LIC of India’s Bonus rates declared for 2016-17

This year LIC of India has declared Bonus rate for all its with profit policies before the usual time as LIC is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee year. Every year Actuarial Department of LIC do the valuation and declares the bonus rates. These bonus rates are applicable for policy year entered upon during the inter-valuation period i.e. 01/04/2015 to 31/03/2016 and in force for full sum assured as on 31/03/2016. It will be applicable to policies resulting from claims by death or maturity (including those discounted within one year of maturity) or surrendered on or after 01/01/2016.

Life Insurance Corporation of India has also declared the One time Diamond Jubilee Bonus.

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Final additional bonus (FAB) and Loyalty addition (LA) are also declared with reversionary bonus rate. FAB and LA are not applicable to each policy. They are paid as per the policy conditions and depend on the Sum assured and policy term.

How to calculate Bonus in your policy

Example:

If you have a New Jeevan Anand Policy (Table No. 815), Sum Assured: Rs. 500000, Term: 21 years.  Bonus calculations Formula: (Sum Assured/1000)*Bonus rates Bonus in above mentioned plan: (500000/1000)*49 = Rs. 24500.

Bonus Rates declared by LIC of India

The rates of Simple Reversionary Bonus declared in respect of participating policies issued by Life Insurance Corporation of India are as given in the table below

The above reversionary bonus rates are applicable for policy year entered during the inter-valuation period i.e. 01/04/2015 to 31/03/2016 and in force for full sum assured as on 31/03/2016. Bonus rates will be applicable to the policies resulting from claims by death or maturity (including those discounted within one year of maturity) or surrendered on or after 01/01/2017.

No cash bonus rate has been declared in respect of New Jeevan Akshay - I (Plan 146).

For General Annuity / Pension policies (Plans 147, 148 & 169), the bonus rates are applicable only during the deferment period. The bonus rates in case of Plan 147 & 148 are not applicable for policies exiting by death during the deferment period. However, the cash value of bonuses is payable in case of surrenders during the deferment period.

No bonus has been declared for any other General Annuity or Pension plans.

Disclaimer: I have taken utmost care while entering the bonus rates, but in the case of error or any ambiguity please consult your LIC Branch.