SBI Life e-shield plan, recently launched by State Bank of India Life Insurance, is a new age-term insurance plan. It is a non-linked and non-participating pure life risk protection plan that is specifically designed to meet your financial requirements on a go. Thus, this plan is a one-stop solution for strengthening your financial immunity and protects your family against the uncertainties of life.
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The SBI Life – eShield plan offers various unique features that help build financial immunity and prepares you for today’s changing world. Here’s a quick laydown:
Flexibility to choose from the following 3 plan options.
Level Cover – In this, the absolute assured amount paid on death remains the same throughout the tenure of the policy.
Increasing Cover – The absolute assured amount paid on death increases by 10 % yearly of the SA (sum assured) after the 5th policy year.
Level cover with future-proofing – The life assured has the option to enhance cover with important stages of life such as weddings or undergoing any medical test, etc.
You can select any option as per your requirements and financial liabilities.
Customization of the plan as per your needs through
Mode of paying the death benefits
The benefit of better half
Terminal illness option is available for all policy options
You can pay premiums as per your suitability. There are different options to pay premiums i.e. only one-time, limited period, or throughout the policy tenure.
Rider options are available under this plan that provides additional coverage.
Term Plans
₹1 Crore
Life Cover
@ Starting from ₹ 16/day+
₹50 LAKH
Life Cover
@ Starting from ₹ 8/day+
₹75 LAKH
Life Cover
@ Starting from ₹ 12/day+
Eligibility Criteria of SBI Life- eShield Plan
Minimum
Maximum
Entry Age
For Whole Life Cover – 45 years
Other than Whole Life Cover – 18 years
For Level, increasing and level cover with future-proofing benefit:
Single premium and Limited Premium Term- 65 years
For better half – 55 years
Maturity Age
For Single and Regular Premium – 85 years
For Limited Premium Payment Term – 85 years
Policy Term
5 years
Single and Regular Premium – 85 minus ages at entry
Limited Premium Payment Term:
For Whole life cover – 100 minus Entry age
Sum Assured
For Online channel – Rs. 50,00,000
For another distribution channel – Rs. 75,00,000
For non-smoker – No limit
For Smoker – Rs. 99,00,000
Plan Options
Level Cover
Increasing Cover
Level Cover with Future-Proofing Benefit
Mode of Premium Payment
Single/Half-yearly/ Monthly
Premium Amount
For Single – Rs. 19,000
For Yearly – Rs. 3,600
For Half-Yearly – Rs. 1,836
For Monthly – Rs. 306
No Limit
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Note: It is suggested to calculate the term plan premium on the term insurance calculator online tool by Policybazaar before buying the plan.
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Benefits of SBI Life- eShield Plan
Death Benefit
The nominee or the beneficiary will receive the death benefit based on the plan option selected, provided the policy is in force as on the death date of the policyholder.
The sum assured on death is payable in case of assured’s death during the policy tenure is:
For Regular and Limited Premium Payment: The nominee will receive the highest of the following:
10X of the annualized premium
105% of the total premium amount that is received up to the death date
Absolute amount assured to be paid at the time of death
For Single Premium Payment: The nominee will receive the highest of the following:
1.25X of the single premium
Absolute amount assured to be paid at the time of death
Note –Absolution amount assured that is paid at the time of death depends on the type of plan chosen by the life assured while purchasing the policy.
Selected plan option
Absolute amount to be paid on death
Level Cover
Sum Assured
Increasing Cover
Base sum assured as on the death date along with the eligible benefit increased till the death date
Level Cover with Future-Proofing Benefit
Base sum assured + Extra sum assured till the death date
Maturity Benefit
No maturity benefit is available under this plan
Terminal Illness Benefit
If the life assured has been diagnosed with the terminal illness during the policy tenure or before 80 years of age (whichever comes first), the benefit will be payable as on the diagnosis date, subject to the maximum amount of Rs. 2,00,00,000 would be payable. The Terminal illness benefit shall be payable in any mode of payments i.e., lump sum, monthly installments, or lump sum + monthly installments.
Paid-up Benefit
No paid-up benefit is available for a regular premium under this plan
In case of limited premium payment, if at least 2 years of full premiums are paid and then no further premium is duly paid, then the policy becomes Reduced paid-up. Upon the policyholder’s death during the policy tenure, the ‘sum assured on paid-up’ is payable to the nominee/beneficiary as per the modes of the death benefit.
Surrender Benefit
No surrender benefit is available for regular premium payment. In the case of a single premium, a policyholder has the option to surrender the policy anytime during the policy tenure. 70% of the single premium is payable as the surrender value.
In the case of Limited Premium payment, surrender value is valid if the premiums of 2 full consecutive years have been paid.
Tax Benefits
Get the tax benefits on premium paid as per the prevailing laws of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
The below table illustrates the premium payable by a healthy male, non-smoker, for different ages and policy terms:
For Level Regular Premium
For Healthy males, non-smoke
For healthy non-smoker female
Age (years)
Term (years)
Age (years)
Term (Years)
10
20
30
10
20
30
30
8,589
9,585
11,595
30
7,990
8,400
9,773
40
14,453
19,620
23,470
40
11,793
15,394
18,708
50
45,018
44,468
52,493
50
26,678
34,888
41,100
For Increasing Cover Regular Premium:
For Healthy males, a non-smoker
For healthy non-smoker female
Age (years)
Term (years)
Age (years)
Term (Years)
10
20
30
10
20
30
30
8,834
10,645
13,964
30
8,197
9,212
11,579
40
15,028
22,512
28,898
40
12,211
17,572
22,980
50
36,613
50,788
63,574
50
27,904
39,942
49,823
For Level Cover with Future-Proofing Benefit with Regular Premium:
For Healthy males, a non-smoker
For healthy non-smoker female
Age (years)
Term (years)
Age (years)
Term (Years)
10
20
30
10
20
30
30
8,589
9,585
11,595
30
7,990
8,400
9,773
40
14,453
19,620
23,470
40
11,793
15,394
18,708
50
45,018
44,468
52,493
50
26,678
34,888
41,100
Rider Benefits
Following Rider can be opted at the starting of the policy by the policyholder:
SBI Life – Accidental Death Benefit Rider
The sum assured of a rider is payable, in case the policyholder dies within the 120 days of the accident date during the rider tenure, provided the policy is in force.
Accident Death Benefit Rider is available for all the plan options.
SBI Life – Accident Total and Permanent Disability Rider
In case of the policyholder’s accidental total and permanent disability during the rider tenure, then the basic sum assured of a rider is payable, provided the policy is in -force.
This rider is also available for all 3 plan options.
Policy Details
Grace Period
The plan offers a grace period of 30 days from the due date of the premium for yearly and half-yearly premium payment mode and 15 days for the monthly premium mode. During the grace period, the policy remains in force and lapses thereafter, if no further premium is paid. This grace period is also applicable for the rider premium payments.
Free Look Period
Policyholders have the option to renew the T&Cs of the policy within 30 days from the issuing date of the receipt of policy for online channels (digital marketing and electronic policies) and 15 days for any other channel. Additionally, if a policyholder is not satisfied with the terms and conditions of the policy, then he/she can return the policy to the company for the cancellation purpose, mentioning the reasons for this step. The paid premiums will be refunded excluding the proportionate risk premium, expenses incurred on the medical check-ups, and the stamp duty charges.
Revival
Policyholders have the option to revive the lapsed policy or a reduced paid-up policy in 5 consecutive years from the date of the first non-paid premium amount and before the maturity date. The rider and the policy revival will be depending on the prevailing underwriting policies.
Loan
A loan facility is not available under this policy
Discount on Online Purchase
The following discount is applicable for those who have sourced their policies through online mode using the website of the company.
For Regular Premium
1.5 %
For Limited Premium
4 %
For Single Premium
2% for policy term 5-12 years
3% for policy term 13 and above years
Exclusions
Suicide
If the life assured dies due to the suicide within 12 months from the date of inception of risk under the plan or the revival date of the policy, then the nominee/beneficiary will be eligible to receive at least 80 percent of the total premium amount till the death date or the surrender value (if any).
Ans. A policyholder can pay the premium amount through single, yearly, half-yearly, and monthly modes. One can choose premium payment modes as per your requirements.
Ans. Yes. Visit the official website of SBI and log in to the My policy portal with your correct credentials. Choose ‘pay premium online’ and make the hassle-free payment.
Ans. You can pay premium online through, debit cards and credit cards. Payment through net banking is also possible if your bank account is already enlisted with the insurer.
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