What is the difference between the account value and cash surrender value?
Cash surrender value equals the account value less a surrender charge depends on the policy your. The policy acquires cash value after premiums had been paid for two years.
What if I die before reaching the retirement age?
God forbid, if you die before reaching retirement age, the account value or the premiums paid, whichever is higher will be paid to your beneficiaries.
Can I attach a rider providing life insurance protection in case of death before the retirement age?
Yes. You may do so by attaching Term Life Insurance Rider and pay additional premium, subject to your providing evidence of good health satisfactory to the Company.
What other riders can I attach to NFS?
You may attach the following rider subject to evidence of insurability satisfactory to the Company
- Accidental Death Benefit
- Waiver of premium
- Permanent and Total Disability benefit
- Recovery Benefit
- Income Benefit
Can I choose the retirement age?
Yes of course. You chose any age from 55 onwards provided premiums have been paid for at least 10 years. You may defer retirement to 65, 70 if you wish. The number of units in your account value will continue to grow during this period if you continue to pay premium.
But it is not advisable to choose the retirement age below 55 as the amount of pension would be too small to be meaningful.
Can I have estimates of the account values at different durations before my retirement?
An illustration will be provided assuming 3 different unit Bid price growth rates to give an idea of your account value at different duration up to maturity.
Please note that the entire amounts shown in the illustration are projection and not guaranteed.
What option will I have at maturity with respect to the accumulated account value?
You will have the following option:
- Take the full account value at elected maturity date in cash
- Apply it fully to buy life-time pension commencing at elected retirement age
- Take it partly in cash and apply in cash and apply the balance to buy pension
The pension is payable for a minimum guaranteed period of 2 year and thereafter for you life-time.
What would happen to the remaining pension payments if die after receiving the pension for, say, only 3 years?
The pension is guaranteed to be payable for a minimum period of 20 years. If you die after 3 years, the pension will continue to your beneficiaries for the remaining 17 years.
Suppose, I receive pension for the guaranteed period of 20 years and continue to survive, will the pension continue?