In this policy, the investment risk in the investment portfolio is borne by the policyholder
Overview
You work hard to ensure that you and your family lead a comfortable life today. But have you ensured the same for the days when you will not be working? By the time you retire, costs of living would have increased substantially making even the most basic commodities like milk and vegetables costlier by probably five times. Medical costs would have doubled or more. How well you save and invest today will make all the difference tomorrow.
Kotak Retirement Income Plan is an ideal retirement solution that gives you complete flexibility and peace of mind, not only while you save for your retirement but also after you retire. The many fund options available ensure that you make handsome gains on your income and the Guaranteed Maturity Value ensures that your retirement corpus remains intact against any market vagaries.
Kotak Retirement Income Plan comes in three variants:
  • Kotak Retirement Income Plan - Without Cover
  • Kotak Retirement Income Plan - With Cover
  • Kotak Retirement Income Plan - Single Premium
 Advantages
  • Enjoy unlimited upside with capital preservation
  • Choice of five fund options
  • Ill-health early retirement benefit
  • Tax-free switching to help you maximize returns
  • Accumulate more by way of Top-Up Contributions
 Key Features
Wealth Maximization Avenue
Kotak Retirement Income Plan is a market linked plan with a choice of five fund options to balance your risk profile with the tenure of your investment Pension Balanced; Pension Bond; Pension Gilt; Pension Floating Rate; and Pension Money Market. Our financial acumen & expertise would ensure that your money works harder even when you have stopped working.
Flexibility to accumulate more
You may increase your contributions any time throughout the term of the policy by way of easy top-up facility.* In the event of maturity or death, you or your beneficiary would receive the fund value of these top-up units.
High Liquidity (Maturity Benefit)
On retirement (vesting age), you may withdraw upto one-third of the total amount in your policy account (depending upon the plan option chosen); and buy an annuity from the rest of your choice from Kotak Life Insurance any other insurer.
 Plan Options  Without Cover  With Cover  Single Premium
Withdraw upto one-third of the total amount of (a+b) as a lump sum in cash a. Sum Assured^ or fund value in Main Account, Whichever is higher; a. Basic Sum Assured^ or fund value in Main Account, whichever is higher; a. The fund value in Main Account;
b. The fund value in Top-Up Accounts. b. The fund value in Top-Up Accounts. b. The fund value in Top-Up Accounts.
Two-third balance of the accumulated amount Buy an annuity of your choice from Kotak Life Insurance or any other insurer.
Protection for your family (Death Benefit)
In the unfortunate event of death, your beneficiary would receive the benefit proceeds as per the plan option chose.
 Plan Options  Without Cover  With Cover  Single Premium
Death Benefit The fund value in the Main Account plus the fund value in the Top-Up Account, if any. The basic Sum Assured or fund value in the Main Account; whichever is higher plus the fund value in the Top-Up Accounts, if any. The Sum Assured (1.02 times the single premium) or the fund value in the main Account; whichever is higher plus the fund value in the Top-Up Accounts, if any.
The plan options also offer the benefit of early retirement due to ill-health. On death or retirement, one-third of the benefit may be withdrawn as a lump sum in cash and the balance would have to be used to buy an annuity.
 Tax Benefits
Tax Benefits can be availed under section 80C and 10(10D) of Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 80D of Income Tax Act, 1961will also apply in case of Kotak Retirement Income Plan (With Cover); if Critical Illness benefit is opted for. Tax benefits are subject to change in tax laws. Please consult your tax advisor for details.
Kotak Retirement Income Plan includes with cover, without cover, and single premium – UIN 107L031V01 (with cover), UIN 107L033V01 (without cover) and UIN 107L032V01 (single premium)
* Subject to terms & conditions of the policy.
^ Sum Assured is guaranteed only where premiums are paid on time.