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Canara HSBC Life iSelect Smart360 Term Plan

Canara HSBC's flagship term plan, in three shapes: straightforward cover, cover plus a monthly income for the family, and cover with premiums returned on survival. Cover can run to age 99. A non-working spouse can be covered under the same policy, which is unusual and genuinely useful where one partner has no independent income.

Read from Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company Limited's own policy wording and prospectus. Last checked against those documents on . The wording you are issued is the contract.

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01The detail

iSelect Smart360 Term Plan in one table

Claim settlement ratio
99.3%FY 2024–25
95% recommended
Complaints per 10,000
17.67policies
Under 10 recommended
InsurerCanara HSBC Life Insurance Company Limited
Sum insuredSet at inception, subject to underwriting. The brochure's own illustration uses ₹1 crore over a 40-year term for a male non-smoker.
Entry age18 to 65 years. Lower ceilings apply by option: 55 for Life Secure with Income, 55 on the pay-till-60 route under Life Secure, 50 on pay-till-60 under the Income and Return of Premium options, 40 for single premium, and 50 for a non-working spouse (40 on single premium).
Cover runs toUp to 99 years. 80 years for single premium or for a non-working spouse.

Claim settlement and complaint figures are IRDAI-published and held centrally by NYVO, not taken from the insurer's marketing.

02Cover

What iSelect Smart360 Term Plan does, and what it does not

Term insurance is a narrow product, so the useful question is not how this plan scores against a benchmark – it is what it pays for and what it leaves out. Both lists come from Canara HSBC Life's own documents.

What this plan does
01Three plan options Life Secure, Life Secure with Income, Life Secure with Return of Premium
02Cover can run to age 99
03A non-working spouse can be covered under the same policy
04Terminal illness pays a lump sum up to ₹2 crore, immediately on diagnosis
What it does not do
01Terminal illness paid on top of the death benefit it is 100% accelerated, so it reduces it
03Variants

Which variant should you take?

This plan is sold in more than one form, and the choice is made once at purchase. Picking the wrong one is not something you can quietly correct later, so it is worth a minute now.

Life SecureMost buyers

Straightforward death cover. Entry to 65, or 55 on the pay-till-60 route, or 40 on single premium.

Life Secure with Income

Pays a monthly survival income of 0.1% of the sum assured alongside the cover. Entry closes at 55, and the minimum policy term is 65 less your age at entry.

Life Secure with Return of Premium

Returns 100% of total premiums payable on maturity, excluding underwriting extras. Entry closes at 50 on the pay-till-60 route. Costs materially more than plain cover.

04Exclusions

iSelect Smart360 Term Plan exclusions: what the plan will not pay for

Every policy carries exclusions, and they are the clauses people read for the first time at claim stage. These are the ones worth knowing before you buy.

Not coveredIndicative, not exhaustive. Your policy wording is the contract.
01Suicide within 12 months of policy commencement or revival the payout is limited to a return of premiums, per the standard clause. Read the policy wording for the exact percentage.
02The terminal illness benefit is 100% accelerated. It brings the death benefit forward rather than adding to it, and all optional in-built covers cease when it is paid.
05The honest bit

Where iSelect Smart360 Term Plan falls short

No plan is right for everyone, and a page that only lists strengths is not much use to you. These are the gaps we would raise on a call before recommending it.

Worth knowing before you buyNone of these are dealbreakers on their own. They are the trade-offs this plan asks you to accept.
01The maximum entry age is not one number it moves between 40 and 65 depending on which plan option and premium route you pick. It moves between 40 and 65 depending on which option and which premium route you pick, and the brochure buries that in a footnoted table. Confirm the ceiling for the exact combination you are quoted.
02The terminal illness benefit is accelerated, not additional. A ₹2 crore payout reduces the death benefit by ₹2 crore, and every optional cover you were paying for stops at the same moment.
03Life Secure with Income pays 0.1% of sum assured monthly on ₹1 crore that is ₹10,000 a month. Useful, but it is your own cover being metered out, not extra money.
04Return of premium costs materially more than plain cover for the same protection. You are pre-paying the refund.
05Cover to 99 raises the premium for decades of cover most families do not need. Buy the term you need, not the maximum on offer.
06FAQs

iSelect Smart360 Term Plan questions, answered

How much cover does iSelect Smart360 Term Plan offer?

Set at inception, subject to underwriting. The brochure's own illustration uses ₹1 crore over a 40-year term for a male non-smoker.

Who can buy iSelect Smart360 Term Plan?

Entry to iSelect Smart360 Term Plan runs from 18 to 65 years. Cover can run to age 99, which is the maximum maturity age on this plan. What you are actually offered still depends on your income, health and any cover you already hold.

What does iSelect Smart360 Term Plan not cover?

Like every term plan, iSelect Smart360 Term Plan excludes suicide within 12 months of policy commencement or revival – the payout is limited to a return of premiums, per the standard clause. Read the policy wording for the exact percentage. Other exclusions are listed on this page, and the policy wording you are issued is the contract.

07Source documents

Read it from the insurer

We summarise. The policy wording is the contract, and it is the only document that settles a dispute. These links go to the insurer's own pages.

Canara HSBC LifeInsurer site
08Read next

Understand the terms before you commit

A plan page tells you what this policy does. These explain why each term matters and what it costs you when it is missing.

09Same insurer

Other Canara HSBC Life plans we have read

Canara HSBC Life files these separately, and the terms differ between them. If you are choosing within the range, compare the waiting periods and the exclusions rather than the sum insured.

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