Types of Life Insurance Policies

Updated on December 16, 2024 , 54599 views

A Life Insurance policy provides you with a financial cover and sense of assurance to you and your family during the time of crisis. Each life insurance type has its own specific type of cover along with other benefits.

These life insurance plans cover your basic financial needs and assets. We will look into each of the types of life insurance policies in detail.

Types of Life Insurance Policies

1. Term Insurance

Term Insurance is one of the most basic types of life insurance policies. In term plan, the policyholder gets a life cover for a specified period of time and they pay the premium for the same. In case of premature death, the beneficiary receives the sum assured to the policyholder. On the other hand, if the policyholder survives the term insurance period, there are no savings or profits gained from the policy. Online term insurance plans give pure risk coverage and that is the reason the premiums for such plans are relatively low.

Top 5 Term Insurance plans in India 2024

Term Insurance Plan	Insurance Provider Company	Maximum Cover Age (Yrs)
ICICI Prudential iProtect	ICICI Prudential Life Insurnace	30
HDFC Life Click 2 Protect	HDFC Life Insurance	30
LIC e-Term Plan	Life Insurance Corporation of India - LIC	35
Max Life Online Term Plan	Max Life Insurance	35
Kotak Life Preferred e-Term	Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance	40

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2. Whole Life Insurance

As the name suggests, this type of life insurance policy is for the whole life. The cover of the insurance policy is throughout the lifespan of the policyholder. The premium is paid at regular intervals and there is a final payout to the family upon the death of the insured. Naturally, as the insurance cover is for the lifetime, the premium amount is also higher for such whole life plans.

Top 5 Whole Life Insurance Plans in India 2024

Whole Life Insurance Plan	Insurance Provider Company
ICICI Pru Whole Life	ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
Max Whole Life	Super
IDBI Federal Lifesurance	Whole Life Savings Insurance Plan IDBI Federal Life Insurance
SBI Life Shubh Nivesh	SBI Life Insurance
LIC Whole Life Policy	Life Insurance Corporation of India - LIC

3. Endowment Plan

Endowment Plan is a special type of life insurance policy. In this, there is a maturity benefit i.e. if the policyholder survives the term of the insurance plan, they avail the sum assured. The beneficiary is also entitled to the basic death benefit in case the policyholder dies during the term of insurance. Endowment plans have higher premiums to cover the sum assured with profits for the possibility of either death or survival.

Top 5 Endowment Plans in India 2024

Endowment Plan	Insurance Provider Company	Policy Term (Yrs)
Reliance Life Insurance Super Endowment Policy	Reliance Life Insurance	14-20
Kotak Classic Endowment Policy	Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance	15-30
LIC New Endowment Policy	Life Insurance Corporation of India - LIC	12-35
HDFC Life Endowment Assurance Policy	HDFC Life Insurance	10-30
SBI Life Endowment Policy	SBI Life Insurance	5-30

4. Unit Linked Insurance Plan (ULIP)

Unit link insurance plans differ slightly from the regular endowment plan. ULIP does pay out the sum assured upon either death or maturity. Along with that, it also invests in the money markets. A policyholder can choose to invest in stock or debt Market. The returns depend upon on the performance of the investment in the market. In short, ULIPs are a combination of insurance cover and investment option.

Top 5 ULIPs in India 2024

Unit Linked Insurance Plan - ULIP	Insurance Provider Company	Minimum Premium (INR)
SBI Wealth Assure	SBI Life Insurance	50,000
Max Life Fast Track Growth Fund	Max Life Insurance	25,000-1,00,000
Tata AIG Life Invest Assure II - Balanced Fund	Tata AIG Insurance	75,000-1,20,000
PNB MetLife Smart Platinum	PNB MetLife Insurance	30,000-60,000
Bajaj Allianz Future Gain	Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance	25,000

5. Money Back Policy

Money back is also a variant of endowment plan. In this, the policyholder receives regular payments over the term of the policy. That portion is paid from the sum assured to the policyholder. If they survive the term, the remaining amount of the sum assured is paid and in the case of death, the beneficiary receives the complete sum assured to the policyholder.

Top 5 Money Back Policies in India 2024

Money Back	Insurance Provider Company	Maturity Age(Yrs)	Plan Type
LIC Money Back Policy - 20 years	Life Insurance Corporation of India - LIC	70	Traditional endowment plan with money back Facility
SBI Life - Smart Money Back Gold SBI	Life Insurance	27-70	Life cover along with savings plan
Bajaj Allianz Cash Assure Bajaj Allianz	Life Insurance	18-70	Conventional money back policy
HDFC Life Super Income Plan HDFC	Life Insurance	18-75	Convetional participating endowment plan with life cover
Reliance Super Money Back Plan Reliance	Life Insurance	28-80	Non-linked, non-participating, non-variable endowment plan with life cover

6. Child Plan

It helps to build long-term savings for child’s future.The funds are a great source for the child's education and marriage. Most of the insurer provides annual installments or one-time payout after the age of 18 years.

Top 5 Child Plan Policies in India 2024

Child Plan	Insurance Provider Company	Cover Age (Yrs)
Aditya Birla Sun Life Vision Star Child Plan	Aditya Birla Life Insurance	18-55
Bajaj Allianz Young Assure	Bajaj Life Insurance	28-60
HDFC Life YoungStar Udaan	HDFC Life Insurance	Min 18 years old
LIC Jeevan Tarun	LIC Insurance	12-25 years
SBI Life- Smart Champ Insurance Plan	SBI Life Insurance	0-21

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