Recently LIC declared the bonus rates for the year 2020 – 2021 (As per March 2020 valuation). Let us see the complete details about LIC Bonus Rates for 2020 – 2021 and how they affect your life insurance returns.
LIC of India has declared the latest bonus rates for the valuation period 1 st April 2019 to 31st March 2020.
Meaning of bonus for LIC policies
When you buy a traditional with profit product from LIC, then your returns from such policy mainly depends on what will be the rate of bonus. LIC declares bonus on the yearly basis. Usually, you will not find any such drastic change. But it is always better to track the bonus rates.
Let us say you bought LIC’s Jeevan Anand for the term of 20 years and the sum assured as Rs.5,00,000. If LIC declared a bonus as Rs.45 for this product, then the calculation will be as below.
The bonus rates will be based on three criteria.
# Term of policy-Higher the tenure means higher the rate.
# Sum Assured-LIC bonus depends on per Rs.1,000 of Sum Assured. Hence, if you bought higher sum assured policy, then your bonus accumulation will be at the higher end.
So from above example, if LIC declared you Rs.45 as bonus per Rs.1,000 sum assured for 20 years policy, then the bonus accumulation for that year will be as below.
Rs.22,500=(Rs.45 x Rs.5,00,000)/Rs.1,000.
Remember this Rs.22,500 will not be payable to you. But it will be with LIC and you receive this amount during the time of death claim or maturity. The most important point to note that they will not add any amount on this Rs.22,500. It will remain same till the period of death claim or maturity date.
There are various types of benefits LIC policies offer you like Bonus, Loyalty Addition or Final Additional Bonus.
Types of LIC benefits
# Simple Reversionary Bonus
LIC will declare this on yearly basis and added to your policy account. You will get it either at maturity or if there is a death claim. If you decide to exit from the policy during the policy period by surrendering it, then a certain portion of such accrued bonus will be payable to you. Do remember that this type of bonus does not compound every year and hence it is called a simple reversionary bonus.
# Final Additional Bonus (FAB)
Final Additional Bonus (FAB) is a one-time additional bonus, which is paid along with the maturity amount. It is an additional one time bonus along with the simple reversionary bonus and added to the policy account. As I told, it is a one-time payment you will receive at maturity, death claim if you surrender it (one year preceding the date of maturity).
# Loyalty Bonus (LA)
Based on the policy features, certain LIC policies are eligible to avail this LA. LA is also a one time payment kind of benefit. Unlike the simple reversionary bonus, which becomes a part of the policy benefits as and when it is declared, loyalty additions shall be available to the policyholder only at the time of exit from the policy. Hence, they became the part of policy benefit at once during the policy exit (due to maturity, death or surrender)
How to calculate returns for your LIC policy?
In simple, I explained how to calculate bonus for a year. But LIC offers different products like the endowment, limited endowment or money back plans. In such a situation, you may find it difficult to calculate returns on your LIC plan. Hence, I created a video about this.
This below video will explain you about how to calculate returns on your LIC plans using excel sheet. It is too simple and convenient for you to calculate.
LIC Bonus Rates for 2020 – 2021 for closed plans
Hope you got clarity about the importance of bonus rates for your traditional plans. Now let us concentrate on recently declared LIC Bonus Rates for 2020 – 2021
The below reversionary bonus rates are applicable for policy year entered upon during the inter valuation period i.e. 01/04/2019 to 31/03/2020 and in force for full sum assured as on 31/03/2020. It would apply to policies resulting into claims by death or maturity (including those discounted within one year of maturity) or surrendered on or after 01/01/2020.
The interim bonus rates are applicable to policies in respect of each policy year entered upon after 31/03/2020 and result into claims by death or maturity (including those discounted within one year of maturity) or are surrendered during the period commencing from 01/01/2020 and ending 9 months from the date of next valuation.
This time, I separated the plans in two ways. One for the old policies which are closed and another list for the new policies which are currently available for purchase.
The above list is for the basic policies. In the below list, I am sharing with you the remaining special products which are closed.
LIC Bonus Rates for 2020 – 2021 for new plans
Let us now look into the bonus rates of new plans.
Final Additional Bonus for 2020 – 2021
As I mentioned above, FAB is a one-time additional bonus payable to policyholders. The minimum term of the policy to be eligible for FAB is 15 years and above. LIC maintained the same FAB rates which are available for the last year. You can refer the last year’s FAB rates at the LIC website.
his Final (Additional) Bonuses are applicable In the case of Plans of Groups 1, 2, 8, 9 and 10 mentioned below.
- (Group 1) Whole Life type (Plans 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 28 (Before Conversion), 35, 36, 37, 38, 49,77,78, 85 & 86)
- (Group 2) Endowment type (Plans 14, 17, 27 (After Conversion), 28 (After Conversion), 34, 39 40, 41, 42, 50, 54, 79, 80, 81, 84, 87, 90, 91, 92, 95, 101, 102, 103, 109, 110 & 121)
- (Group 8) Jeevan Mitra (Double Cover plan), Jeevan Saathi (Plans 88 & 89)
- (Group 9) Jeevan Mitra (Triple Cover Plan: Plan 133 )
- (Group 10) Limited Payment Endowment (Plan 48)
LIC Loyalty Addition Rates 2020 – 2021
Few plans like Jeevan Saral or Jeevan Shree have additional beneficial features like offering you the LA. I will try to share the LA rates for Jeevan Saral, Jeevan Shree and for few popular plans. .
LIC Jeevan Saral Loyalty Addition Rates for 2020 – 2021
Let us now look at the LA rates for most popular product of LIC Jeevan Saral.
Conclusion:- It is evident that LIC policies even though invested heavily by Indian investors, are low in returns and the returns may vary anywhere around 5% to 6%. For long term goals, relying on such debt products and also illiquid products may not be a prudent idea of wealth creation. It is up to you to judge whether you want to go ahead and buy such low yielding products are not. At the same time, those who already invested may continue if you feel 5% to 6% tax-free returns are best for your long term goals.
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Arvind
When does the bonus start to get accrued. I mean if I bought a policy in the month of January 2017, will I start getting bonus accrued from year ending March 2017 or March 2018?,
Basavaraj Tonagatti
Dear Arvind,
From March 2017.
PRAKASH KUMAR
Dear Sir,
Your articles are quite helpful for a layman to understand the complexity. I still have a question regarding my own policy. I have a Jeevan Surbhi Plan 106 for 15 Years, Premium was 5253 paid in 12 installments. Sum Assured was 50000. 30% of Sum Assured have been paid twice by LIC to me as I remember. I submitted the Bond Paper to LIC a month ago and Final Sum paid was just 26150. I don’t understand the calculations here as you can see that my total payment was 63000 approx and I am getting just 56150. LIC people just say that it is all done by computer.
Basavaraj Tonagatti
Dear Prakash,
You are not receiving all Rs.56,150 now. Instead as per your claim, you received two survival benefits earlier. Hence, you forgot the time value of money. What they paid is correct.
Ashok
Dear Sir, I have invested in Jeevanshree 112 policy (25 year term) in 2002, sum assured 8 lakhs, premium paying 16 years. How much will i get on maturity in 2027? Can i surrender earlier?
Basavaraj Tonagatti
Dear Ashok,
As the premium payment period is over, better to continue till maturity.
Rahul Gupta
Hi Sir,
I have invested Rs18375 in Jeevan Saral on quarter basis from last 9 years. So i just want to know shall i need to continue with this policy or quit ? Someone says to me quit from this policy and invest in PPF .
Please suggest
Basavaraj Tonagatti
Dear Rahul,
Quit after the completion of 10th year.
Pradeep
Basu,
Do you think LIC paying 21,000 crores to buy IDBI Bank last year and getting nothing as profit out of it has cost the LIC customers so bad?
Basavaraj Tonagatti
Dear Pradeep,
Every move to save a failing institute and acting BLINDLY on Government instruction is obviously at the cost of customers of LIC, which many unable to understand.
Pradeep
Cheaters have reduced bonus rates further this year (which was already very poor) to pay more to the govt as dividends.
Basavaraj Tonagatti
Dear Pradeep,
It is we the buyers must beware always than pointing at LIC.
Naresh
Thanks for posting on LIC bonus rates. This is very useful to individuals like us who are fooled by advisors who are against LIC and tell to invest in SIP/Mutual fund. My jeevan Shree policy has matured this year and given me a decent tax-free return of 18 Lakhs on savins of Rs.4.5 lakhs and IRR works out to be above 9%.
Basavaraj Tonagatti
Dear Naresh,
Great 🙂 But can you check the XIRR of 9%? If it is really 9% from LIC’s New Jeevan Shree, then it is obviously the greatest product.