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KEY FEATURES
Return of Fund Management!,
Premium Allocation$ & Mortality
Charges%
Choose from 16
Diverse Funds
Exclusive
Smart Child Option
Flexible Premium
Payment
Waiver of Premium on
Death or Critical Illness##
Planning for future is one of the most important aspects of your life. You dream of building your
dream house, driving a luxury car, securing your family’s future, making worry-free retirement
plans, and much more. PNB MetLife instills in our customers a confidence to dream bold, and
offer need based solutions for child education, retirement, family protection and long term wealth
creation.
Presenting PNB MetLife Goal Ensuring Multiplier (GEM), a solution that provides you with life
insurance cover and helps you to invest systematically thereby creating long-term wealth to fulfill
your dreams. You can grow your investment with our diverse portfolio of funds that have been
consistently performing over the last two decades. This solution also provides a life insurance
cover and an option of waiver of premium in case of critical illness. Not only that, but your loyalty
is also rewarded with return of charges throughout the policy term. It is time to dream big and
invest for a tension-free, secured future. With the option of buying this policy online as well,
securing your future is absolutely stress free.
A wealth creation tool with life cover that also provides health
2 Wealth + Care cover/financial protection from 5 listed Critical Illnesses
3 Goal Assured Achieve your goals even if you are not there to see them live
Make certain your family does not need to make any sacrifices,
4 Income Assured
even if you are not there
5 Smart Child Option Ensure your child’s dreams with our specially curated Smart Child
Option
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• Flexibility of premium payment as per your convenience:
o Choose to pay for a limited period of 5,7 & 10 years OR throughout the policy term
o If You have selected Wealth Option you can also choose to pay premiums only once
Option to reduce your premium paying term after the premium is paid for the first five years
• Choice of 16 Funds that suit your risk profile:
o Select from the recently launched Bharat Consumption Fund (Since November 2024), which
invests in the companies engaged in domestic consumption theme.
o Choice to invest in Small Cap Fund, which invests in small businesses with significant growth
potential in an effort to create wealth.
o Choose from funds rated 5 Star by renowned rating agency Morningstar - Virtue II, Balanced
Opportunities fund and Midcap.
o Choose to invest in ESG theme through Sustainable Equity Fund that encapsulates and focusses
investing in equity of Environmental, Social and Governance oriented industries/companies.
o Choice of India Opportunities Fund, which seeks to generate wealth by investing in companies
that focus on Digitization, Atmanirbhar Bharat and Resurgence in manufacturing propelled by
Make-in-India initiatives.
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WHAT ARE THE INSURED BENEFITS IN
PNB METLIFE GEM?
DEATH BENEFIT
On a valid death claim for an in-force policy where all due premiums have been paid, the benefit
payable on the death of the Life Assured shall be:
Partial withdrawals from the Top-up fund shall not be deducted for the purpose of determining
the death benefit
Where Sum Assured is defined as Single Pay/Annualized Premium * Sum Assured Multiple
chosen at inception and Top Up Sum Assured is Top Up Premium * 1.25
Total Premiums Paid / Total premiums received means total of all the premiums received under
the base product, including top-ups premium paid, if any.
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Any future Installment Premiums that would otherwise have been payable under the Policy shall
be waived. This benefit is payable only if the diagnosis of the Critical Illness occurs after the
Waiting Period and within the Premium Paying Term of a In Force policy.
The waiting period is 90 days from the Date of Commencement of Risk or the date of the last
Revival of the Policy, whichever is later. Additionally, the Life Assured must survive for a
minimum period of 30 days to be eligible for waiver of premium under this benefit.
The details of these Critical Illnesses & the Exclusions are detailed in Annexure -A of the
document below
This benefit applies to the Life Assured for the Wealth + Care Option.
MATURITY BENEFIT
The Maturity Benefit is the amount payable to the Policyholder or the Nominee(s) on maturity
of this policy at expiry of the Policy Term. The Maturity Benefit is equal to the Total Fund Value
(including top-up fund value) in the Unit Account determined using the Net Asset Value on the
Maturity Date.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
OPTIONS/ SMART WEALTH + GOAL INCOME
WEALTH
PARAMETERS CHILD CARE ASSURED ASSURED
LA - 0 (30 Days)
Minimum Entry
0 (30 Days) Policyholder/ 18
Age (Yrs.)
Proposer – 18
Single Life:
Minimum Policy Other than Whole Life: 10
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Term (Yrs.) Whole Life: 39
Joint Life: 10
Single Life:
Maximum Policy Other than Whole Life: 30
25 20
Term (Yrs.) Whole Life: 99
Joint Life: 10
Single Life:
Maximum LA: 50
Other than Whole Life: 90
Maturity Age Proposer: 85 85 70 65
Whole Life: 99
(Yrs.)
Joint Life: 65
Single Life:
Other than Whole Life: Single
Premium
Pay, Regular Pay, 5 Pay, 7 Pay, 10 Pay Regular Pay, 5 Pay, 7 Pay, 10 Pay
Paying Term
Whole Life: Regular Pay, 7 Pay, 10 Pay
Joint Life: Single Pay
1. For the Joint Life coverage, the entry age for any one of the lives should be at least 18 years.
2. For the Wealth + Care option, maximum Premium Paying Term will be subject to age of life assured not exceeding 75 years at the end of premium
paying term.
3. For policies issued to minor lives under Wealth (Single Life) and Smart Child options, the minimum policy term would be subject to the life assured
being at least 18 years at the time of maturity of the policy.
4. LA denotes Life Assured
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PNB METLIFE GEM – WEALTH PLAN
Benefits offered
This option provides you a life insurance cover and also helps you build a corpus to fund your
dreams. You have the flexibility to decide your investment horizon ranging from 10 to 30 years
or for whole of life (99years of age).
You may choose to pay premiums as per your convenience (Once / Limited period of 5,7 or 10
years/ Regularly throughout the policy term). The premiums you pay are invested net of any
premium allocation charges in the funds of your choice and as per your risk appetite.
Policy pays death benefit in the unfortunate event of Life Assured’s death during the policy
term. The accumulated fund value is paid to you at the maturity of the policy.
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Benefit Illustration (Singe Life)
Rohan is 40 years old and wants a corpus built for his retirement. He wishes to invest in a plan
that would help him with the same. He chooses PNB MetLife GEM Wealth plan with Balancer II
Fund and opts to pay a regular premium for 20 years.
Maturity value
Life cover throughout the policy term 4% - Rs. 26,60,846/-
8% - Rs. 41,25,926/-
ROMC
@8% Rs. 10,091/-
@4% Rs. 11,845/-
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Benefit Illustration (Joint Life)
Rohan, then wishes to invest in a plan that would secure his wife Rashmi who is 35 years old.
He chooses the Wealth (Joint Life) option Balancer II Fund.
FV Set to be Higher of FV
or 1.25* Single Pay
The values shown in the Scenario above are for illustration purpose only. If your policy offers guaranteed returns, then these will be clearly marked
“guaranteed” in the Benefit Illustration. Since your policy offers variable returns, the given illustration shows different rates of assumed future
investment return based on assumed investment returns of 8% and 4%. These are not guaranteed returns and are not the upper or lower limit of what
one might get in this policy. The maturity benefit of your policy is dependent on a number of factors, including future performance
Boundary Conditions
AGE AT ENTRY POLICY TERM
MAXIMUM PREMIUM
LIFE
MATURITY AGE PAYING TERM
MINIMUM MAXIMUM MINIMUM MAXIMUM
WL Stands for Whole Life | For Joint Life one life must be at least 18 years.
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PNB METLIFE GEM – SMART CHILD PLAN
Benefits offered
PNB MetLife GEM Smart Child helps you systematically save for your children’s education and
financially secure their bright future. The policy provides life insurance cover and helps you
earn market linked returns.
In this plan your child becomes the Life Assured and you are the Proposer or Policyholder at
inception of the policy. You have the flexibility to decide your policy term ranging from 10 to 25
years basis the educational requirements of your child. You may choose to pay premiums as per
your convenience (Limited period for 5,7 or 10 years/ Regularly throughout the policy term).
The premiums you pay are invested net of premium allocation charges in the funds of your
choice and as per your risk appetite.
In case of Policyholder’s unfortunate death, all future premiums shall be funded by Us. Thus, we
make sure that we continue to build the corpus on your behalf for the dreams you have for your
loved ones. The Policy continues with risk cover for Life Assured and the accumulated Fund
Value is paid on Maturity.
In case the Life Assured is minor at the time of death of the Policyholder, the new Policyholder
can be the surviving parent/legal guardian of the Life Assured, until the Life Assured attains age
of 18 years. In the unfortunate event of death of Life Assured we pay the death benefit, and the
policy terminates.
The policy shall vest automatically on the Life Assured once he/she attains majority.
Benefit Illustration
Saurav is a 30-year-old father having a son of 1 years of age. He wants a plan that will help him
fund for his Son’s (Sumit) higher education. He chooses PNB MetLife GEM Smart Child Plan
with Balancer II Fund and opts for a policy term of 17 years since he wants to avail the benefits
when his son reaches the age of 18 years.
Maturity value
4% - Rs. 33,87,516/-
Life Coverage on Sumit & Waiver of Premium Benefit on the death of Saurav 8% - Rs. 54,42,995/-
Death
of Saurav Policy will continue with Life Coverage on Sumit
Death Benefit of Minimum Rs. 25,00,000/- across the policy term on the life assured
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The values shown in the Scenario above are for illustration purpose only. If your policy offers guaranteed returns, then these will be clearly marked
“guaranteed” in the Benefit Illustration. Since your policy offers variable returns, the given illustration shows different rates of assumed future
investment return based on assumed investment returns of 8% and 4%. These are not guaranteed returns and are not the upper or lower limit of what
one might get in this policy. The maturity benefit of your policy is dependent on a number of factors, including future performance
Boundary Conditions
AGE AT ENTRY POLICY TERM
MAXIMUM PREMIUM
MATURITY AGE PAYING TERM
MINIMUM MAXIMUM MINIMUM MAXIMUM
Life 0 (30 days) 25 50
Assured 5 Pay, 7 Pay, 10 Pay
10 25
& Regular Pay
Policy 18 60 85
Holder
Minimum Annualized Premium - Rs. 18,000/-
Benefits offered
This option is designed to help you meet your investment needs and provides you with a life
insurance cum health cover. Thus, you can protect your investment goals from uncertainties of
Death as well as Diseases.
You have the flexibility to decide your investment horizon ranging from 10 to 25 years and the
convenience of choosing your premium paying term (Limited period of 5,7 or 10 years/ Regularly
throughout the policy term). The premiums you pay are invested net of any premium allocation
charges in the funds of your choice and as per your risk appetite.
Policy pays death benefit in the unfortunate event of Life Assured’s death during the policy term.
The accumulated fund value is paid to you at maturity of the policy.
Additionally, under this option your premiums are waived off in case of diagnosis of any of the
five Critical Illnesses listed below:
This benefit is subject to waiting period, survival period and specific exclusions detailed in
Annexure A of this brochure.
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Benefit Illustration
Seema is 40 years old. She wants an insurance plan that would help her accumulate wealth for
financial needs even if she is critically ill. She chooses PNB MetLife GEM- Wealth + Care Plan
with Balancer II Fund.
Maturity value
4% - Rs. 39,59,299/-
Life Coverage continues on the Life of Seema 8% - Rs. 61,29,250/-
Death Benefit of Minimum Rs. 15 Lacs across the Policy Term on the Life Assured
ROMC
@8% Rs. 12,169/-
@4% Rs. 14,235/-
The values shown in the Scenario above are for illustration purpose only. If your policy offers guaranteed returns, then these will be clearly marked
“guaranteed” in the Benefit Illustration. Since your policy offers variable returns, the given illustration shows different rates of assumed future
investment return based on assumed investment returns of 8% and 4%. These are not guaranteed returns and are not the upper or lower limit of what
one might get in this policy. The maturity benefit of your policy is dependent on a number of factors, including future performance
Boundary Conditions
AGE AT ENTRY POLICY TERM
MAXIMUM PREMIUM
MATURITY AGE PAYING TERM
MINIMUM MAXIMUM MINIMUM MAXIMUM
Premium Paying Term will be subject to age of life assured not exceeding 75 years last birthday at the end of premium paying term
Minimum Annualized Premium – Rs. 18,000/-
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PNB METLIFE GEM – GOAL ASSURED PLAN
Benefits offered
If you have a financial goal for your family, this plan helps you achieve that with greater
certainty, no matter what twists life throws at you. This option helps you systematically save
for your dream goal and earn market linked returns and pays accumulated funds as maturity
benefit.
In an unfortunate event of Life Assured’s death, we not only pay a death benefit to take care of
any immediate financial needs of the family; we also continue to keep the policy funded and the
policy fund continues to grow and earn market linked returns. The policy then also pays
accumulated funds as maturity benefit at the end of the policy term.
Thus, you ensure your financial goals for your family stay unaffected under any circumstances.
You have the flexibility to decide your investment horizon ranging from 10 to 25 years and the
convenience of choosing your premium paying term (Limited period of 5, 7 or 10 years/
Regularly throughout the policy term). The premiums you pay are invested net of any premium
allocation charges in the funds of your choice and as per your risk appetite.
Benefit Illustration
Deepayan is a 35 years old man. He wants an insurance plan that would help him accumulate
wealth for the financial needs of his family even if he passes away. He chooses PNB MetLife
GEM Goal Assured Plan with Balancer II Fund and opts to get covered till age 50.
Maturity value
4% - Rs. 9,30,517/-
8% - Rs. 14,53,842/-
Wealth Accumulated
Premium payments waived off
For Family at Maturity
Death Benefit of Minimum Rs. 10,00,000/- across the Policy Term on the Life Assured
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The values shown in the Scenario above are for illustration purpose only. If your policy offers guaranteed returns, then these will be clearly marked
“guaranteed” in the Benefit Illustration. Since your policy offers variable returns, the given illustration shows different rates of assumed future investment
return based on assumed investment returns of 8% and 4%. These are not guaranteed returns and are not the upper or lower limit of what one might get
in this policy. The maturity benefit of your policy is dependent on a number of factors, including future performance
Boundary Conditions
AGE AT ENTRY POLICY TERM
MAXIMUM PREMIUM
MATURITY AGE PAYING TERM
MINIMUM MAXIMUM MINIMUM MAXIMUM
Benefits offered
We understand you are concerned with the future of your family in your absence and their
wellbeing is of utmost importance to you. This option ensures that your near and dear ones
need not make any sacrifices in your absence.
In an unfortunate event of Life Assured’s death, we not only pay a death benefit to take care of
any immediate financial needs of the family; we continue to keep the policy funded and the
policy fund continues to grow and earn market linked returns.
Additionally, we pay the family a regular monthly income equal to the one twelfth of the
annualized premium^ for the remaining policy tenure so that the family lifestyle is not
compromised. The policy then also pays accumulated funds as maturity benefit at the end of
the policy term.
You have the flexibility to decide your investment horizon ranging from 10 to 20 years and the
convenience of choosing your premium paying term (Limited period of 5,7 or 10 years/
Regularly throughout the policy term). The premiums you pay are invested net of any premium
allocation charges in the funds of your choice and as per your risk appetite.
^“Annualized Premium” means the premium amount payable in a year excluding the taxes, rider
premiums and underwriting extra premium on riders, if any.
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Benefit Illustration of Income Assured Option
Mohit is a 25 years old man. He wants an insurance plan that would help him support the
financial needs of his family even if he passes away through regular inflow of finances. He
chooses PNB MetLife GEM (Income Assured option) with Balancer II Fund and opts to get
covered till age 35
Maturity Benefit
4% - Rs. 5,71,560/-
8% - Rs. 7,68,780/-
Death of
Life Assured
Rs. 10,00,000/- Sum Monthly Income of Rs. 8,333/- paid till Maturity ROPAC Rs. 13,500/-
Assured Paid Out
ROFMC
@8% Rs. 17,376/-
@4% Rs. 16,151/-
The values shown in the Scenario above are for illustration purpose only. If your policy offers guaranteed returns, then these will be clearly marked
“guaranteed” in the Benefit Illustration. Since your policy offers variable returns, the given illustration shows different rates of assumed future investment
return based on assumed investment returns of 8% and 4%. These are not guaranteed returns and are not the upper or lower limit of what one might get
in this policy. The maturity benefit of your policy is dependent on a number of factors, including future performance
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PNB METLIFE GEM REWARDS YOUR
LOYALTY BY RETURNING ALL CHARGES
– GUARANTEED
7 Years, 10 Years and Regular Pay Total Fund Management Charges (FMC) deducted
policies in the policy up-to end of 7th Policy Year
Total FMC collected by the company (net of any taxes) as stated above shall be reckoned for
the purpose of determining the value of units added under this benefit. Any FMC deducted
with respect to the Top-up fund would not be considered for this benefit.
ROFMC would be added for in force policies only.
The percentage of ROPAC benefit will vary based on the policy term as follows
15-19 years 100% 50% each at the end of 10th &15th policy year
20 years or
higher 150% 50% each at the end of 10th ,15th and 20th policy year
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The value of units added at each instance will be percentage of the total Premium Allocation Charges deducted by the company (net of taxes) up-to 10th
policy year.
The company will add units to the fund value at the end of 10th, 15th and 20th policy year as per
schedule mentioned above.
ROPAC would be added for In Force policies only and any Premium Allocation Charges deducted
towards Top Up premiums would not be considered for this benefit.
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FUND BOOSTERS
Supercharge your investment kitty with our Fund Boosters.
Fund Boosters shall be allocated to your policy fund, provided the policy is in force as per the below table:
Regular Pay, 5 Pay, 7 Pay, 10 Pay 1% of Fund Value 15, 20, 25 & 30
ROMC would be added to in force policies only and this benefit is not available to Single Pay
policies. Further Mortality Charges from Top Up premium and any extra mortality charges
deducted would not be considered towards this benefit
For the Smart Child option, in case of death of Proposer & Survival of the Life Assured till the end of the term, the mortality charge with respect to the
Life Assured would only be considered for this benefit.
10 - 14 0.5%
20 and above 1%
Single Premium policies and Top Ups premiums would not be considered for this benefit.
“Return of Premium Allocation Charges”, “Return of Fund management Charges (ROFMC)” and “Return of Mortality Charges” & “High Premium
Booster" shall be allocated to the chosen funds in the same proportion as the fund value existing at the time of credit, by creating appropriate number
of units as per the NAV as on the due date of the credit. The allocation of “Return of Premium Allocation Charges”, “Return of Fund management
Charges (ROFMC)”, “Return of Mortality Charges” , “Fund Booster” and “High Premium Booster” is guaranteed provided due premiums till date have
been received and the same shall not be revoked by the Company under any circumstances.
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FUND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
PNB MetLife GEM gives you the choice of three fund management strategies to choose from
as per your risk appetite & convenience. You need to select any one from the following fund
management strategies.
SELF-MANAGED STRATEGY
In case you want to manage your own investment, Self- Managed Strategy would best fit your
requirement. This option gives you access to our suite of 16 funds, complete control in how to
invest your premiums and full freedom to switch from one fund to another at any point of time.
Our funds offer choice of debt or equity orientation to suit your specific needs and risk profile.
The details of the various funds are given in the table below:
Asset
INVESTMENT ASSET
SL FUND NAME Allocation Risk
OBJECTIVES CATEGORY
Range (%)
Equities 60 - 100
To generate wealth by
investing in companies Debt 0
PREMIER MULTI-CAP FUND across market Very
2 (ULIF02101/01/18MULTICAPFN117) High Risk
capitalization spectrum
with a blend of large-cap
Money market 0 - 40
and mid-cap companies
To generate wealth by
investing in companies
which will benefit from Equities 60 - 100
the present evolving
economic environment
CREST (THEMATIC FUND) such as rising Very
4 (ULIF02201/01/18CRESTTHEMF117) consumption (C),
Debt 0
High Risk
strengthening
government reforms
(RE), increasing
contribution of services Money market 0 - 40
(S) in the economy and
new technologies (T).
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Asset
INVESTMENT ASSET
SL FUND NAME Allocation Risk
OBJECTIVES CATEGORY
Range (%)
To focus on investing in
select companies from Equities 60 - 100
the investment
universe, which
SUSTAINABLE EQUITY FUND conduct business in Debt 0 High Risk
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(ULIF02610/12/21SUSTAINFND117) socially and
environmentally
responsible manner Money market 0 - 40
while maintaining
governance standards
Government
To generate capital and other debt 0 - 60
appreciation and securities
current income,
BALANCER II
10 through a judicious mix
Equities 0 - 60 Medium Risk
(ULIF01015/12/09BALANCER2F117) of investments in
equities and fixed
income securities.
Money market
0 - 40
instruments
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Asset
INVESTMENT ASSET
SL FUND NAME Allocation Risk
OBJECTIVES CATEGORY
Range (%)
Government
and other debt 60 - 100
To earn regular securities
PROTECTOR II income by investing in Low Risk
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(ULIF00915/12/09PROTECTOR2117) high quality fixed
income securities
Money market 0 - 40
To provide higher
accrual along with safety Equities 0
arising from high
BOND OPPORTUNITIES FUND allocation to corporate
12 Debt 80 - 100 Low Risk
(ULIF02401/01/18BONDOPPORT117) bonds. The fund will
invest up to 100% of the
corpus in debt and Money market 0 - 20
money market securities
To generate stable
returns by investing in
LIQUID FUND a very short term debt
13 Money market 100 Low Risk
(ULIF01909/10/15LIQUIDFUND117) and money market
instruments
You have full flexibility to redirect the future premiums by changing your premium allocation
percentages at any time amongst the above funds. You also have the full flexibility to switch
monies from one fund to another free of cost, at any point of time as per your judgement of the
capital markets.
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• All Installment Premiums will be invested in Protector II Fund (debt oriented fund)
• All monies in Protector II Fund will systematically be transferred to Premier Multi-cap Fund
(equity oriented fund) over the 12 month Policy period.
• The units will be automatically transferred from Protector II Fund to Premier Multi-cap
Fund at the end of every month in the following manner
Systematic transfer strategy if not opted at inception and chosen during the Policy Term, will
only be activated on the next Policy Anniversary. The Policyholder would have two options
once he/she chooses Systematic Transfer Strategy during the Policy Term
• Transfer all existing monies from Protector II Fund to any other fund. In this case, only the
subsequent premiums allocated to in Protector II Fund would be systematically transferred
to Premier Multi-cap Fund.
• Continue with existing monies in Protector II Fund. In this case, all monies including
subsequent premiums, in Protector II Fund will be systematically transferred to Premier
Multi-cap Fund.
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LIFE-STAGE STRATEGY
You can utilize this strategy to ensure that your policy adapts to your changing needs,
depending on your life stage and age.
At policy inception, your premium, net of allocation charge is distributed between two funds,
Premier Multi-cap Fund (equity oriented fund) and Protector II Fund (debt oriented fund), based
on your attained age. As you move from one age band to another, your funds are re-distributed
based on your age. The age-wise portfolio distribution is shown in the table.
AGE OF POLICYHOLDER
PREMIER MULTI-CAP FUND PROTECTOR II FUND
(YEARS)
Up to 30 70% 30%
31 – 40 60% 40%
41 – 50 50% 50%
51 – 60 40% 60%
61 – 70 20% 80%
71 + 10% 90%
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OTHER FEATURES
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PREMIUM REDIRECTION (ONLY UNDER SELF-MANAGED STRATEGY)
You can choose to change the allocation of future premiums with premium redirection. You
would have the option to change the premium allocation proportions free of charge.
PARTIAL WITHDRAWALS
Partial withdrawals are available only after the completion of Lock In Period (5 Policy
Anniversaries), or on attainment of Age 18 by the Life Assured, whichever is later, subject to the
following:
• Each partial withdrawal shall be subject to the minimum amount of Rs.5,000 and maximum
partial withdrawal in a policy year shall not exceed 25% of the total fund value at the time
of withdrawal.
• Partial withdrawals will be made first from the Top-up Fund Value which has completed
the lock in period, as long as it supports the partial withdrawal, and then from the Fund
Value built up from the base premium(s).
• At any point of time during the Policy Term, the minimum fund balance remaining after the
partial withdrawal should be at least equal to 120% Annualized Premium for Regular Pay
and Limited Pay or 20% of Single Premium
• Partial withdrawals which would result in termination of the Policy shall not be allowed.
• The Partial Withdrawals are free of any charge.
• The partial withdrawals with respect to the fund values from the base premiums shall only
be counted for the purpose of adjusting the sum assured to be payable on death. Partial
withdrawals made from the Top-up premiums shall not be deducted for this purpose.
Smart Withdrawal Facility (SWF) under Partial Withdrawals:
• If you have availed the “Wealth Option” with premium paying term of 10 or more years
SWF can be chosen to set up automatic withdrawals of 1-12% of your fund value at a desired
frequency, subject to each installment being more than Rs.1000.
• All charges as applicable in the policy shall continue to be deducted.
• The withdrawals under SWF will start from the 11th Policy Year or as per the SWF request,
whichever is later. They will continue until you stop them.
• Policies where the life assured is a minor, SWF withdrawals begin once the minor turns 18
or in the 11th policy year, whichever is later.
• SWF payout made by redeeming units from funds in proportion to Fund Value in each fund,
at unit price on payout date.
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iii. Withdrawal amount under Smart Withdrawal Facility (SWF) may be nil in any policy year
on account of aforementioned conditions.
Quarterly 1/4
Monthly* 1/12
*Monthly mode available only for standing instructions/ direct debit options (including Electronic Clearing System (ECS), and Automated
Clearing House (ACH))
POLICY LOANS
Not allowed under this policy.
TOP UP’S
The policy holder may remit a Top up premium during the policy term provided the policy is in
in- force status and premiums due have been received by us.
• Top up premiums shall not be allowed during the last five (5) Policy Years.
• The total amount of Top up premiums, at any point of time during the currency of the
contract, shall not exceed the sum total of the installment premiums paid up to that point of
time OR in case of single premium policies shall not exceed the single premium paid.
• Each Top Up Premium would be treated as a single premium. The Top Up Sum Assured is
1.25 times of Top Up Premium paid.
• The minimum Top Up Premium payable is Rs 10,000/-
• Maximum Top up premium would not have any limit, however, would be subject to board
approved underwriting policy
• Top-up premiums once paid cannot be withdrawn for a period of 5 years from the date of
payment of the `Top-up' premium, except in case of complete surrender of the policy
• Top Up would not be allowed if any Waiver of Premium Benefit has been triggered in the
policy
• Top-up premiums will not be available for “Wealth” option with joint-life cover
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GRACE PERIOD (FOR OTHER THAN SINGLE PREMIUM POLICIES)
You have a grace period of 30 days (15 days for monthly mode) from the due date of unpaid
Premium to pay all your due Premiums without any late fee or penalty. Your policy remains
in-force during the grace period. If we do not receive the entire due instalment premium by the
end of the grace period, your policy would move to become a discontinued policy and
provisions of premium discontinuance shall apply.
LOCK IN PERIOD
The period of five consecutive Policy Years from the Date of Commencement of the Policy,
during which the proceeds of the Discontinued Policy Fund cannot be paid to You, except in the
case of death or upon the happening of any other contingency covered under the Policy.
PREMIUM DISCONTINUANCE
Discontinuance of policy during Lock – in Period (Not applicable for Single Pay Policies)
In case of discontinuance of policy during the lock in period due to non-payment of
Installment Premium and expiry of Grace Period, the policy will move to the Discontinued
Status. The Fund Value as on date of discontinuance shall be transferred to the Discontinued
Policy Fund after deducting the applicable discontinuance charge and all risk cover(s) under
the Policy, shall cease. Such discontinuance charges shall not exceed the charges mentioned
in the Charges section.
The waiver of premium benefit under Wealth + Care, Goal Assured, Income Assured and
Smart Child options shall not be payable in case the insured event (death or critical illness)
occurs after the policy moves to the Discontinued Status.
On such discontinuance, the company will communicate the status of the policy, within three
months of the first unpaid premium, to the policyholder and provide the option to revive the
policy within the revival period of three years as below:
i. In case the policyholder opts to revive but does not revive the policy during the revival
period, the proceeds of the discontinued policy fund shall be paid to the policyholder at
the end of the revival period or lock-in period whichever is later. In respect of revival
period ending after lock-in period, the policy will remain in discontinuance fund till the
end of revival period. The Fund management charges of discontinued fund will be
applicable during this period and no other charges will be applied.
ii. In case the policyholder does not exercise the option as set out above, the policy shall
continue without any risk cover, and the policy fund shall remain invested in the
discontinuance fund. At the end of the lock-in period, the proceeds of the
discontinuance fund shall be paid to the policyholder and the policy shall terminate.
iii. However, the policyholder has an option to surrender the policy anytime and proceeds
of the discontinued policy shall be payable at the end of lock-in period or date of
surrender whichever is later.
Discontinuance of policy after Lock – in Period (Not applicable for Single Pay Policies)
In case of discontinuance of policy after the lock in period due to non-payment of Installment
Premium and expiry of Grace Period, the policy shall attain reduced Paid up Status with
reduced Paid-up Sum Assured.
Paid-up sum assured is given original sum assured multiplied by the total number of premiums
paid to the original number of premiums payable as per the terms and conditions of the policy.
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All Charges as per terms and conditions of the Policy will continue to be deducted until the
expiry of the Revival Period with following allowances:
• Mortality charges for the Death Benefit shall be deducted based on the reduced Paid up
Sum Assured.
• No charges shall be deducted for Waiver of Premium Benefits
The waiver of premium benefit under Wealth + Care, Goal Assured, Income Assured and
Smart Child options shall not be payable in case of a claim once the policy converts to
reduced paid-up status
The income benefit under Income Assured option will not be payable in case of a claim once
the policy converts to reduced paid-up.
On death of the Life Assured under Wealth (Single Life), Wealth + Care and Smart Child
options, the death benefit payable shall be higher of:
• Fund Value as at the date of intimation of death
• Reduced paid-up Sum Assured less all Partial Withdrawals and/or payouts under Smart
Withdrawal Facility (SWF) made during the last two years immediately preceding the
date of death of the Life Assured (If applicable)
• 105 percent of the total premiums received up to the date of death
On death of the Life Assured under Goal Assured and Income Assured options, the death
benefit payable shall be higher of:
• Reduced paid-up Sum Assured
• 105 percent of the total premiums received upto the date of death
PLUS
• Fund Value as at the date of intimation of death
In addition to the above, higher of the following shall be payable with, wherever applicable:
• Top-up Fund Value as at the date of intimation of death
• Top-up Sum Assured
• 105% of the total top-up premiums paid up to the date of death
WHERE,
• Top-up Sum Assured is 1.25 * Top-up Premium.
The policy terminates with the payment of the death benefit.
i. Insurer shall communicate the status of the policy, within three months of the first unpaid
premium, to the policyholder and provide the following options:
(a) To revive the policy within the revival period of three years, or
(b) Complete withdrawal of the policy.
ii. In case the policyholder opts for (a) above but does not revive the policy during the
revival period, the fund value shall be paid to the policyholder at the end of the revival
period.
iii. In case the policyholder does not exercise any option as set out above, the policy shall
continue to be in reduced paid up status. At the end of the revival period the proceeds of
the policy fund shall be paid to the policyholder and the policy shall terminate.
iv. However, the policyholder has an option to surrender the policy anytime and proceeds
of the policy fund shall be payable.
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DISCONTINUANCE OF SINGLE PREMIUM POLICY
i) During the Lock – in Period
The policyholder has an option to surrender any time during the lock-in period. In case of
surrender during the first five policy years (lock-in period), the Total Fund Value under the said
Policy, after deduction of Discontinuance Charges, will be transferred to the Discontinued
Policy Fund.
The proceeds from the discontinuance fund shall be paid at the end of lock-in period. Only fund
management charge will be deducted from this fund during this period. Further, no risk cover
shall be provided on such policy during the discontinuance period.
SURRENDER
During the first five policy years, on receipt of surrender intimation, the Fund Value after
deduction of applicable Discontinuance Charge, shall be transferred to the Discontinued Policy
Fund. The proceeds of the discontinued policy shall be paid at the end of lock-in period. Only
fund management charge will be deducted from this fund during this period. Further, no risk
cover shall be provided on such policy during the discontinuance period.
After Completion of first five years, on receipt of surrender intimation, you will be entitled to the
total Fund Value under the policy.
Once a policy is surrendered in full, it is terminated and cannot be revived.
The nominee cannot surrender the policy after the death of the life assured under “Goal
Assured” and “Income Assured” options.
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POLICY REVIVAL
On discontinuance of policy, if the Policyholder has chosen option to revive the policy, within
revival period of three years from the date of discontinuance of policy, the policy shall be
revived restoring the risk cover along with investment made in fund chosen by the policyholder
out of the discontinued fund less applicable charges as referred below, shall be levied. Where a
policy is discontinued, the steps outlined in ‘Premium Discontinuance’ section of this document
will be followed. If the Policyholder opts to revive the policy within the revival period then
revival of the discontinued policy is subject to the following conditions:
• The Policyholder paying all due Installment Premiums that would have been payable from
the date of default to the proposed date of Revival.
• Company reserves the right to obtain additional information before reviving the Policy and
also the right to decline revival of the Policy or impose extra Mortality Charges as per
Board Approved Underwriting Policy of the Company.
• On Revival of a policy, discontinued during lock-in period, the Policy Admin Charges and
Premium Allocation Charges will be deducted before allocating the balance amount to the
Unit Account. The Company shall add back to the fund, the Discontinuance Charges, if
applicable, deducted at the time of discontinuance of the Policy.
• On Revival of a policy, discontinued after lock-in period, Premium Allocation Charges will
be deducted before allocating the balance amount to the Unit Account.
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e. At the expiry of the Revival Period, if the Policy has not been revived and provided the said
Policy has not been converted into a Paid-Up Status.
f. The date of payment of death benefit (Excluding for polices where Waiver of Premium is
triggered and First Death in case of Wealth Option - Joint Life)
g. Date of payment of Fund Value in case of diagnosis of covered CI within the Waiting
Period for Wealth + Care option
APPLICABLE CHARGES
MORTALITY CHARGES
Mortality charge will be deducted at the beginning of each policy month by cancellation of an
appropriate number of units at the corresponding Net Asset Value.
Mortality charge will be based on the Plan Option, attained age of the Life Insured, Rate as per
Mortality Charge Table, and the applicable Sum at Risk
Indicative annual charges per thousand life cover for a healthy male and female life are as
shown below:
AGE (YRS) 30 40 50 60
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PREMIUM ALLOCATION CHARGE PER ANNUM
REGULAR PREMIUM, 5 PAY, 7 PAY, 10 PAY
POLICY YEAR
SINGLE
PREMIUM HALF-YEARLY, QUARTERLY,
ANNUAL MODE
MONTHLY MODES
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FUND MANAGEMENT CHARGE
The fund management charge is levied as a percentage of the Value of Assets underlying the Unit
Fund and shall be appropriated by adjusting the Net Asset Value. This is a charge levied at the
time of computation of the Net Asset Value, which is done on a daily basis.
FUND MANAGEMENT
FUND OPTION SFIN
CHARGES (P.A.)
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DISCONTINUANCE OR SURRENDER CHARGES
The Discontinuance Charges specified below are expressed either as a percentage of the fund
value (FV) or as a percentage of the annualized premium (AP) or Single Premium:
SWITCHING CHARGES
You can make unlimited switches in a Policy Year free of any charge.
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REVISION IN RATE OF CHARGES
We reserve the right to increase / decrease the fund management charge and the policy
administration charge with prior intimation as per process prescribed by the Authority.
The following limits are applicable:
• Fund Management Charge may be increased up to the maximum allowable as per then
applicable regulations, currently as per the Regulations a maximum of 1.35% pa applies to
fund management charge.
• Policy Administration Charge may be increased up to of a maximum 5% of the premiums
per annum subject to the maximum permitted by the Regulation. The company has put an
upper limit on this charge of Rs 6,000 pa.
ANNEXURE A
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3) Cancer of Specified Severity
A malignant tumor characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of malignant cells
with invasion and destruction of normal tissues. This diagnosis must be supported by
histological evidence of malignancy. The term cancer includes leukemia, lymphoma and
sarcoma.
The following are excluded –
• All tumors which are histologically described as carcinoma in situ, benign,
premalignant, borderline malignant, low malignant potential, neoplasm of unknown
behavior, or non-invasive, including but not limited to: Carcinoma in situ of breasts,
Cervical dysplasia CIN-1, CIN - 2 and CIN-3.
• Any non-melanoma skin carcinoma unless there is evidence of metastases to lymph
nodes or beyond;
• Malignant melanoma that has not caused invasion beyond the epidermis;
• All tumors of the prostate unless histologically classified as having a Gleason score
greater than 6 or having progressed to at least clinical TNM classification T2N0M0
• All Thyroid cancers histologically classified as T1N0M0 (TNM Classification) or below;
• Chronic lymphocytic leukemia less than RAI stage 3
• Non-invasive papillary cancer of the bladder histologically described as TaN0M0 or of
a lesser classification,
• All Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumors histologically classified as T1N0M0 (TNM
Classification) or below and with mitotic count of less than or equal to 5/50 HPFs.
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Exclusions for the Critical Illness Benefit
The following are the minimum exclusions for the WoP on CI benefit with Wealth + Care
Option. Additional exclusions are disease-specific and are incorporated into the definition of
the disease.
Apart from the disease specific exclusions given along with definitions of diseases, no waiver
of premium benefit (care benefit) will be payable if the Critical Illness is caused or aggravated
directly or indirectly by any of the following acts of the life insured unless those are beyond
his / her control. Benefits shall not be paid in case of claims arising as a result of any of the
following:
• Any diseases occurring within 90 days of the start of coverage or date of revival (i.e.
during the waiting period). In case of diagnosis of a Critical Illness condition contracted
during the Waiting Period, fund value as available on the date of intimation of critical
illness claim shall be paid to the policyholder and the policy will terminate;
Survival Period – The Life Assured must survive for at least 30 days from the date of diagnosis
of the listed CI, to avail the waiver of premium benefit under the Wealth + Care option.
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NOMINATION
Nomination should be in accordance with provisions of Section 39 of the Insurance Act 1938 as
amended from time to time. Nomination of this Policy is not applicable if the Policy has been
effected under Section 6 of the Married Women’s Property Act 1874
ASSIGNMENT
Assignment should be in accordance with provisions of Section 38 of the Insurance Act 1938 as
amended from time to time. Assignment of this Policy is not applicable if the Policy has been
effected under Section 6 of the Married Women’s Property Act 1874.
TAXATION
Tax benefits under this plan may be available as per the provisions and conditions of the Income
Tax Act, 1961 and are subject to any changes made in the tax laws in future. Please consult your
tax advisor for advice on the availability of tax benefits for the Premiums paid and proceeds
received under the policy for more details.
SUICIDE EXCLUSION
In case of death due to suicide within 12 months from the date of commencement of Risk or
from the date of revival of the policy, as applicable, the nominee or beneficiary of the
policyholder shall be entitled to the Fund Value, as available on the date of intimation of death.
Further any charges other than Fund Management Charges (FMC) and guarantee charges
recovered subsequent to the date of death shall be added back to the fund value as available on
the date of intimation of death.
Due to the nature of the Segregated Funds, the Company does not guarantee the price of the
Units of any of the Segregated Funds offered by it. Unit Linked Life Insurance products are
different from the traditional insurance products and are subject to the risk factors.
The Insured (and the Policyholder, if different) is aware that the investment in units is subject,
inter alia (amongst others), to the following risks:
• PNB MetLife India Insurance Company is the name of the Insurance Company and PNB
MetLife Goal Ensuring Multiplier is only the name of the unit linked life insurance contract
and does not in any way indicate the quality of the contract, its future prospects or
returns
• Any investment in Segregated Funds available under the Policy is subject to market risks
and other risks.
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• The premium paid in Unit Linked Insurance policies are subject to investment risks
associated with capital markets and the NAVs of the units may go up or down based on
the performance of fund and factors influencing the capital market and the insured is
responsible for his/her decisions.
• The investment risk in the investment portfolio will be borne by you.
• There is no assurance that the objectives of any of the Segregated Funds will be achieved;
• The NAV of any of the Segregated Funds may increase or decrease as per the
performance of financial markets;
• The past performance of any of the Segregated Funds does not indicate the future
performance of these funds.
• The Segregated Funds, except the Discontinued Policy Fund, do not offer a guaranteed or
assured return;
• All benefits payable under the Policy are subject to the tax laws and other
legislations/regulations as they exist from time to time; Please know the associated risks
from the Financial advisor or the intermediary
• The various funds offered under this contract are the names of the funds and do not in any
way indicate the quality of these plans, their future prospects and returns.
GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL
In case you have any query or complaint or grievance. You may approach any of Our following
touch points:
• Call 1800-425-69-69 (Toll free)
• Email at [email protected]
• Write to
Customer Service Department,
1st Floor, Techniplex -1, Techniplex Complex, Off Veer Savarkar Flyover,
Goregaon (West), Mumbai – 400062.
• Online through Our website www.pnbmetlife.com
• Our nearest PNB MetLife branch across the country
For any escalation with the resolution provided by the above touch points, you may, write to
Our Grievance Redressal Officer at [email protected]
If you do not get appropriate resolution, you may approach Insurance Ombudsman on
https://www.cioins.co.in/Ombudsman
(1) No person shall allow or offer to allow, either directly or indirectly, as an inducement to any
person to take out or renew or continue an insurance in respect of any kind of risk relating
to lives or property in India, any rebate of the whole or part of the commission payable or
any rebate of the premium shown on the policy, nor shall any person taking out or renewing
or continuing a policy accept any rebate, except such rebate as may be allowed in
accordance with the published prospectuses or tables of the insurer
(2) Any Person making default in complying with the provisions of this section shall be
punishable with fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees
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FRAUD AND MISSTATEMENT
Treatment will be as per Section 45 of the Insurance Act, 1938 as amended from time to time.
• Please read this Sales brochure carefully before concluding any sale.
• This product brochure is only indicative of terms, conditions, warranties and exceptions
contained in the insurance policy. The detailed Terms and Conditions are contained in the
Policy Document.
Policy shall not be called in question on ground of misstatement after three years.
(1) No policy of life insurance shall be called in question on any ground whatsoever after the expiry
of three years from the date of the policy, i.e., from the date of issuance of the policy or the
date of commencement of risk or the date of revival of the policy or the date of the rider to the
policy, whichever is later.
(2) A policy of life insurance may be called in question at any time within three years from the date
of issuance of the policy or the date of commencement of risk or the date of revival of the
policy or the date of the rider to the policy, whichever is later, on the ground of fraud:
Provided that the insurer shall have to communicate in writing to the insured or the legal
representatives or nominees or assignees of the insured the grounds and materials on which
such decision is based.
Explanation I.— For the purposes of this sub-section, the expression "fraud" means any of
the following acts committed by the insured or by his agent, with intent to deceive the
insurer or to induce the insurer to issue a life insurance policy:—
(a) the suggestion, as a fact of that which is not true and which the insured does not believe to
be true;
(b) the active concealment of a fact by the insured having knowledge or belief of the fact;
(c) any other act fitted to deceive; and
(d) any such act or omission as the law specially declares to be fraudulent.
Explanation II. — Mere silence as to facts likely to affect the assessment of the risk by the
insurer is not fraud, unless the circumstances of the case are such that regard being had to
them, it is the duty of the insured or his agent keeping silence, to speak, or unless his silence
is, in itself, equivalent to speak.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), no insurer shall repudiate a life
insurance policy on the ground of fraud if the insured can prove that the misstatement of or
suppression of a material fact was true to the best of his knowledge and belief or that there
was no deliberate intention to suppress the fact or that such misstatement of or suppression of
a material fact are within the knowledge of the insurer:
Provided that in case of fraud, the onus of disproving lies upon the beneficiaries, in case the
policyholder is not alive.
Explanation. — A person who solicits and negotiates a contract of insurance shall be deemed
for the purpose of the formation of the contract, to be the agent of the insurer.
(4) A policy of life insurance may be called in question at any time within three years from the date
of issuance of the policy or the date of commencement of risk or the date of revival of the
policy or the date of the rider to the policy, whichever is later, on the ground that any
statement of or suppression of a fact material to the expectancy of the life of the insured
was incorrectly made in the proposal or other document on the basis of which the policy
was issued or revived or rider issued:
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Provided that the insurer shall have to communicate in writing to the insured or the legal
representatives or nominees or assignees of the insured the grounds and materials on which
such decision to repudiate the policy of life insurance is based:
Provided further that in case of repudiation of the policy on the ground of misstatement or
suppression of a material fact, and not on the ground of fraud, the premiums collected on the
policy till the date of repudiation shall be paid to the insured or the legal representatives or
nominees or assignees of the insured within a period of ninety days from the date of such
repudiation.
Explanation. —For the purposes of this sub-section, the misstatement of or suppression of
fact shall not be considered material unless it has a direct bearing on the risk undertaken by the
insurer, the onus is on the insurer to show that had the insurer been aware of the said fact no
life insurance policy would have been issued to the insured.
(5) Nothing in this section shall prevent the insurer from calling for proof of age at any time if he
is entitled to do so, and no policy shall be deemed to be called in question merely because the
terms of the policy are adjusted on subsequent proof that the age of the life insured was
incorrectly stated in the proposal.
Unit-linked life insurance products are different from the traditional insurance products and are subject to risk factors. Premiums paid in unit-linked life insurance policies are
subject to investment risks associated with capital markets, and NAVs of the units may go up or down, based on the performance of the fund and factors influencing the capital
market and the insured is responsible for his/her decisions. PNB MetLife Insurance Company Limited is only the name of the Life Insurance Company and PNB MetLife Goal
Ensuring Multiplier Plan is only the name of the unit-linked life insurance contract and does not in any way indicate the quality of the contract, its future prospects or returns.
Please know the associated risks and the applicable charges from your insurance agent or intermediary or policy document issued by us. The various funds offered under this
contract are the names of the funds and do not in any way indicate the quality of these plans, their future prospects and returns. The past performance of the funds is not
indicative of the future performance. For Further details on all the conditions exclusions related to product, please contact our insurance advisors.
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Return of Fund Management Charges (ROFMC) for Single pay & 5 Pay would be for FMC deducted for rst 5 years and for 7 pay & above would be for FMC deducted for rst 7
years. This will be credited back at the end of the 10th policy year. $Return of Premium Allocation Charges (ROPAC) is expressed as percentage of Premium Allocation charges
deducted in the policy. The value of ROPAC would be 150% for policies with term greater than or equal to 20 years (paid equally at end of 10th, 15th and 20th policy year), 100%
for policy term 15-19 years (paid equally at the end of 10th and 15th year) and 50% for policy term 10-14 years (at the end of 10th year). %Return of Mortality Charges (ROMC) is
expressed as percentage of mortality charges deducted in the policy (net of any taxes). ROMC is not available for Single Pay. **Tax Benefits under this plan may be available as
per the provisions and conditions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and are subject to any changes made in the tax laws in future. Please consult your tax advisor for advice on the
availability of tax benefits for the Premiums paid and proceeds received under the policy for more details. ##Waiver of Premium on death is available in Smart Child, Goal Assured
& Income Assured options and Waiver of Premium on critical illness is available in Wealth + Care option. PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited, Registered address:
Unit No. 701, 702 & 703, 7th Floor, West Wing, Raheja Towers, 26/27 M.G. Road, Bangalore - 560001, Karnataka. IRDAI Registration number 117. CIN no.
U66010KA2001PLC028883. This product brochure is only indicative of terms, conditions, warranties and exceptions contained in the insurance policy. The detailed Terms and
Conditions are contained in the Policy Document. This version of the document invalidates all previous printed versions for this particular plan. Trade Logo displayed above
belongs to Punjab National Bank and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company respectively and used by PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited under License. Email:
[email protected] or Write to us: 1st Floor, Techniplex-1, Techniplex Complex, Off Veer Savarkar Flyover, Goregaon (West), Mumbai - 400062, Maharashtra.
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