In what currency would the claims/maturity proceeds/surrender value of a policy issued in favour of NRI or foreign nationals be settled? Can NRIs or foreign nationals repatriate the claims/maturity proceeds/surrender value of the policy outside India?
Go to dashboardThe claims/maturity proceeds/surrender value of a Life Insurance policy issued to Non-resident where the premium was paid in Indian Rupees shall be settled only in Indian Rupees. Payments in foreign currency/ NRE account will be permitted only in proportion to the amount of premium paid in foreign currency/ through NRE account. NRIs or foreign nationals can repatriate claims, maturity proceeds or surrender value of policy outside India, however, this would depend on the source of fund/account from which the premium has been remitted/paid and the manner in which the claims etc. are to be repatriated. Free repatriation is directly linked to the type of fund/source used at the time of investment and depends on existing RBI guidelines at the time of repatriation.