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Clouds of uncertainty over ULIPs Hindu Business Line

Clouds of uncertainty over ULIPs


Suresh Parthasarathy

BL Research Bureau

The controversy about Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs) has reached an inflexion point with SEBI on Friday banning of 14 of the 25 insurance companies from marketing ULIPs.

SEBI's order does not mention insurance companies such as LIC, IDBI Fortis and a few other bank-sponsored life insurance companies.

Based on data from the IRDA's 2008-09 annual report, ULIPs managed total funds of Rs.1.72 lakh crore as of March 2009. Insurers such as ICICI Pru Life, Bajaj Allianz, SBI Life and Birla Sun Life were the ones with the biggest ULIP assets.

A rough calculation suggests that ULIPs could be managing close to Rs 2.3 lakh crore now, after accounting for the market appreciation and new premium collected, inclusive of LIC (about Rs.1.2 lakh crore).

Ever since the launch of ULIPs by private insurers in 2003-04, there has been friction between mutual funds and life insurance companies.

IDBI Fortis launches Retiresurance Pension Plan

• Offers a wide array of flexible investment options to ensure a comfortable paycheck during retirement
• Guaranteed loyalty additions, Tax benefits

MUMBAI: Targeting the Rs 35,000 crore pension plan market, IDBI Fortis Life Insurance today announced the launch of its innovative RetiresuranceTM Pension plan which will help its customer ensure a comfortable paycheck for themselves post retirement.

Launched only last year, IDBI Fortis Life Insurance, one of the fastest growing life insurance companies in India, has come out with WealthsuranceTM, BondsuranceTM and HomesuranceTM plans which have proved to be instant hits with its customers. With the RetiresuranceTM Pension Plan, the company aims to fulfill the needs of the current generation which may find the traditional pensions and gratuity benefits inadequate when they retire.

“With the rising costs of living and fluctuating fortunes, RetiresuranceTM Pension Plan will prove to be extremely useful after one’s retirement when one wants to continue to lead an un-restricted, happy life without having to face a cash crunch,” said Mr. G V Nageswara Rao, MD & CEO of IDBI Fortis Life Insurance.

“Earlier generations may not have had a formal retirement plan but they had relatively fewer consumption needs. It was rare to find people who had shifted through several jobs in the course of an active career. As a result, pensions and gratuities issued by their employers were deemed sufficient. Times have changed now, and in most contemporary industries, few employers provide for a life long pension,” Mr. Rao explained.

Sounding a note of caution, he said that managing finances during retirement would be extremely tough if one hasn’t planned for retirement. The best way to enjoy the good times even in your golden years would be to build your investments in advance for retirement.

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Mr Aneesh Srivastava - Chief Investment Officer, IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Co Ltd

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