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An endowment policy is a life insurance contract designed to pay a lump sum after a specific term (on its 'maturity') or on death. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These are long-term policies, often designed to repay a mortgage loan, with typical maturities between ten and thirty years within certain age limits.
Insurance in Pakistan is regulated under the Insurance Ordinance, 2000. It is divided into three components: life insurance, general insurance and health insurance.The Government of Pakistan established the Department of Insurance in April 1948 as a department of the Ministry of Commerce; the aim of this department is to take care of affairs related to the insurance industry.
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is an Indian multinational public sector life insurance company headquartered in Mumbai. It is India's largest insurance company as well as the largest institutional investor with total assets under management worth ₹ 52.52 trillion (US$610 billion) as of March 2024. [ 4 ]
A whole life policy is said to "mature" at death or the maturity age of 100, whichever comes first. [2] To be more exact the maturity date will be the "policy anniversary nearest age 100". The policy becomes a "matured endowment" when the insured person lives past the stated maturity age. In that event the policy owner receives the face amount ...
Unit linked funds insurance plans existed pre 2000. An early adopter for unit-linked insurance plan was launched by Unit Trust of India. [1] With the Government of India opening up the insurance sector to foreign investors in 2001 [2] and the subsequent issue of major guidelines for unit-linked insurance plans by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority, now the Insurance Regulatory ...
The State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLIC) (Urdu: اسٹیٹ لائف انشورنس), commonly known as State Life, is a Pakistani state-owned life insurance company based in Karachi. [2] [3] The State Life is headed by a chairman, currently Shoaib Javed Hussain. The chairman is assisted by four directors.
The basic sum assured is the minimum amount of life assurance payable on death; for endowment contracts it is also the minimum lump sum payable at maturity. The basic sum assured attracts reversionary bonuses which are used to distribute profits to the policy. Once a reversionary bonus is added it cannot be removed from the policy.
The with profits endowment policy was sold alongside an interest only mortgage. By only paying interest, mortgage repayments were kept low. By only paying interest, mortgage repayments were kept low. However, in addition the mortgage holder had to pay monthly premiums on their endowment which ran for the term of the mortgage, typically 25 years.