ICICI Prudential Platinum

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance launches its First ULIP with Fund Value-based distributor payouts – ICICI Pru Platinum

  • Fund Value-based distributor payoutsto motivate long-term investment behaviour by customers

 

  • Offers unlimited free switches between asset classes without any cost and tax implications

 

May 23, 2024:ICICI Prudential Life Insurance launchedICICI Pru Platinum, the Company’s first unit-linked product which aligns distributor payouts to their customers’fund value – the distributor commissions are linked to their customers’ Assets under Management. This unique product incentivises distributors to encourage their customers to stay invested for the entire policy tenure.Notably, it offerscustomers a cost and tax-efficient route to build wealth over the long-term.

 

ICICI Pru Platinum provides unlimited free switches between asset classes, without any cost or tax implications.Customers can choose from an array of 21 funds under this product, comprising 13 equity and four each in the debt and balanced categories, besides offering an option of four portfolio strategies.

 

Announcing the launch, Mr. Amit Palta, Chief Distribution Officer, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, said, “ICICI Pru Platinum,our Company’s first unit-linked product designed to make distributor payouts aligned to their customers fund value, promoting the long-term interests of both.

 

We endeavour to continuously innovate and introduce products and processes which are simple. This is in line with our philosophy of ensuring right product to the right customer at the right price and through the right channel. We have introduced pioneering products on the annuity and pension savings platform. These include an annuity product which offers a 100% refund of all premiums paid from the date of purchase. We also offer a traditional product which allows customers to make partial withdrawals to meet liquidity requirements.

 

Notably, we are the only life insurer in the country to payoutcommissions to distributors on the same day. Besides, achieving the milestone of issuing ~45% of our savings policies on the same day in FY2024.”

 

He further added “Life insurance is all about claims and as a customer friendly brandweaimto settle all claims speedily. This is reflected in our industryleading claim settlement ratio of 99.2% for FY2024 with an average turnaround time of just 1.3 days.”

 

ICICI Pru Platinumprovides a choice between two life cover variants. The Growth Plus variant entitles the nominee to receive either the sum assured or the fund value, whichever is higher. Whereas the Protect Plus variant offers the nominee both the sum assured and the fund value.

About ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company (www.iciciprulife.com)

 

ICICI Prudential Life is promoted by ICICI Bank Limited and Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited. The Company began operations in fiscal 2001 and has consistently been amongst the top private sector life insurance companies in India on a Retail Weighted Received Premium (RWRP) basis.

 

The Company offers an array of products in the Protection and Savings category which match the different life stage requirements of customers, enabling them to provide a financial safety net to their families as well as achieve their long-term financial goals. The digital platform of the Company provides a paperless buying experience to customers, empowers themto conduct an assortment of self-service transactions, provides a convenient route to make digital payments and facilitates a hassle-free claims settlement process.

 

The Company has introduced ICICI Pru Stack, a first-of-its kind suite of platform capabilities that combines digital tools and analytics. This innovative suite aims to enhance the understanding of customers’ requirements and enable distributors to offer suitable insurance products, deliver seamless experiences, and provide exceptional pre- and post-sale services. By deploying this comprehensive solution, the company aspires to transform into the most customer-friendly and partnerable insurance provider in the country.

 

At March 31, 2024 the Company had an AUM of `2,941.40 billion and a Total in-force sum assured of `34.1trillion. ICICI Prudential Life is listed on both the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Limited and the BSE Limited.

 

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