SBI Life Insurance — Selected Plans with Details
SBI Life Insurance — Selected Plans with Details
1. Saral Swadhan Plus
Type: Non-linked, non-participating plan (term assurance plus maturity / return of premium features).
Entry Age: 18 years (last birthday) to 55 years.
Policy Term / Maturity Age: Policy term options of 10 or 15 years. Maturity age up to 70 years.
Sum Assured Range: Approximately ₹ 30,000 to ₹ 4,75,000 depending on policy term & premium.
Premium Range & Modes: Minimum premium ~ ₹ 1,500; maximum ~ ₹ 5,000 in multiples of ₹ 500. Annual frequency.
Death Benefit / Maturity Benefit:
• Death benefit: Sum Assured paid if life insured dies during policy.
• Maturity benefit: On survival to term, portion of premiums paid; for example, 100% of premiums for 10-year term; 115% for 15-year term.Paid-up Value / Lapse: If at least 3 annual premiums are paid and policy lapses before maturity, a paid-up benefit applies with reduced sum.
2. eShield (SBI Life – eShield)
Type: Pure protection / term insurance. Non-linked, non-participating.
Benefit Structures:
• Level Cover Benefit – Sum Assured stays the same throughout the policy term.
• Increasing Cover Benefit – Sum Assured increases at simple rate of 10% every 5 years.Entry Age: 18 years (last birthday) minimum. Maximum differs by structure: up to 65 years for Level cover; up to 60 years for Increasing cover.
Maturity / Maximum Age: For Level cover: up to 80 years; for Increasing cover: up to 75 years.
Maturity Benefit: None (no maturity benefit in pure term plans).
Riders Available:
• Accidental Death Benefit Rider.
• Accidental Total & Permanent Disability Benefit Rider.
3. Shubh Nivesh
Type: Endowment plan with savings + life cover; offers both endowment and whole life option in some variants.
Entry Age: Minimum 18 years. Maximum entry age: ~58 years for Regular Premium (RP), ~60 years for Single Premium (SP), ~50 years for “endowment with entire life” variant.
Maturity Age: Up to 65 years, possibly up to 100 years if whole life option chosen.
Sum Assured: Minimum Sum Assured ~ ₹ 75,000 (x 1000 rupee unit); upper limit not bounded in source (“No Limit on the maximum sum assured”)
Premium Payment Modes: Yearly, Half-yearly, Quarterly, Monthly.
Key Features:
• Savings component: maturity benefit + death benefit.
• Whole-life variant included.
4. Smart Elite
Type: ULIP (Unit Linked Insurance Plan).
Entry Age: 18 – 60 years.
Maturity Age / Policy Term: Typically up to 65 years; policy term can vary (5-30 years as per examples for similar ULIP plans).
Sum Assured / Minimum Premiums: Minimum annual premium thresholds depend on premium mode: e.g. for yearly mode, half-year, etc. For “Smart Elite”, minimum premium amounts are higher (exact numbers depend on age & mode).
Features: Investment fund options; ULIP benefits (fund switching, investment risk on policyholder, etc.).
5. Smart Shield Plus
Type: Term / Pure protection plan. Non-linked. “Online” plan variant.Entry Age: 18 years onwards.
Annual Premium Range: Starts from ~ ₹ 2,500 annually (varies with sum assured etc).
Features:
• Multiple plan options.
• Option to add rider (e.g. Accidental Benefit Rider) for enhanced protection.
6. Smart Bachat Plus
Type: Savings / Participating plan with in-built accidental death & permanent disability benefits.
Entry Age: Minimum ~3 years for some options.
Premium Payment Term: Either Regular or Limited Premium.
Features:
• Option “Life” or “Life Plus.”
• Refund / bonuses as per participating plan.
Other Notable Offerings Mentioned
SBI Life – Retire Smart / Retire Smart Plus (Retirement / Pension / Wealth creation with retirement income) etc.
SBI Life – Saral Jeevan Bima (Term insurance standard low cost)
