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Life Insurance

Term and savings-linked life cover, so your family's plans don't depend on one income.

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Overview

What is Life Insurance, and why does it matter?

Life insurance pays a sum assured to your nominee if you pass away during the policy term, in exchange for a premium. Pure term plans exist to replace lost income and protect financial commitments — a home loan, a child's education, a family's day-to-day needs — while savings-linked plans combine that protection with a savings or investment element.

Who should consider this

Risk

Risks this cover helps address

Coverage

What can be covered

Pure term cover

A death benefit at a comparatively low premium — protection without a savings component.

Savings / investment-linked plans

Combine a death benefit with a maturity or investment value, depending on the plan.

Riders

Optional add-ons such as critical illness or accidental-death benefits, layered onto a base policy.

Whole-of-life and endowment options

Longer-horizon structures for those wanting cover that extends further, where offered by the insurer.

Optional covers & add-ons

Read carefully

What's typically excluded

Every policy is different — this is a general guide to the kind of exclusions common in this category, not a list for any specific policy.

Buying & documentation

What affects your premium, and what you'll need

Premium factors

  • Your age at the time of purchase
  • Sum assured selected
  • Policy term
  • Health, habits (e.g. tobacco use) and occupation
  • Type of plan — term vs. savings-linked

Documents usually needed

  • Proposal form
  • Government-issued photo ID and address proof
  • Age proof
  • Income proof (for higher sums assured)
  • Medical examination reports, where required
If something happens

How a life claim works

1

Notify the insurer

The nominee or family contacts AI Insurance One or the insurer with the policy number and details of the event.

2

Submit the claim form

Along with the documents the insurer specifies for a death claim.

3

Provide supporting documents

Typically a death certificate, ID proof and policy documents — exact requirements vary by insurer.

4

Insurer review

The insurer verifies the claim against the policy terms and the information on the original proposal.

5

Settlement

On approval, the sum assured is paid to the nominee as per the policy terms.

For full step-by-step guidance and a claim assistance form, visit the Claims Centre →

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Understanding Life Insurance

Video Guide Coming Soon

We're preparing a short explainer on life insurance. In the meantime, the sections above cover the essentials — or get in touch with a question.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How much life cover do I actually need?

A common starting point is a multiple of annual income plus outstanding liabilities, adjusted for your family's specific needs — we're happy to talk it through rather than give a generic number here.

Term plan or savings-linked plan — which is better?

It depends on your goals. Term plans maximise pure protection per rupee of premium; savings-linked plans build in a maturity value at a higher premium. Many people use a mix of both.

What happens if I miss a premium payment?

Most policies allow a grace period, and some allow later revival — the exact terms depend on your specific policy. Get in touch if you've missed a payment rather than assuming cover has lapsed.

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Tell us what you need covered — no payment or policy details required to start the conversation.

Actual coverage, exclusions, limits, deductibles, eligibility and terms depend on the insurer, the policy you select and underwriting. This page is general information, not a quotation or a guarantee of cover — nothing here is a substitute for reading your policy wording, and no coverage exists until a policy is issued by the insurer.