ICICI Prudential Life launches ICICI Pru Guaranteed Wealth Protector

Mumbai: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited, today, announced the launch of ICICI Pru Guaranteed Wealth Protector. This unit linked plan allows customers to protect their capital on maturity and have a potential for upside through an exposure to equities.

The product provides for exposure to an equity oriented fund of upto 60% for customers aged below 45 years and upto 45% for customers above this age limit, while ensuring that premiums paid are protected.

Loyalty Additions of 0.25% of the average fund value
are added every year after the completion of the 6th (sixth) policy year. Additionally, Wealth Boosters are added after the completion of the 10th (tenth) policy year.

Through ICICI Pru Guaranteed Wealth Protector, we are offering customers the opportunity to optimise their returns without the risk of capital erosion. This insulates the customers’ corpus from any market downturn.

Mr. Puneet Nanda, Executive Director, said “We understand that customers are concerned about the volatility of their savings and our approach through this product has been to provide capital protection with a potential for higher returns through equity exposure. We believe that the unique features of this product will facilitate customers achieving their financial goals in a systematic and disciplined manner. “

He added “Life insurance is a long term product and the key is to continue with the product till the end of the policy term. Our unit linked products have over the last 10 (ten) years delivered superior risk adjusted returns to our customers. Unit linked life insurance products are an efficient route to build a corpus while simultaneously providing financial security to the family or dependants.”

About ICICI Prudential Life Insurance: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company is a joint venture between ICICI Bank, a premier financial powerhouse, and Prudential plc, a leading international financial services group headquartered in the United Kingdom. ICICI Prudential Life was amongst the first private sector insurance companies to begin operations in December 2000 after receiving approval from Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA). ICICI Prudential Life's capital infused stands at Rs. 47.93 billion (as of March 31, 2013) with ICICI Bank and Prudential plc holding 74% and 26% stake respectively. For FY 2013, the company garnered total premium of Rs. 135.38 billion. The company’s assets under management amount to Rs. 741.64 billion as on March 31, 2013.

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ICICI Prudential Life launches ICICI Pru Easy Retirement

Mumbai: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd, today, announced the launch of ICICI Pru Easy Retirement. This unit linked plan enables customers to build their retirement corpus in a cost effective and convenient manner. Higher the contribution and longer the contribution tenure, lower is the cost of building this corpus. This plan safeguards the customers’ capital against market downturns through the capital guarantee feature, while providing customers the flexibility to choose their equity exposure according to their risk appetite.

ICICI Pru Easy Retirement rewards customers for continuing over the long term through Pension Boosters which add 5% of the fund value every five years after the tenth policy year onwards thereby enhancing the corpus built which provides regular income for life.

With ever rising cost of living, retirement planning has become increasingly important. By planning early customers benefit by way of reduced quantum of outflow towards premium payments. Another avenue for customers to reduce outflow towards premiums is to continue paying throughout the term of the policy. This effectively ensures that there is minimal impact on the existing standard of living. However, customers have the flexibility to choose the premium paying term to build a corpus to ensure regular income to maintain their lifestyle post retirement. Importantly, a switch facility is available to customers to modify the asset allocation for maximizing returns.

ICICI Pru Easy Retirement is available on the online platform developed by the Company, which offers customers the convenience of evaluating the product and making an informed buying decision.

Mr. Puneet Nanda, Executive Director, said “ICICI Pru Easy Retirement is compliant with the new regulations prescribed by IRDA, which make life insurance products a compelling proposition for customers. Our core philosophy has always been to offer products which enable customers to meet their long term financial goals. Importantly, this product allows customers to build their retirement corpus in a cost effective and convenient manner. A retirement plan is a long-term plan and needs a disciplined savings approach which is rewarded by the power of compounding. ICICI Pru Easy Retirement is a plan designed to inculcate a long term savings habit thereby enabling customers to build a corpus that will provide for regular income post retirement.”

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