A life insurance policy is a crucial step in your financial planning . While a life insurance plan provides a financial safety net for your loved ones, a rider helps you make your life insurance plan robust. In case of an unexpected event such as accident or illness, paying premiums might become challenging. In such cases, a rider provides additional coverage and added protection against these risks.

Presenting, ICICI Pru Waiver of Premium (WoP) Rider, an add-on to your policy that ensures your goals remain secure and your life cover continues, even if you are unable to pay the premiums due to unforeseen circumstances like an accidental disability or an illness. With ICICI Pru Waiver of Premium Rider, you can rest assure that your loved ones will always be protected, regardless of the ups and downs in life.

Key Benefits:

  • Get waiver5 on all future premiums on occurrence of unforeseen events like Death, Accidental Total Permanent Disability1, Terminal illness2, and Critical Illness3
  • Customize you rider benefits based on your needs by choosing any one of the three available benefit options:
  • a. Life option: Waiver of premium on death or terminal illness

    b. Health option: Waiver of premium of critical illness or disability

    c. Life and Health option: Waiver of premium on Death, Accidental Total Permanent Disability1, Terminal illness2, and Critical Illness3

  • Tax benefits4 may be available on premiums paid and benefits received as per prevailing tax laws.
  • The Rider is also available for sale through online mode.

1) Can I only purchase the ICICI Pru Non-Linked Waiver of premium Rider?

No, Waiver of premium Rider is a rider that can be attached with your base policy and cannot be purchased standalone.

2) Does the rider provide tax benefits?

Tax benefits4 under the policy are subject to conditions under Section 80C, 10(10D) and other provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Goods and Services Tax and Cesses, if any, will be charged extra as per prevailing rates. Tax laws are subject to amendments made thereto from time to time. Please consult your tax advisor for details, before acting on above.

3) Is there any online discount available?

No online discount is available exclusively on this rider

4) Are there any exclusions for ICICI Pru Non-linked Waiver of Premium?

Refer to sales brochure for more understanding on exclusions

1) Can I only purchase the ICICI Pru Non-Linked Waiver of premium Rider?

No, Waiver of premium Rider is a rider that can be attached with your base policy and cannot be purchased standalone.

2) Does the rider provide tax benefits?

Tax benefits4 under the policy are subject to conditions under Section 80C, 10(10D) and other provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Goods and Services Tax and Cesses, if any, will be charged extra as per prevailing rates. Tax laws are subject to amendments made thereto from time to time. Please consult your tax advisor for details, before acting on above.

3) Is there any online discount available?

No online discount is available exclusively on this rider

4) Are there any exclusions for ICICI Pru Non-linked Waiver of Premium?

Refer to sales brochure for more understanding on exclusions

The below table shows sample annualized premiums for a 35-year male at different premium payment terms and benefit options for Rs. 1 Lac annualized premium of base policy.

Premium Payment Term of Base Policy Life Option (Premium in Rs.) Health Option (Premium in Rs.) Life and Health option (Premiumin Rs.)
  Annual Total Annual Total Annual Total
5 years 516 2,580 563 2,815 1,029 5,145
6 years 618 3,708 686 4,116 1,252 7,512
10 years 1,104 11,040 1,298 12,980 2,338 23,380
12 years 1,391 16,692 1,670 20,040 2,989 35,868
20 years 2,815 56,300 3,534 70,680 6,241 1,24,820

In the above illustration, it is assumed that there are no underwriting extra premiums and no other riders have been attached to the base policy at the time of purchasing WoP rider.

GST applicable on premium will be charged extra as per prevailing tax4 laws.

Annualized Premium is the premium amount payable in a year chosen by policyholder, excluding the taxes, underwriting extra premium and loadings for modal premium, if any.

Total Premiums Paid means the total of all the premiums received, excluding any extra premium and taxes.

Plan at a Glance

Premium Payment Option
(PPT in years)
Premium Payment
Term (PPT)
(in years)
Min/Max Coverage Term
(in years)
Min/Max Age at Entry
(in years)
Min/Max Basic Sum Assured Min/Max Annualized Premium
Regular Pay 5 to 57 5 to 57 18/65 Sum of annualized premium and underwriting extra premiums (if any) of the base policy or subsisting other rider(s), under each benefit option Corresponding to the minimum/maximum sum assured not exceeding 100% of premium under the base policy
  • *Applicable Goods and Services Tax will be taken separately, as per applicable rates. The tax laws are subject to amendments from time to time.
  • Premium Payment Frequency: Yearly, Half-Yearly, Monthly (same as chosen under the Base policy)

Please note: The Rider Term shall always be equal to the outstanding premium payment term of the base policy or any other subsisting rider(s), as applicable, as on the date of attachment. The Rider premium payment term will be equal to the rider term.

The Basic Sum Assured cannot exceed the Sum Assured at inception for the base policy or that of the other subsisting rider, as applicable. Maximum Sum Assured under any of the benefit options of the rider will be as per Board approved Underwriting Policy (BAUP).

 

The rider can be attached to an applicable base policy or rider(s) at the inception of such policy / rider(s) or at any subsequent policy anniversary, as long as the life assured by this rider is not older than 75 years at the end of the premium payment period for the base policy. In case the rider is attached after the first policy anniversary, the base policy / rider(s) should be in-force and premiums are being paid on the attachment date

If there is an overlapping benefit between the base policy / other subsisting rider(s) and the benefit option of the WoP rider, that benefit option shall not be offered.

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1The Rider Benefit will be applicable if the Life Assured named under the WoP rider has become totally, continuously and permanently disabled as a result of an Accident within the Rider Term i.e., Accidental Total Permanent Disability and should mandatorily satisfy at least one condition outlined within the following three conditions. To know more about definitions, terms & conditions applicable for permanent disability due to accident, kindly refer to the sales brochure of ICICI Pru Non-Linked Waiver of Premium Rider

2A Life Assured shall be regarded as terminally ill only if he/she is diagnosed as suffering from a condition which, in the opinion of two independent medical practitioners specializing in treatment of such illness, is highly likely to lead to death within 6 months. The Terminal Illness must be diagnosed and confirmed by medical practitioners registered with the Indian Medical Association and approved by the Company.

3 The Rider Benefit will be applicable on the Life Assured named under the WoP rider being diagnosed with any of the 15 covered critical illnesses within the rider term by a Medical Practitioner. To know more about definitions, terms & conditions applicable for critical illness, kindly refer to the sales brochure of ICICI Pru Non-Linked Waiver of Premium Rider

4Tax benefits as per prevailing tax laws

5Waiver of premium rider has 3 plan options: (i)Life option which will be applicable on the first occurrence of death or terminal illness (ii) Health option- which will be applicable on the first occurrence of Accidental total and permanent disability or diagnosed with any of the covered critical illnesses and (iii) Health & life option- which will be applicable on the first occurrence of terminal illness or Accidental total and permanent disability or diagnosed with any of the covered critical illnesses. Kindly refer to brochure for more details

ICICI Pru Non Linked Waiver of Premium UIN: 105B044V01.
W/II/0948/2023-24

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