Lic Bima Bachat
vs
Lic Jeevan Saathi

Ever come across a large pile of banknotes? You know, by winning the lottery or hitting the jackpot at your favorite casino? Your first instinct must have been to buy a Porsche (that can’t really show its true skills owing to the Indian roads and the traffic) or to buy a house that could, possibly, contest for winning the show – MTV Cribs.

But, instead of dwelling on utopia, wouldn’t it be more prudent to consider your immediate surroundings? For example, your mother who loves to have you around just to start a bit of friendly banter, or your younger brother who aspires to get into Yale but spends his weekends watching Gossip Girl.

Feeling a little less reckless, aren’t we? The new LIC Bima Bachat Plan (Plan No: 916) is for all those people who would prefer security over spending. It is a single premium participating endowment policy, that is, it is the traditional cash-back plan with scheduled payments coupled with the return of the entire premium in addition to loyalty points given at the completion of the policy tenure.

LIC Bima Bachat Plan offers you a range of benefits including:

• Death Benefits
• Maturity Benefits
• Loyalty Additions

• Single Premium Plan
• High Sum Assured Rebate

LIC Jeevan Saathi is basically an endowment assurance policy that is there to ensure the lives of husband and wife. It offers the required financial protection to the insured's life. Under the same, the insured lives will be able to get the maturity amount and the end of the policy term.

It is a unit-linked insurance plan under which a couple can get the required insurance coverage within a single policy. In this policy, the proposer will be called Principal Life Assured (P.L.A.) and the other life (husband/wife) will be called Spouse Life Assured (S.L.A.). Recently, this plan has gained so much popularity just because of its unique features. The plan allows the P.L.A. to choose the sum assured amount, under which both lives will be insured. It may also vary if you opt for a single premium or regular premium contract, as well as your age and the amount of premium agreed to pay.

When it comes to regular premium policies, in case of the demise of the P.L.A. during the policy's tenure, the plan will help his/her spouse for waiver of all future premiums including outstanding premiums as well.

LIC Jeevan Saathi Plan offers you a range of benefits including:

• Maturity benefits
• Bonuses
• Partial withdrawals

• Switching
• Death benefits