ING Life launches ING ACE traditional plan

Mangalore, February 17: ING Life India, in its 10th year of operations, on Thursday launched a new traditional insurance product ING ACE (Pension & Life) with features such as high guaranteed additions, limited premium pay and tax benefit under Section 80 of Income Tax Act.

Speaking at the launch, Murali L, Executive Vice President (Karnataka & Goa), said the pension variant of this insurance product offers customers an attractive guaranteed addition of 8.75 per annum throughout the 10-year term of the policy. Both variants are beneficial for customers because they need to pay premiums for only 3 years in an annual mode, and tax benefits.

He said that the product is highly attractive for people aged between 35 and 60 years, who are trying to save for their retirement. The customer can choose his/her premium while investing; moreover, the product offers guaranteed additions of 8.75 per annum of maturity sum assured, compounded every year throughout the term of the policy, while customers can pay their premiums only for 3 years.

Customers also have the option of purchasing an annuity product with the entire amount or receive a third of the lump sum and invest the balance in an annuity product. In case of death, the policy offers a guaranteed death benefit of all premiums paid, compounded at 3 percent.

Mr Murli also said that the variants of ING ACE offers customers a guaranteed addition of 7 percent or 7.75 percent per annum of maturity sum assured throughout the 10 years of the policy depending in the premium paid.

The variant offers a life cover plus a guaranteed death benefit of 5 times the annual premium paid plus the convenience of paying only 3 years of the premium. As soon as the policy matures, the customer will receive the sum assured and guaranteed additions; and in case of death, the nominee receives 5 times the annual premium amount paid, he added.