How To Get A Duplicate Policy Bond

 

Policy Bond issued by LIC is a valuable document. Sometimes Policy gets lost, destroyed, for reasons beyond ones control. Thus need of a duplicate Policy arises.

The need to possess a duplicate Policy arises on the following occasions:

1.

At the time of receiving maturity/death claims.

2.

To obtain Surrender Value/Loan.

3.

To obtain a Duplicate Policy in other cases.

Procedure involved to obtain the duplicate Policy under the above circumstances is as below:

1.

 

At the time of receiving Maturity/Death Claim:

 

a.

Loss of Policy Questionnaire filled by the Policyholder.

 

b.

Indemnity Letter in Form No. 3815A (unstamped) if the claim amount does not exceed Rs. 5,000 and no Surety is required.

 

c.

Discharge Form.

 

d.

Form of Declaration of ‘No Assignment’.

 

e.

A declaration by Surety having sound financial status, acceptable to LIC in appropriate Form, if the claim amount exceeds Rs. 5,000.

2.

 

To obtain Surrender Value:

 

a.

Indemnity Bond in Form No. 3815 duly stamped and executed by the Policyholder alongwith Surety.

 

b.

Stamp Duty charges – which depends on the Surrender Value of the Policy.

 

c.

Discharge Form.

 

d.

A declaration by the Surety having sound financial status acceptable to LIC.

 

e.

Form of Declaration of ‘No Assignment’.

3.

 

To obtain a Duplicate Policy in other cases:

 

a.

The Policy document should have really been lost.

 

b.

If Assigned or Mortgaged the duplicate policy shall bear the latest Assignment.

 

c.

Whether the Policy is due for maturity or survival benefit with 2 years and if the S.A. is more than Rs. 1 Lakh, an advertisement in the Local Daily Newspaper having wide circulation.

 

d.

Indemnity Bond in Form No. 3756 duly stamped and executed by the Policyholder on a Stamp Paper of appropriate value.

 

e.

If S.A. exceeds 1 Lakh, declaration by Surety having sound financial status acceptable to LIC in Form 3807.

 

f.

Duplicate Policy Charges of Rs. 75

 

g.

Stamp Duty Charges at prevailing rates.

NOTE:

‘SURETY’ having sound financial status and acceptable to LIC means ‘SURETY’ holding movable or immovable assets worth twice the amount claimed from LIC or  a ‘SURETY’ having annual income not less than 1.5 times the claim amount.

Dev. Officer with min. of 5 yrs of service only is permitted to attest the Surety’s Declaration.

 

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