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LIC Yuva Term

LIC's term plan for younger buyers, sold through an agent. Every eligibility condition matches LIC's Digi-Term exactly – same 18 to 45 entry window, same ₹50 lakh to ₹5 crore band, same 15-year minimum term. The difference is the channel: Digi-Term is sold online only, this one is not. If you are comfortable buying online, compare the two on price before deciding.

Read from Life Insurance Corporation of India'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

Yuva Term in one table

Claim settlement ratio
98.3%FY 2024–25
95% recommended
Complaints per 10,000
4.57policies
Under 10 recommended
InsurerLife Insurance Corporation of India
Sum insured₹50 lakh to ₹5 crore, moving in set multiples. Cover above ₹5 crore is referred to underwriting.
Entry age18 to 45 years (last birthday)
Cover runs to33 to 75 years (last birthday)

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

02Cover

What Yuva Term 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 LIC's own documents.

What this plan does
01Two death benefit options level sum assured, or increasing sum assured
02Four premium payment routes: single, regular, or limited over 10 or 15 years
03High sum assured rebate
04Separate non-smoker rates, and lower rates for women
What it does not do
01Open to buyers over 45 entry closes at 45
02Maturity benefit nothing is paid if you survive the term
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.

Level Sum AssuredMost buyers

Cover equals the basic sum assured and stays flat for the whole term, subject to the maturity age cap of 75.

Increasing Sum Assured

Cover holds flat for the first five years, then rises by 10% of the basic sum assured each year until it reaches twice the original. The maximum term is restricted by age and sum assured band.

04Exclusions

Yuva Term 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 the date of commencement of risk, or of revival – 80% of the total premiums paid is returned and nothing more. Taxes, extra premium and rider premiums are excluded from that calculation.
02Nothing is payable at all on a lapsed policy. The 80% return applies only while the policy is in force.
05The honest bit

Where Yuva Term 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.
01Sold through an agent rather than online, which usually costs more. LIC's Digi-Term has identical eligibility and is sold online – check both prices before you commit to this one.
02Entry closes at 45. Over that age, LIC's New Jeevan Amar takes entrants to 65.
03Cover is capped at ₹5 crore. A high earner will outgrow it.
04Minimum term is 15 years, and 20 years on the 15-year limited premium route. There is no short-tenure option.
05No maturity benefit. Survive the term and nothing comes back.
06FAQs

Yuva Term questions, answered

How much cover does Yuva Term offer?

₹50 lakh to ₹5 crore, moving in set multiples. Cover above ₹5 crore is referred to underwriting.

Who can buy Yuva Term?

Entry to Yuva Term runs from 18 to 45 years. Cover can run to age 75, 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 Yuva Term not cover?

Like every term plan, Yuva Term excludes suicide within 12 months of the date of commencement of risk, or of revival – 80% of the total premiums paid is returned and nothing more. Taxes, extra premium and rider premiums are excluded from that calculation. 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.

Yuva Term on LICPlan page
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 LIC plans we have read

LIC 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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