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As a parent, your kids are the most important part of your lives. Smallest of your happy moments depend on them. While trying to maintain a balance between emotions & practical life, managing spending and savings often becomes a tricky task.

You would do anything to make your children happy and to secure their life & future. Max Life Child Insurance Plans have been specially customized to address your child’s future needs, even in your absence.

What is a Child Insurance Plan?

A child insurance plan is a combination of insurance and investment that ensure a secure future for your child. Life cover is available as a  lumpsum payment at the end of policy term. Not just this, these plans also provide  flexible payouts at important milestones of your child's education. While one may not want to think about unfortunate situations like death or serious medical illness, it’s important that you shield your child’s future against such incidents. Max Life Child Insurance Plans ensure that your child’s future financial needs are taken care of even in your absence.

Why Buy a Child Plan?

Simple monthly savings might not suffice the growing higher education costs. For your child to shine in the competitive environment, education fees should be the last constraint. Child insurance plans provide you the flexibility to invest based on your child's education needs, your current financial status, and other monetary goals. Typically, child insurance plans provide a life cover of around 10 times the annual premium. Additionally, these plans also provide partial withdrawal facility as needed. Along with this, you can also avail tax benefits for the premium paid.

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What is a Child Insurance Plan?

Why Buy a Child Plan?

Who should buy a child insurance plan?

  • Your child is between the age 0-15
  • You wish to create a corpus to fund his/her education
  • To beat inflation through regular investment

How a child insurance plan will secure your child's future?

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How a child insurance plan will secure your child's future?

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    Provides financial security during the most crucial years of your child's life

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    Offers a perfect blend of investment and savings in a single plan

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    Safeguards child's future, even after demise of the parent

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    Favours disciplined, long term savings, which usually becomes a challenge

Our Range of Child Insurance Plans

Our Range of Child Insurance Plans

MAX LIFE FUTURE GENIUS EDUCATION PLAN

  • Lumpsum Benefit  to fulfill your child’s dreams
  • Immediate payouts in case of unfortunate event
  • Regular payout to fund your child's education
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MAX LIFE SHIKSHA PLUS SUPER

  • Safeguard your fund against market volatilities
  • Guaranteed loyalty benefits at the end of each policy year
  • Financial security for your child, in case of an unfortunate event
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Why Choose Max Life

Here are some of the numbers that speak about our accomplishments

Why Choose Max Life

Here are some of the numbers that speak about our accomplishments
Claims Paid Percentage

99.51%

99.51%

(Source: Individual Death Claim Paid Ratio as per Audited Financials for FY 2022-2023)

Max Life's Presence

269 Offices

269 Offices

(Source: As reported to IRDAI, FY 2022-23)

Sum Assured

₹1,397,142 Cr.

₹1,397,142 Cr.

In force (individual) (Source: Max Life Public Disclosure, FY 2022-23)

Assets Under Management

₹122,857 Cr.

₹122,857 Cr.

(Source: Max Life Public Disclosure, FY 2022-23)

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Customer Reviews on Child Insurance Plans
Customer Reviews on Child Insurance Plans

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is so special about a Child Plan?

Child plans are insurance cum investment plans that help an individual create a corpus for children’s future, over a period of time (policy term). On maturity, these plans pay a lump sum amount which can be used to pay your child’s college fees or marriage expenses. The insurance cover amount in these plans is at least 10 times the amount of premium paid.

In the event of the policyholder’s death anytime during the policy term, the child/nominee receives the lump sum amount (death benefit) as promised at the time of purchasing the policy. But the unique point about child plans is that the policy does not end here. All future premiums are paid by the insurance company and the maturity benefits, at the end of the policy term, are also paid to the child. Some plans also offer monthly income in addition to the death benefit to meet the day to day expenses. A child insurance plan thus offers dual benefits of insurance and investment and should be an integral part of financial planning for your child’s future. 

2. Why should you buy a Child Insurance Plan?

As a parent, you want to fulfill your children’s dreams and save money for their education, marriage. Child insurance plans not only help you build a corpus towards these goals but also protect children’s future in your absence. Therefore they are a good solution for someone who wants to work towards these goals and minimize risk at the same time. 

Some of the other benefits of a child plan are: 

  • Use as a collateral - If you plan to avail an education loan for your child in the future, then you can use the child insurance plan as collateral.
  • Partial withdrawal - If the child is hospitalized due to a medical condition or accident, these plans allow you to withdraw a lump sum amount from the yet-to-mature policy. This pay-out will act as an add-on to your health insurance plan. 
  • Tax benefit – As per the existing tax laws premiums paid towards child plans are exempted under section 80C of the Income Tax Act. Maturity benefits are also exempt from tax as per section 10(10D) of the Act.

3. What is the right time to buy a Child Plan?

With the ever-rising cost of education and all the activities, inputs that are required for a good upbringing of your child, you need to be smart about your financial planning. Child plans offer a disciplined and secure method of saving to safeguard your child’s future. Starting early on this journey will help you build a significant corpus for meeting the future expenses of your child’s education.

If you invest Rs. 5,000 a month for 20 years, your corpus can grow to Rs. 28,45,000 (@8% return). On the other hand, if you delay by just 5 years, you will have to invest Rs. 8,500 a month for 15 years to reach the same corpus. In effect, the 5-year delay has cost you an additional investment of Rs. 3,30,000!

Therefore buying a child plan as early as possible is the prudent thing to do. Parents can purchase a plan for a child as young as 14 days old, with the policy tenure varying from 15–25 years.

4. What are things to consider while buying a Child Plan?

  • Financial goal and cover amount – The first step is estimating the amount of money you will need to fulfill your child's interests, aspirations. For instance, if you are buying the policy for your child’s education, factor in costs towards extra-curricular activities, travel, boarding etc. in addition to the course fee. Use this future expense calculator to ascertain the inflation-adjusted amount you should aim for.
  • Policy term – A child plan can be purchased for a tenure varying from 15–25 years. Choose a policy term that coincides with an important milestone for your child. For instance, if your daughter is 2 years old today and you expect her to start her college at age 18, buy a policy with a term of 16 years.
  • Fund options – Most child insurance policies offer multiple fund options with varying degrees of risk (equity-debt allocation). Based on your financial risk appetite and investment tenure, choose the fund that meets your requirements.
  • Additional features - You should also check if the plan has additional features like withdrawal facility at important milestone of your child’s life, assured bonus and loyalty additions.

5. What are the types of Child Plans?

Child insurance plans are of two types:

  • Investment plans - Plans that invest in the equity/ debt market (Non-Participating Unit Linked Insurance Plans). In this plan, you pay regular premiums or for a limited period which are invested in both equity and debt instruments. Being market linked, these plans can give good returns over a long policy term.  Based on your financial risk appetite, you can choose from fund options with varying degrees of risk (equity-debt allocation).
  • Savings plan - Plans that do not invest in the market (Non-Linked Participating Insurance Plans). In this plan, you pay regular premiums or for a limited period and at the end of the policy term, you receive guaranteed pay-outs every year. Additionally, you receive any accrued bonus. 

In both plans, in the event of your death, your child/nominee receives a lump sum amount (death benefit). In addition, the policy continues and all the future premiums are waived by the company. The child will still receive the maturity benefits once the premium payment term is over. In addition, he/she will also receive the accrued bonus.

ARN No: PCP/CIP/18102022

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Why buy a child plan?

Why buy a child plan? A child insurance plan offers dual benefits of insurance and investment. These plans ensure that your children’s dreams come true even in your absence. Parents can purchase this policy for a child as young as 14 days old, with terms of the policy varying in tenure from 15–25 years. There are several long-term and short-term benefits of buying a child plan, few of these are listed here.

Benefits of a Child Education Plan

A child education plan offers comprehensive benefit of life insurance cover along with maturity benefit. It can help you meet the expenses of your child's future needs, even when you are not around. The plan can also be used as collateral for an education loan. Premiums paid towards child insurance are exempt from Income Tax under Sec 80C of the Income Tax Act. Read about more benefits in this article.

Financial Planning for Your Child’s Education

The cost of education in India is rising much faster than inflation. It is estimated that by 2025 an average engineering degree will cost 25-30 Lakhs while an MBA degree will cost Rs 50-60 Lakhs. Read how child plans can help you manage educational expenses in a convenient way.

Child Plans: Myths vs Reality

Child plans help you save money for important goals in your child’s life like his/her education, marriage etc. Common misconceptions about these plans are that they cover the child’s life or that these plans do not cover inflation or have little flexibility. If any such misconception is holding you back from investing in your child’s future, read this article.

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