Net Yield 8.77%
SINGLE-PREMIUM insurance products are yet to hit the market. Very few plans are now on offer for investors. Bajaj Allianz Wealth Insurance is a singlepremium plan, which is a good investment among its peers due to its low-cost structure and high net yields. The plan is a type I insurance product having an exhaustive basket of funds for investment. However, based on past performance, the mid-cap fund is a lucrative investment considering that the fund generated a return of 193% in five years. The fund also offers loyalty additions on maturity. Being a singlepremium plan, the premium limit is a little on the higher side.
ICICI Pru LifeTime and ICICI Pru Lifestage are Unit Linked Pension Plans. Such insurance linked retirement plans are neither good investments nor do they offer sufficient insurance cover. As you can see, these have turned out to be bad deals. In the Lifetime plan, the fund value is not even equal to the total premiums that you have paid and in the Lifestage plan your return is just about 6% which is quite low. The mortality charges are as per your age which is why they have increased. Moreover, once these plans matures, you will have to compulsorily opt for annuity (regular income) and the annuity rates are generally modest. Assuming these plans mature in the next one year, it will be wise to surrender the plan now and curb your future commitments. Before you choose to buy a term plan, you have to consider a few points. You need to insure yourself, only during the time you are working and your family is financially dependent on you. At the age of 59, not all insurance companies w...
