Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection
  • Cover continuous benefit
  • Terminal illness cover
  • Early exit benefit
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Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection Term Plan

Mostly a term insurance plan offers coverage for a particular term and requires you to pay your premiums at the said intervals. But, have you ever heard of a term plan that gives you a grace period of 12 months for paying your next premium? Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection Term plan is such a plan that allows you to defer your premiums for 12 months while your coverage stays intact!

Max Life STEP plan is a pure-risk comprehensive solution that comes at an affordable price. It allows you to design your term plan and add additional coverage against accidental disability, and critical illness.

What Makes Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection Unique?

You must be wondering what makes this plan stand out from the other ones. Here we have listed the three unique benefits that make Max Life Total Elite Protection stand apart from the other term plans.

  1. Cover Continuous Benefit

    The cover continuous benefit is an inbuilt product feature. In this benefit, the policyholder gets a grace period of up to 12 months for the payment of the next premium. During that period, your term insurance policy still covers you. If there is a claim during these 12 months, the company will pay the death benefits as per the plan only after deducting the unpaid premium amount, if any as of the date of death.

    Conditions associated with Cover Continuous Benefit:

    • This option is available only for the regular and limited premium terms. Single pay is not allowed.
    • The option can be utilized only after paying a 3-year premium.
    • The Cover Continuance Benefit can be utilized multiple times with a gap of 5 policy years.
    • The policyholder needs to inform the insurance company 30 days (15 days in case of monthly mode) before utilizing the Cover Continuance Benefit.
    • No interest shall be charged on the due premium amounts during the Cover Continuance Benefit period.
  2. Insta Payment on Claim Intimation

    Under this benefit, an amount of 2 lacs shall be paid out of the basic sum assured within one working day from the claim registration date after you submit all the mandatory documents. You can utilize Insta Payment after a waiting period of 1 year from the policy's inception or revival.

    Conditions associated with Insta Payment on Claim Intimation:

    • This benefit can't be claimed during the 1st policy year.
    • If the claim is rejected for any reason, the amount will be recovered from the nominee.
  3. Early Exit Benefit

    Early Exit benefit allows you to exit the term plan early starting the 30th policy year and receive all your paid premiums back.
    The Early Exit Value is determined based on the formula:
    70% x (Total premiums paid + underwriting extra premiums paid + loading for modal premiums (if any)) x (Unexpired Term/Policy Term).

    Conditions attached with Early Exit Benefit:

    • Early exit value is not applicable for regular pay premium payment mode.
    • The policy can be surrendered only after the 30th policy year and before the last 4 policy years.

Eligibility Criteria for Max Life STEP Plan

Features Specifications
Minimum and maximum entry age Minimum Age - 18 years
Maximum Age - Regular Pay
and Limited Pay - 65 years
Pay till 60 - 44 years
Maturity Age Base Death Benefit - 85 years
Accelerated Critical Illness (ACI) Benefit - 75 yrs
Accident Cover - 85 years
Policy term Minimum term - 10 years
Maximum term - 67 years
Sum assured Base sum assured: 1 crore to no limit.
(ACI): 5 Lakh to 50 Lakh
Accident Cover: 50 thousand to 1 crore.
Policy Loan Not available
Premium Payment Modes
Annual, half-yearly, quarterly & monthly

Benefits of Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection

Here are the benefits associated with the Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection plan.

  • High sum assured discounts

    Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection offers built-in discounts for customers looking for a higher sum assured in term insurance, such as 5 crore or 10 crore.
  • Lower premium rates for female lives

    The plan offers up to 20% lower premium rates for its female policyholders. This discount is valid for all premium payment terms except pay till 60.
  • Lower premiums for non-Smokers

    Max Life STEP plan offers lower premium rates for non-smokers; however, in accident cover and accelerated benefits, premium rates do not vary by smoker status.
  • No restrictions on travel/occupation

    The plan does not restrict travel anywhere in the world and future occupation changes; all eligible claims will be settled after submitting all the proper documents.
  • Tax benefits

    Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection offers term insurance tax benefits under section 80C of income tax 1961 for up to 1.5 lakhs of the total premium paid in the same financial year, while you can get up to 50,000 tax rebate under section 80D for opting for health insurance rider with it.
  • Terminal illness benefit

    Under terminal illness benefit in term insurance, if the policyholder has been diagnosed with any of the terminal illnesses within the policy term, the company will pay a part of the sum assured for the treatment of the illness and the remaining sum assured will be paid to the nominee in the case of death of the policyholder.
  • Critical illness Benefit

    Under this benefit, if the policyholder has been diagnosed with any of the 40 listed critical illnesses in the plan, an accelerated sum assured of 10 lac will be paid and the policy remains active with reduced premiums.

Riders Associated with Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection Term Plan

You can add the following riders to your Max Life STEP plan:

  1. Max Life Waiver of Premium Plus Rider

    Max Life Waiver of Premium Plus rider supports the insurer and their family by waiving off all future premiums of the term plan, in case of the occurrence of any of the following events:

    • Critical Illness
    • Permanent Disability

    Under a waiver of premium (WOP) rider, only the base premium amount of the policy will be waived off, while all other components like add-one, or rider premiums will not be waived off under the same.

  2. Max Life Critical Illness and Disability Rider

    Under the critical illness rider, the policyholder receives an additional sum assured along with the base sum assured of the policy, in case of diagnosis of any listed 40 critical diseases.

    While in accidental disability features, if you are not capable of earning for more than 6 months of period, and all of your future premiums will be waived off.

    • The rider is not available under the single-pay premium payment term.
    • The sum assured of the rider will exceed the sum assured of your policy.

Exclusions of Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection Term Plan

Here is the list of exclusions associated with the plan:

  • Suicide during the first 12 months of policy inception will not be covered, only the paid premiums amount will be returned.
  • Death occurred due to the pandemic.
  • Injuries or illnesses caused due to any type of adventure sports.
  • Consumption of any type of intoxicants, drugs, or alcohol except for the clinical purpose.
  • Any pre-existing disease which isn't mentioned during the inception of the policy.

Max Life Term Plan

Offers financial security and a support system to the policyholder in an emergency. Provides a 5% increment in SA after every anniversary of the policy.

Unique Features

  • Life Stage Option
  • Multiple Coverage Options
  • Increasing Death Benefit

Smart Secure Plus Plan (Pros)

  • Terminal Illness Benefit
  • Smart Exit Benefit
  • Acceleration Death Benefit

Smart Secure Plus Plan (Cons)

  • 1 Year WP for Suicide
  • No Policy Loans
  • No Pre-existing Conditions

Smart Secure Plus Plan (Other Benefits)

  • Death Benefit in Instalments
  • RP, WOP & 3 Riders
  • Additional Cover for Spouse

Smart Secure Plus Plan (Eligibility Criteria)

  • Entry Age - 18 Years
  • Max Entry Age - 84 years
  • Minimum Sum Assured - Adaptable
  • Maximum Maturity Age - 85 years
  • Premium Payment Term - RP/SP/LP

Term Plan with Return of Premium (TROP)

A simple term plan that provides a death benefit and life cover. Being a TROP it provides maturity benefits and gives you your premiums back.

Unique Benefits

  • Life Stage Option
  • Multiple Coverage Options
  • Increasing Death Benefit

Term Plan with Return of Premium (Pros)

  • Terminal Illness Benefit
  • Smart Exit Benefit
  • Acceleration Death Benefit

Term Plan with Return of Premium (Cons)

  • 1 Year WP for Suicide
  • No Policy Loans
  • No Pre-existing Conditions

Term Plan with Return of Premium (Other Benefits)

  • Death Benefit in Instalments
  • RP, WOP & 3 Riders
  • Additional Cover for Spouse

Term Plan with Return of Premium (Eligibility Criteria)

  • Entry Age - 18 Years
  • Max Entry Age - 84 years
  • Minimum Sum Assured - Adaptable
  • Maximum Maturity Age - 85 years
  • Premium Payment Term - RP/SP/LP

Max Life Saral Jeevan Bima

A simple, uncomplicated pure protection term plan that protects you and your family against fixed premiums.

Unique Benefits

  • Flexible premium payments
  • Long-term coverage
  • Least restrictions

Saral Jeevan Bima (Pros)

  • 105% Death Benefit
  • Choose to pay Premium Once
  • Max Sum Assured 25 L

Saral Jeevan Bima (Cons)

  • No Survival Benefit
  • No Maturity Benefit
  • No Surrender Benefit

Saral Jeevan Bima (Other Benefits)

  • Suicide Cover After 12 Months
  • Spouse Cover
  • Policy Revival Within 5 Years

Saral Jeevan Bima (Eligibility Criteria)

  • Entry Age - 18 Years
  • Max Entry Age - 65 years
  • Minimum Sum Assured - 5 L
  • Maximum Maturity Age - NA
  • Premium Payment Term - RP/SP/LP(5&10 Years)

A high sum assured term plan that offers two death benefits namely Life Cover or Increasing Life Cover.

Unique Features

  • Different payout options available
  • Terminal illness cover
  • Maturity benefit available

Smart Term Plan (Pros)

  • Income Protector
  • Rider Options
  • Premium Return (ROP)

Smart Term Plan (Cons)

  • Limited Maturity Benefit
  • Plan Complexity
  • No Loan Benefit

Smart Term Plan (Other Benefits)

  • Enhance Cover at Milestones
  • Accelerated Critical Illness Benefit
  • Accident Cover

Smart Term Plan (Eligibility Criteria)

  • Entry Age - 18 Years
  • Max Entry Age - 60 years
  • Minimum Sum Assured - Adaptable
  • Maximum Maturity Age - NA
  • Premium Payment Term - RP/SP/LP

Premium Return Protection Plan

A plan that provides life insurance with ROP at policy maturity, offering limited premium payment terms and flexible protection period choices.

Unique Features

  • Limited PPT (11 years)
  • RoP at Maturity
  • Flexibility in the Policy Period

Premium Return Protection (Pros)

  • Coverage with Premium Return
  • Short Premium Payment Duration
  • Maturity Benefit with Premium Return

Premium Return Protection (Cons)

  • No Additional Investment Benefits
  • Higher Premiums
  • Limited to Premium Return at Maturity

Premium Return Protection (Other Benefits)

  • Lifetime Coverage up to Age 75
  • Max Sum Assured is 1 Cr
  • Choice of Protection Periods (20/25/30 years)

Premium Return Protection (Eligibility Criteria)

  • Entry Age - 21 Years
  • Max Entry Age - 55 years
  • Minimum Sum Assured - NA
  • Maximum Maturity Age - 75 Yrs
  • Premium Payment Term - 20/25/30 Years

Max Life Online Term Plan Plus

A pure risk premium life insurance plan offering comprehensive protection for individuals, including death benefit options and additional riders.

Unique Features

  • Customizable Death Benefit
  • Accelerated CI Benefits
  • Life Stage Event Benefit

Online Term Plan Plus (Pros)

  • Max SA Is 100 Crore
  • Additional Riders Benefit
  • Flexible Premium Payment Options

Online Term Plan Plus (Cons)

  • No Maturity Benefit
  • No Surrender Benefit
  • No Policy Loan Allowed

Online Term Plan Plus (Other Benefits)

  • Discount for Non-Smokers
  • No Restrictions on Travel
  • High SA Discounts & Waiver of Premium

Online Term Plan Plus (Eligibility Criteria)

  • Entry Age - 18 Years
  • Max Entry Age - 60 years
  • Minimum Sum Assured - 25 L
  • Maximum Maturity Age - 85 Yrs
  • Premium Payment Term - RP

Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection: FAQ's

1. What is the entry age of the Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection Term Plan?

The minimum entry age for the Max Life STEP plan is just 18 years of age.

2. Can I get a tax rebate under the Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection Term Plan?

Yes, you can get a tax rebate of up to 1.5 lakh under section 80 of the Income Tax Act.

3. Can I get a return of the premium option under the Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection Term Plan?

No, the Max Life Smart Total Elite Protection Term Plan only provides death benefits; no survival benefit will be paid under this plan.

4. What is the grace period for Max Life?

Max Life offers a 30-day grace period and 15 days for an annual premium paid.

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