Universal life Insurance allows you to allocate your premiums among various Indexed Account Options which is an excellent option for financial planning in Dubai. Each of these options presents the opportunity for increased contract values as they leverage the performance of an index to determine the credited interest.
Upon making a premium payment, an expense charge is subtracted from each paid premium. The premium expense charge remains constant and is clearly defined in the contract, ensuring it will not escalate. The remaining amount, the net premium, is distributed into either a single Indexed Account Option or a combination of three Indexed Account Options based on your instructions.
Net premium (s) designated for the Indexed Account(s) are initially placed in a holding account until the commencement of a new Indexed Account(s) Segment, which occurs on the 15th of each month. At this juncture, the allocation to the Indexed Account(s) is finalized.
The Account Value represents the cumulative values derived from both the Holding Account and the Indexed Account(s). These values experience augmentation through credited interest and reduction due to Contract charges.
Segments In Indexed Universal Life Insurance:
Whenever you designate a premium payment to the Indexed Account(s), it creates an Indexed Account Segment (Segment).
Segments are generated on the 15th day of every month, marking the Segment Start Date, and reach maturity after a complete year (Segment Maturity Date).
- A maximum of 12 Segments per index is allowed simultaneously.
- The Indexed Account Value is the aggregate of all Segments.
After reaching the Segment Maturity Date, we calculate the interest owned, considering the performance of the Index throughout the Segment duration (excluding dividends and considering any applicable Index fees). This calculation is subject to participation rates, index floor, and cap rates.
The amount within each maturing segment and any accrued interest will automatically transfer to new segments within the same Indexed Account Option(s) unless you furnish alternative instructions before the segment maturity date in a format specified by us and subject to our administrative guidelines. We retain the discretion to restrict the frequency of such instruction requests, allowing a maximum of three times within twelve months.
Overfunded Contract Fees – Overview:
If, upon the issue of your contract or at any subsequent point, we determine that the contract is projected to attain an overfunded status, an overfunded contract fee will be applied.
A contract is considered overfunded if the initial premium payment any subsequent premium payment, or any adjustments made to your Indexed Account Option allocations, the anticipated account value on the contract anniversary when the insured reaches age 100 exceeds the greater of:
- 160% of the projected account value just before the relevant premium payment or your request to modify Indexed Account Option allocations, or
- 160% of the specified face amount.
In this context, the projected account value is determined based on various factors, including our assumptions about future crediting rates applied to the contract, the prevailing cost of insurance, and other charges at the time of the relevant premium payment or request to alter Indexed Account Option allocations.
The overfunded policy fee, amounting to 0.15% annually, is assessed monthly, corresponding to the index segment start date. This fee is applied to the account values of each selected Indexed Account Option.
Once the contract is deemed overfunded, its overfunded status will be reviewed at each contract anniversary. If, at the contract anniversary, when the insured reaches age 100, the projected account value drops below the specified face amount, applying the overfunded policy fee will cease until the contract is again considered overfunded, as described above.
Universal Life Insurance provides a dynamic and flexible indexed universal life insurance policy that empowers policyholders with various options to allocate premiums, capitalize on index performance, and optimize contract values. As policyholders navigate the complexities of life insurance, Universal Life Insurance from Life Insurance Bazaar stands as a reliable partner, offering a nuanced and strategic approach to financial protection and growth.
