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LIC New Jeevan Anand, LIC New Jeevan Anand Policy
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Bipin Ramachandran

Whatโ€™s your return from LIC New Jeevan Anand policy?

The most popular of such endowment policies is a policy called the โ€œLIC New Jeevan Anandโ€. It makes a simple, attractive proposition to its policyholders – pay a premium for โ€˜nโ€™ number of years and get a fixed sum assured PLUS bonus at the end of this period. AND, when the policyholder dies post this period, the family will get the sum assured again. You benefit when you live and your family benefits when, eventually, you die!

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Jeevan Akshay
Insurance
Aarati Krishnan

Prime Review: LIC Jeevan Akshay VII

LIC has launched Jeevan Akshay VII – the latest version of its popular immediate annuity plan. So should retirees looking for regular income go for it? Hereโ€™s an analysis of its pros and cons.

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Insurance
Aarati Krishnan

Is your insurance company solvent?

Most of us buy insurance to make sure that our finances, or those of our dependants, are protected from fateโ€™s sudden googlies. But what if the insurance company youโ€™re relying on is in a shaky financial situation? This risk is not an outlandish one in India.

Recently, IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) asked Reliance Health Insurance Company to stop selling new health policies and to transfer its older policies to Reliance General Insurance Company, after finding that it was unable to maintain its solvency margins at statutory levels. In June 2017, IRDA had ordered Sahara Life Insurance to stop issuing new life policies and had directed its takeover by ICICI Prudential Life Insurance. The order was later overturned by SAT.

If youโ€™re looking to buy a life or a general insurance policy, it is best to vet your insurer before signing up to avoid such uncertainties. What are the checks you can run to ensure that your insurer is in it for the long haul?

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