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Insurance - GREATLife Endowment Insurance 3

  • What type of financial product is GREATLife Endowment Insurance 3?

    It is an endowment insurance plan. This means that it focuses on growing your wealth while offering insurance coverage at the same time.

  • What are the premium payment options?

    There are a total of 4 premium payment options – Single Premium, or Regular Premium over 5 years, 10 years, or 15 years. For Regular Premium payment options, you can choose to pay your premiums either monthly or annually.

  • Can I pay through my Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) account?

    Yes, SRS payment is allowed for Single Premium mode only, with a minimum single premium of S$15,000. Note that the minimum entry age for SRS payment is 19 years old (age next birthday).

  • How will my money be invested and managed in a participating fund?

    Your money will be pooled together with those collected from other policyholders and invested into a participating fund. The participating fund will be managed by Lion Global Investors Limited and invested in a diversified range of assets.

  • What is my Insurance coverage?

    You will be getting insurance coverage for Death, Terminal Illness (TI) and Total and Permanent Disability (TPD).

    Here is a table reflecting the respective coverage and exclusions:

    Coverage Exclusions
    Death If the life assured passes away within 12 months from the date of issue due to a pre-existing condition or suicide, your policy will be void and the premiums you have paid (less any debt, benefits and/or bonuses paid under the policy) will be refunded.
    Terminal Illness
    Diagnosis to be supported by a registered medical practitioner and insurer’s appointed medical practitioner (when required).
    Pre-existing TI, TI due to pre-existing condition within 12 months from the date of issue or if the life assured has HIV infection.
    Total and Permanent Disability
    Diagnosis to be supported by a registered medical practitioner and deemed to be total and irrecoverable.
    Pre-existing TPD, diagnosis of TPD due to pre-existing condition within 12 months from the date of issue, or TPD resulting from self-inflicted injury or bodily injury sustained while in or on an aircraft (except as a fare-paying passenger or crew member on an aircraft licensed for passenger service and operated by a commercial airline on a scheduled route, as a member of the armed forces travelling as a passenger on a military transport aircraft or as a provider of airport ground handling, aviation catering, aircraft engineering or other aviation-related services while the aircraft is on the ground).
  • Can I purchase GREATLife Endowment Insurance 3 if I have pre-existing health conditions?

    Yes, you can. However, if the life assured passes away due to a pre-existing condition within 12 months from the date the policy was issued, the policy will be void and all the premiums paid (less any debt, benefits and/or bonuses paid under the policy) will be refunded. Payment of Terminal Illness (TI) benefit or Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) benefit will not be made if the life assured has pre-existing TI or pre-existing TPD, or pre-existing conditions that lead to a TI or TPD event within 12 months from the date the policy was issued.

  • Can I make a partial surrender if I need the cash proceeds for my personal use during the policy term?

    Yes, provided there is cash value in your policy. Note that if you make a partial surrender, it will reduce the basic sum assured which may affect the amount of future bonuses payable (if any) under the policy. The policy will terminate upon full surrender of the policy. Terms and conditions apply.

  • Are my benefits/returns guaranteed?

    The illustrated benefits are made up of guaranteed and non-guaranteed benefits.

    1. Guaranteed benefits

      Capital is guaranteed from the end of the 10th policy year for single premium payment option, 15th policy year for regular premium (5-year and 10-year) payment options, and 20th policy year for regular premium (15-year) payment option, if no policy alterations are made.
      Premium payment term Capital guaranteed at the end of policy year
      Single Premium 10
      5 years or 10 years 15
      15 years 20
    2. Non-guaranteed benefits

    Every year, the bonus returns from the participating fund will be declared. Only bonuses that have been declared are guaranteed. Non-guaranteed benefits are in the form of future bonuses and depend on the current performance, the future outlook and the financial soundness of the participating fund.

    The non-guaranteed benefits (based on bonuses to be declared) depend on factors including:

    • Actual investment returns of the participating fund
    • Actual expenses incurred or allocated to the participating fund
    • The number of surrendered policies in the participating fund
    • The amount of death and sickness claims paid out on policies in the participating fund.

    The two Illustrated Investment Rates of Return of 4.25% per year and 3.00% per year used to illustrate the benefits are used purely as examples. They do not represent the upper and lower limits of the investment performance of the participating fund.

    The bonuses may be smoothed to provide a stable medium to long-term return. Bonuses made during the good years may be used to support the bonuses during down times.

    Please note that past performance may not be indicative of future performance.

  • What are the fees and charges that I need to pay?

    All the fees and charges are already included in the amount that you pay. These include (but are not limited to):

    • Distribution costs which includes what you pay for advice and for other related expenses
    • Fee to the fund managers
    • Costs of insurance
    • Management expenses to maintain the policy
  • What happens if I need to terminate the plan early?

    Signing up for a life insurance policy is a long-term commitment. There are some things you need to take note if you end the plan early:

    • This plan will return the total amount that you put in only after 10, 15, or 20 policy years (depending on the premium payment option which you have selected). If you end the policy within the first 10, 15, or 20 policy years, you will get zero or less than what you put in
    • Once you end your policy, you will not be protected in terms of insurance coverage

    The following table shows the guaranteed surrender value as a proportion of premiums paid at some key points during the policy term. This will allow you to have a rough estimate of how much you may get back if you choose to terminate the policy early.

    Period Single Premium Pay premiums over
    5 years 10 years 15 years
    First 14 days Free-look Free-look period
    First 2 policy years 80% No surrender value
    End of 5th policy year 82% 28% 25% 22%
    End of 10th policy year 100% 59% 59% 47%
    End of 15th policy year 105% 105% 103% 92%

    Please refer to the surrender value section in the policy illustration for more information.

  • What is the Secondary Life Assured (SLA) option?

    You can appoint another person to be the Secondary Life Assured (SLA). This ensures that in the event the original life assured passes on, the SLA appointed by you can take on and continue the existing policy. The policy term will remain unchanged (i.e. policy will mature on the policy anniversary when the original life assured would have been age 120 next birthday).

    The SLA can be yourself, your spouse or child (biological or legally adopted) who is age 18 next birthday and below.

  • Glossary

    First party policy

    This means that the policyholder and life assured will be the same person.

    Free-look period

    It is a 14-day grace period to allow you to think about and review your insurance purchase. This will start from the day you receive your policy documents.

    During this time, if you choose to cancel the policy, the premiums that you have paid will be refunded back to you.

    After the free-look period, it is taken that you are committed to the policy. If you cancel the policy, there will not be any refund of the premiums paid.

    Life assured

    It is the person whose life is covered for in this policy.

    Participating fund

    The money that you pay for the insurance plan will be invested in this fund, together with the premiums pooled from other policyholders.

    The bonuses may be smoothed to provide a stable medium- to long-term return. Bonuses made during the good years may be used to support the bonuses during down times.

    Policyholder

    It is the person who owns the insurance policy. This person has the right to make decisions regarding the policy.

    Policy term

    It refers to how long the policy will last. For GREATLife Endowment Insurance 3, it will last from the start of the policy till the policy anniversary on which the life assured, named as such at the start of the policy, would be age 120 next birthday.

    The length of the policy term depends on your age of entry.

    Example: If you bought the plan at 40 years old (age next birthday) and you are also the life assured, the policy term will be 120 - 40 = 80 years.

    During the policy term, you will be covered for death, TPD and TI.

    Regular premium

    It means that you will spread out your payment and pay your premiums regularly over a period of time.

    You will not pay your premiums in one lump sum.

    Single premium

    It means that you will pay your premium in one lump sum at the start of the policy term.

    Surrender value

    It is the amount that you will get when you surrender the policy.

    Third party policy

    This means that the policyholder can be a different person from the life assured. However, this is only possible under specific context, where there is insurable interest. Usually it will be based on a husband-wife relationship or parent-child relationship. For a parent-child relationship, the parent (policyholder) will be able to purchase the plan for the child (life assured) who is age 18 next birthday or below.

    This FAQ serves to explain the policy in brief only. The precise terms and conditions of this insurance plan are shown in the policy contract. Please refer to the Policy Illustration, Product Summary, and the policy contract for more information.