - Policy Term less 3 years
Premium Payment Mode The product allows yearly, half-yearly, quarterly and monthly premium paying modes.
Please note the modal factors on the prospectus.
Minimum Annual Premium
  • For 8 Pay variant - ₹40,000
  • For Limited Pay variant (Policy Term less 3 years) – ₹20,000
Sum Assured Minimum:
  • 8 Pay variant : ₹3,27,000
  • Limited Pay variant : ₹2,12,000
(subject to minimum premium limit)
Maximum :No limit, subject to limits determined in accordance with the Board approved underwriting policy of the Company

Policy benefits of Max Life Shiksha Plus Super Plan

Benefit Description
Death Benefit Following shall be payable on death of the Life Insured during the Policy Term provided the Policy is in-force:
  • Death Benefit; plus
  • Policy Continuance Benefit

Death Benefit is payable immediately on death of the Life Insured and is defined as higher of:
  • 11 times the Annualised Premium
  • 105% of all premiums paid as on the date of death of Life Insured
  • Guaranteed Sum Assured on Maturity
  • Any absolute amount assured to be paid on death

Policy Continuance Benefit - On the death of the Life Insured, all future premiums will be waived and the policy will continue as is. Survival and Maturity Benefit shall be payable to the beneficiary as and when due as would have been the case had the Life Insured been alive. Thus, the Policy will continue post the death of the Life Insured and will also continue to participate in future profits (i.e. all future bonuses will continue to accrue under the policy).
Please note that the beneficiary / nominee shall have no rights to any of the options available under the policy i.e. the beneficiary cannot exercise the following:
  • Surrender the policy
  • Withdraw the accrued PUA (if any)
  • Change bonus option
  • Discount / defer money back payments

Settlement Option: Nominee will have the following two settlement options available to receive the Death Benefit:
  • Lump Sum Benefit: Nominee can choose to take the entire Death Benefit as lump sum payout.
  • Monthly Income for 135 months: Nominee can choose to take 1% of Death Benefit as monthly income which will be payable for 135 months.
Annual Bonus The bonus shall be declared in the form of Paid Up Additions every year post completion of 2 Policy Years. Paid Up Additions shall be payable on earlier of surrender, death or maturity. However, in case of surrender, only surrender value of accrued Paid Up Additions (if any) shall be payable. Following bonus utilization options shall be available to You at the Proposal Form stage:
  • Paid Up Additions: The bonus once declared shall accrue and be payable in full on earlier of death or maturity. In case of surrender of policy, the surrender value of all accrued Paid Up Additions shall be payable.
  • Premium Offset: Upon declaration of Paid Up Additions each year, the surrender value of Paid Up Additions shall be utilized to offset the future premium.
  • Paid In Cash: Upon declaration of Paid Up Additions each year, the surrender value of Paid Up Additions shall be payable every year till the end of Policy Term.
Terminal Bonus Terminal Bonus is an additional bonus paid only ONCE, on earlier of death, surrender or maturity, provided the policy has been in force for at least five years i.e. payable in case of claims made from end of 60th month onwards. However, in case of Surrender, only the Surrender Value of Terminal Bonus shall be payable.
Paid Up Additions (PUA) Withdrawal Option The Policyholder can take the surrender value of the accrued PUA (partially or in full). The remaining PUA will continue to participate in bonuses.
  • Minimum Withdrawal amount – ₹5,000
  • Maximum Withdrawal amount – Subject to maximum PUA surrender value available
Survival Benefit Four moneybacks each equal to 25% of Sum Assured are payable in the last four policy years. Each money back is scheduled to be paid at end of each policy year as shown below:
  • Moneyback 1 (Policy Term less 3 years)
  • Moneyback 2 (Policy Term less 2 years)
  • Moneyback 3 (Policy Term less 1 year)
  • Moneyback 4 (at the end of Policy Term)
Discounting & Deferment Schedule The discounting and deferment can be done subject to the following conditions:
  • Maximum discounting permissible is to receive all four money backs at the time first money back payment contractually becomes due. In other words, the first money back payment cannot be discounted and all remaining money backs can be discounted to a maximum of being paid along with the first money back payment.
  • Maximum deferment permissible is to receive all four money backs at the end of the Policy Term i.e. at the time the fourth money back payment contractually becomes due. In other words, the fourth money back payment cannot be deferred any further and all remaining money backs can be deferred to a maximum of being paid along with the fourth money back payment.
  • This option cannot be exercised by beneficiary / nominee post the death of the Life Insured.
Maturity Benefit The following riders are available with this product :
  • Max Life Term Plus Rider
  • Max Life Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  • Max Life Waiver Of Premium Plus Rider
Please refer to the respective Rider Prospectus for more details on Riders.
Premium Rates Premium rates and the benefits are unisex (same for both male and female) and unismoker.
This plan can also be offered to sub standard lives with extra mortality charges subject to Board approved underwriting policy of the Company.

Choose the Investment Strategy of Max Life Shiksha Plus Super Plan

The insured may choose to invest in following six (6) Funds available in this plan. Alternatively, one may also opt for either Systematic Transfer Plan or Dynamic Fund Allocation strategy, but not both.
High Growth Fund High Growth Fund is a multi-cap fund with a focus on mid cap equities, where predominant investments are equities of companies with high growth potential in the long term (to target high growth in capital value assets). At least 70% of the Fund corpus is invested in equities at all times. However, the remaining is invested in government securities, corporate bonds and money market instruments; hence the risk involved is relatively higher.
Growth Super Fund Growth Super Fund is primarily equity oriented by ensuring at least 70% of the Fund corpus is invested in equities at all times. The remaining is invested in debt instruments across Government, corporate and money market papers.
Growth Fund Growth Fund invests in various asset classes such as Equities, Government Securities, Corporate Bonds and Money Market Instruments. The equities exposure in the Fund will at all times be at a minimum of 20% but not more than 70%. The Fund invests the remaining Fund corpus in debt instruments across Government, corporate and money market papers.
Balanced Fund Balanced Fund invests primarily in debt instruments such as Government Securities, Corporate Bonds, Money Market Instruments etc. issued primarily by Government of India/State Governments and to some extent in Corporate Bonds and Money Market Instruments. The Fund invests minimum of 10% and up to maximum of 40% of Fund corpus in equities.
Conservative Fund Conservative Fund invests primarily in debt instruments such as Government Securities, Corporate Bonds, Money Market Instruments etc. issued primarily by Government of India/State Governments and to some extent in Corporate Bonds and Money Market Instruments. The Fund invests up to 15% of Fund corpus in equities.
Secure Fund Secure Fund invests in debt instruments such as Government Securities, Corporate Bonds, Money Market Instruments etc. issued primarily by Government of India/State Governments, corporate and banks. The Fund also invests in money market instruments as prescribed by IRDA. No investment is made in equities.

Flexibilities Offered

  • Switch – The insured may Switch between available Funds at any time during the Policy Term, subject to a minimum Switch amount of ₹5,000. Maximum of twelve (12) Switches are allowed in a Policy Year and they are free of charge. Following receipt of a written notice from the insured, the insurer will redeem the Units from the existing fund and purchase Units in the Fund the insured wishes to switch to.
  • Premium Redirection – The insured may redirect future Premiums between available Funds at any time by giving a written notice before the premium due date. The notice must quote the Policy Number and it must specify precisely the Fund(s) along with the percentage of premium allocation against each Fund to which the redirection of premium is sought. A maximum of six (6) Premium Redirections are allowed in a policy year and all are free of charge.
  • Partial Withdrawal - No Partial Withdrawals are allowed in the first five policy years and thereafter a maximum of two (2) Partial Withdrawals are allowed in a policy year. There is no charge on Partial Withdrawals. The minimum amount of Partial Withdrawal allowed per transaction is ₹5,000. In a policy year, the maximum amount that can be partially withdrawn is 50% of the Fund Value as on the date of partial withdrawal, subject to the Fund Value immediately after Partial Withdrawal being at least equal to 1 (One) Annualized Premium or 25% of Single Premium, as the case maybe, i.e., one may make two partial withdrawals in a policy year such that the summation of percentage of Fund Value withdrawn, is less than or equal to 50%.
  • Settlement Option – The insured may, at least fifteen (15) days prior to the Maturity Date, opt for a Settlement Option, pursuant to which the Company will continue to manage the Funds for a maximum period of five (5) years from the Maturity Date and make periodic payments. While opting for settlement option the insured will have to instruct the insurer on settlement period (up to 5 years) and the frequency (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual) of payouts. Under settlement option, the balance number of Units in the Fund at the start of the settlement period will be divided in equal instalments for payout over the settlement period.

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CIN: U66000KA2018PTC117713 | IRDAI Web aggregator License Code Number: IRDAI / INT / WBA /53/ 2018, Valid till 07/08/2025