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Every step in your life brings with it new learning’s. You are determined to make
the best of it, so that you can look forward to a great future. How you shape your
tomorrow depends greatly on how you build on your today.
Kotak Life Insurance introduces Kotak Smart Advantage offering you a smart
solution to put your savings to work today for a brighter tomorrow. It is a market
linked plan with 100%1 premium allocations helping you accumulate wealth
systematically, over the long-term.
Note
In this policy, the investment risk in the investment portfolio is borne by the
policyholder.
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How does this plan work?
Kotak Smart Advantage optimizes the return on your premiums paid through a smart mix of
assured additions and 100%1 premium allocation.
Your first year’s premium contributes towards guaranteeing you an Assured Addition Advantage2
that boosts your fund value at regular intervals throughout the term of the policy. The longer
your premium paying term, the higher will be the value of the advantage.
A. Fixed Advantage
The Fixed Advantage benefit is an assured value guaranteed at the end of your premium
payment term. This benefit is calculated as a percentage of your first year premium depending
on the premium payment term chosen, provided your policy is in force and all premiums are
fully paid up to date.
B. Dynamic Advantage
The Dynamic Advantage benefit is an assured bonus addition credited to your fund value at
the end of every 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th and 30th policy year. This benefit will be calculated as
a percentage of the average value of funds in the three years preceding the benefit allocation,
provided your policy is in force and all premiums are fully paid up to date.
The Assured Addition Advantage lets you enjoy the benefits of a fixed assurance and a
dynamic benefit directly linked to your fund value, to help you tread comfortably and swiftly
towards your goals.
Further, the plan makes your money work smarter for you through 100%1 premium allocation
in each policy year from second year onwards, in the funds of your choice.
On maturity of your policy, you will receive the Fund Value and the Fixed Advantage benefit,
provided your premiums are always fully paid up to date. The Dynamic Advantage benefit would
have already been credited in the Fund Value at the specified intervals to accumulate more for
you at the end.
Please Note: Assured Addition Advantage benefit does not apply to premiums paid towards top-ups.
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What can you gain by investing in Kotak Smart
Advantage?
Kotak Smart Advantage, with its power-packed and well-defined fund options, gives you
unmatched benefits to maximize your earnings potential. Each of these funds is carefully crafted
to suit your individual long-term needs.
Investment Risk-Return
Objective Equity Debt
Option Profile
Aims to maximize opportunity for long-term
75% 0%
Opportunities capital growth by holding significant portions in a
Aggressive to to
Fund diversified and flexible mix of large/medium sized
100% 25%
stocks.
^Not more than 40% of the allocated premiums to this fund will be invested in money market instruments.
You can distribute your investments across one or more funds based on your needs and goals,
keeping in mind your time horizon and risk appetite. You also have the convenience of switching
your monies between funds to balance your needs and risk appetite at different stages of life.
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Enhancing Your Options
You can further add value to your plan by opting for these additional features:
It is important that your investments are spread out systematically over longer
periods. This makes them affordable and you benefit from the power of
compounding that generates “real” returns by outpacing the cost of living.
Kotak Smart Advantage helps you do just that by allowing you to decide the
Premium Payment
term over which you want to pay the premium. You have an option of 3, 5,
Options
10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 years.
Further, you also have the flexibility to pay premiums at intervals that suit you
- annually, half-yearly, quarterly or monthly*. You may change the payment
mode on policy anniversaries.
*through ECS or SI only.
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You can invest your surplus funds at any time as Top-ups, thus adding to your
savings potential.
Switching between Switch or change in future premium allocation between fund options as per
the funds your needs and investment objectives to maximize your returns.
Enables your insurance cover to remain intact, whilst your fund balance allows
Automatic Cover
it, should you miss your premium payments or stop them all together. The
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Assured Addition Advantage2 is revised in the Automatic Cover Maintenance
mode.
Settlement Options7 Provides flexibility to receive your policy benefits in the form of:
(available at maturity or • A lump sum payment; OR
death, as applicable) • Equal installments over a maximum period of five years
Offers the option of returning your policy document within 15 days from
the date of receipt of the policy if you are not satisfied with the plan. The
Free Look Period amount refunded would be the premium paid after adjustments for expenses
for medical examination, stamp duty and proportionate risk premium for the
period of cover.
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Eligibility – A Ready Reckoner
This simple eligibility table will help you structure the plan as per your requirement.
Min – 0 years
Entry Age
Max – 65 years
Min – 18 years
Maturity Age
Max – 75 years
Regular – 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 years
For Minors, minimum term – 10 years or 18 less entry
Policy Term
age at last birthday, whichever is higher, rounded to
the next higher policy term available.
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Plan Snapshot
25-year-old Dinesh realizes the benefits of astute financial planning and wants to save for the
long term in a systematic way. He is looking for a plan that gives him the comfort that his savings
are being put to work from day one and optimizes his growth potential in the long run.
Dinesh has found the solution to his needs in Kotak Smart Advantage. Given below is an
illustration of the benefits payable to him for an annual premium of Rs. 40,000 for a 30 year
term with a guaranteed basic sum assured of Rs. 600,000:
Maturity Benefit (in Rs.): 2,648,571 Maturity Benefit (in Rs.): 5,327,985
Please note:
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Charges
Premium Allocation Charge
The first year premium contributes towards guaranteeing you with the Assured Addition
Advantage and is not allocated to the investment funds.
From year 2 onwards, an allocation charge as a percentage of the premium received is levied.
The net premiums will be then allocated at the NAV8 prevailing on the date of receipt of the
premiums.
The premium allocation charge as a basis of the premium received is shown below:
Annual Premium (Rs.)
2-5 2% Nil
6-10 1% Nil
11+ Nil Nil
The allocation charge for each Top-up will be 1% of the Top-up premium.
Administration Charge
The administration charge will be Rs. 65 p.m. at the commencement of the policy, inflating by
5% per annum each policy year. This charge will be recovered by monthly cancellation of units
throughout the policy term. Policy administration charge will be waived in the first year.
Switching Charge
The first four switches in a year are free. For every additional switch thereafter, Rs. 500 will be
charged.
Surrender Charge
The surrender charge is a percentage of the fund value. The amount payable is the fund value
less the surrender charge. Incase of discontinuance of premium within the first policy year itself,
surrender value equal to 10% of the premiums received will be payable. Thereafter, a surrender
charge equal to (8 – N) as percentage of the fund value will apply, where N is the year of
surrender9. For Limited Premium Payment options, an additional surrender charge of 2% of the
fund value will apply.
No surrender charge will apply from the 8th policy year onwards. The Fixed Advantage benefit
ceases in case of policy surrender any time during the premium payment term.
These charges and benefits do not apply to your Top-up premium.
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Partial Withdrawal Charge
Partial withdrawals are not allowed in the first 3 years. From year 4 onwards, a part of the fund
value5 in any policy year can be withdrawn and the charge applicable as a percentage of the
amount withdrawn is the same as that for surrender.
Besides the partial withdrawal charges, there are no other expense charges for the first two
withdrawals in a policy year. There is an additional expense charge of Rs.500 per withdrawal
for the third and subsequent withdrawals in a policy year. These charges do not apply to your
Top-up accounts.
Mortality Charge
No mortality charges are levied in the first year. From year 2 onwards, the cost of life cover will
be levied by cancellation of units on a monthly basis. Given below are the charges per thousand
sum at risk* for a healthy individual:
Miscellaneous Charge
The charges for alteration in the policy contract and revival are Rs. 500 per request. For premium
redirection a fee of Rs. 100 will be charged.
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Terms & Conditions
1. 100% unit allocation from second year onwards applies for annual premium sizes equal to and above
Rs. 36,000 only. For annual premium sizes below Rs. 36,000, premium allocation charge as explained in
the charges section will apply.
2. The Assured Addition Advantage is a combination of the Fixed Advantage and the Dynamic Advantage
benefits.
For the Limited Premium Payment option of 3 or 5 years, the Fixed Advantage benefit is added to the
fund value at the end of the premium payment term. The maturity benefit payable thereafter will be the
fund value (including the value of Dynamic Advantage benefit).
The Fixed Advantage benefit reduces as the policy enters the Automatic Cover Maintenance mode and
will be revised as a percentage of the average premiums paid during the premium payment term (i.e.
sum of premiums paid divided by premium payment term). The Dynamic Advantage benefit ceases in
the Automatic Cover Maintenance mode. However, the Fixed Advantage and the Dynamic Advantage
benefits i.e. the Assured Addition Advantage will be reinstated on policy revival.
Premium alterations are only permitted after the first 3 policy years. In case of any premium reduction
or increase, the Fixed Advantage benefit will be revised as a percentage of the average premiums paid
during the premium payment term (i.e. sum of premiums paid divided by premium payment term).
Premium increases beyond the originally contracted level can only be made by way of top-ups.
3. In case the life insured commits suicide during the first year of the plan or within one year from the date
of revival, the beneficiary will receive the fund value only (including any fund value in top-up account). If
death occurs within five years from the date of commencement and the life insured has not attained age
18, the death benefit would be greater of all the premiums paid or the fund value plus any fund value
in the top-up account.
4. Top-ups will be invested in separate Top-up Accounts, each with a lock-in period of 3 years from the
date of Top-up, except during the last 3 policy years. Minimum top-up premium is Rs.10,000 per top-
up. For the portion of the Top-up exceeding 25% of the cumulative premiums, there will be a top-up
sum assured of 1.25 times the excess amount, subject to underwriting. At maturity or death of the life
insured, the value in the top-up account, if any will be paid.
5. Partial withdrawals will be allowed after completion of three policy years and provided three full years
premiums are paid. Minimum amount for partial withdrawal is Rs.10,000. Partial withdrawals should be
in multiples of Rs.1,000.
The sum of partial withdrawals in any policy year should not exceed 10% of the fund value at the time of
withdrawal (excluding top-up accounts fund value). For partial withdrawals beyond this limit, the Fixed
Advantage benefit will be revised to 100% of the average premium paid during the premium payment
term. Partial withdrawals must be made first from the qualifying top-up accounts.
Partial withdrawals will have the following effect on your Sum Assured: (1) Up to the age of 60 years,
Sum Assured payable on death is reduced to the extent of partial withdrawals made in the preceding
two years (2) After the age of 60 years, Sum Assured payable on death is reduced to the extent of all
partial withdrawals made from age 58 years onwards.
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6. The Automatic Cover Maintenance facility is available only after payment of first three years’ premiums
in full and the policy has completed 3 years.
During this period, the Assured Addition Advantage will be revised as explained in point (2) above.
However, the Death Benefit to the life insured will remain intact.
The Automatic Cover Maintenance facility is available until the end of two years from the due date of the
first unpaid premium or until the fund value reaches a level equal to one year’s premium after deduction
of applicable policy charges, whichever is earlier. After two years from the due date of the first unpaid
premium, the policy will be terminated by paying the applicable surrender value, unless the policyholder
expresses in writing to continue the policy in Automatic Cover Maintenance mode.
7. On selecting the Settlement Option, the value of the payments will depend on the number of units and
the respective fund NAVs as on the date of each payment. Partial withdrawals and switches are not
allowed during this period. During the settlement period, the investment risk in the investment portfolio
is borne by the policyholder. Life cover and other benefits are not provided during the settlement
period.
On selecting the death benefit Settlement Option, the semi-annual installments per thousand benefit
amount will be:
Settlement Term (in years) 5 4 3 2 1
Minimum semi-annual installment (in Rs.) 108 133 175 259 511
In case of settlement option at maturity, you can elect to receive a percentage of the maturity proceeds
in cash and the balance by way of pre-selected periodic installments, for up to 5 years after maturity by
informing the company within a period of 3 months preceding the maturity of the policy.
8. The NAVs of your fund are calculated and published in financial newspapers on a daily basis.
Net Asset Value (NAV) = (Market Value of investment held by the fund +/- the expenses incurred in
the purchase/sale of assets + value of Current Assets + any accrued income net of fund management
charges – value of Current Liabilities- Provisions) divided by Number of outstanding units in the Fund.
The basis used for unit pricing would be appropriation price or the expropriation price, whichever prevails
on the valuation date. The Appropriation price shall be the basis used for determining unit price when
the Company purchases assets to allocate the units at the valuation date. The Expropriation price shall
be the basis in a situation when the Company sells assets to redeem the units at the valuation date.
Where premiums are paid by outstation cheques, the NAV of the clearance date or due date, whichever
is later, will be used for allocation of the premium. Transaction requests (including renewal premiums by
way of local cheques, demand draft, switches, etc.) received before the cutoff time will be allocated to
the same day’s NAV and the ones received after the cutoff time will be allocated to the next day’s NAV.
The current cutoff time is 3:00 p.m. which may vary from time to time as per IRDA guidelines.
Premiums received in advance will be allocated on the scheduled due dates. No interest will be paid on
such premiums.
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9. You can access your investments after completion of the 3rd policy year by way of partial withdrawals
or surrender. If premium for the first three policy years is not paid in full and within the grace period
(15 days for monthly mode and 30 days for other modes), all policy benefits (including Life Cover,
Assured Addition Advantage) will cease. If the policy is not revived within two years of the first unpaid
premium, the contract shall be terminated and the surrender value paid out at the end of the third policy
anniversary or at the end of the revival period whichever is later. During this period, the funds continue
to remain invested in the funds of your choice.
The policy can be revived within 2 years from the date of first unpaid premium. Revival can be done
without proof of good health, if the payment of the outstanding premiums is made within six months
from due date of the first unpaid premium. Thereafter to revive the policy, proof of good health would
be required with payment of outstanding revised premiums, subject to underwriting. All policy benefits
will be re-instated on revival.
11. Kotak Life Insurance reserves its right to impose charges not beyond the level mentioned below:
The administration charges will not be increased from their initial level by more than 5% per
annum.
The fund management charges will not be increased from their initial level by more than 40%.
The switching and withdrawal charges may be increased to a maximum of Rs.1,000.
Mortality charges are guaranteed for the term of the policy.
Service tax and education cess shall be recovered on the date of commencement of the
policy and on each monthly due date whilst the policy remains in force and shall be recovered
by cancellation of units.
Any increase in charges will only be made after approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority.
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Optimal Financial Planning In 5 Easy Steps
Now that you are aware of the Kotak Smart Advantage details, here’s how you can structure
your financial planning in 5 easy steps:
Step 1: Decide how much you want to save in a year to fulfill your financial goals, payable
as the premium amount.
Step 2: Decide the term of the policy, the number of years you want to save, depending on
your age and priorities.
Step 3: Decide your life cover, basis your financial protection needs.
Step 4: Choose your fund options to suit your risk appetite and financial goals.
Step 5: Add more value to your plan by choosing the optional benefits.
If you would like to choose a term of 30 years, given below are the various benefits for selected
ages, at a basic sum assured of Rs. 600,000:
Maturity Benefit:
at 6% investment return (in Rs.) 2,648,571 2,637,655 2,615,861 2,578,840
at 10% investment return (in Rs.) 5,327,985 5,311,214 5,273,415 5,208,513
Please Note: For illustration purposes, the fund chosen is Dynamic Bond Fund.
While you save systematically and enjoy returns, we work towards enhancing your savings safely
and smartly, thus steering you surely and steadily towards your dreams.
If you need any further information on how you can start investing in this plan, our Life
Insurance Advisor will be happy to hear from you.
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RISK FACTORS
• Unit Linked Life Insurance products are different from the traditional insurance products and
are subject to the risk factors.
• The premium paid in Unit Linked Life 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.
• Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd. is only the name of the Insurance Company
and Kotak Smart Advantage 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. 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.
• Please know the associated risks and the applicable charges from your Insurance Agent or
Corporate Agent / Insurance Broker or the policy contract.
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Kotak Smart Advantage - UIN 107L043V01, Form No.: KSAP, Ref. No.: KLI\0102\IRDA\ADV\271
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd. Regn. No.:107, Regd. Office: 9th floor, Godrej
Coliseum, Behind Everard Nagar, Sion (East), Mumbai – 400 022. Website: www.kotaklifeinsurance.com
Email: lifeexpert@kotak.com
Insurance is the subject matter of the solicitation. This is a unit linked non-participating endowment plan.
This document is not a contract of insurance and must be read in conjunction with the Benefit Illustration
and Policy Document.