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Can I stop my LIC money back policy?
Guaranteed Surrender Value: A policyholder can surrender his/her policy only after the completion of 3 years, i.e. the policy has to have been in force for a period of 3 years, at least. The surrender value provided by LIC is essentially 30\% of the premiums that have been paid so far.
Term: If you stop paying premiums, your coverage lapses. Permanent: If you have this type of policy, you will have the following choices: Cash out the policy. You may, however, have to pay taxes on some of the cash value if the sum exceeds what you have paid in premiums.
Which is better paid up or surrender value?
When one stops paying premiums after a certain period, the policy continues but with lower sum assured. This sum assured is called the paid up value. More the number of premiums paid, more is the surrender value.
Is surrendering LIC policy a good idea?
Normally, with a regular policy, the LIC policy surrender value can be calculated only after the policyholder has paid the premiums continuously for 3 years. However, surrender of policy is not recommended since the LIC surrender value will always be subsequently low.
What will be the surrender value of LIC policy after 5 years?
A 100\% special surrender value is given out if the policyholder has regularly paid the premiums for five years.
How the surrender value is calculated?
The paid-up value is calculated as original sum assured multiplied by the quotient of the number of paid premiums and number of payable premiums. On discontinuing a policy, you get special surrender value, which is calculated as the sum of paid-up value and total bonus multiplied by surrender value factor.
How do you surrender reduced paid up LIC policy?
Surrender – you can surrender the policy if at least 3 years’ premium has been paid, i.e. the policy has acquired a paid-up value. On surrendering, the Surrender Value is paid immediately to the policyholder and the plan terminates.