Papa has a suitcase full of LIC bonds, I wanted to dig around returns so went LIC office yesterday to get the surrender value quotes. 📈

Read this Mini Thread 🧵 before your family LIC uncle tries to sell you the next policy!

‘Don’t mis insurance with an Investment.’

So LIC Agents earn the commission for the policies they sale. LIC offers 25% to 35% commission on the policy premium for the first year, then 7.5% for 2nd & 3rd Year + 5% till the policy maturity.

Now, I wouldn’t call this a SCAM but for sure it’s the biggest MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) scheme ever, well marketed/sponsored by authorities.

You can sell anything in India if you can play around emotion and trust, LIC has built a robust network of branch, distributors/agents.

So is adopting the personalised sales approach, you’re more convinced to trust your relatives vs a Bank RM.

Just check the global and Indian market share of LIC.

Talking about returns on your investment, if the agents are promised to receive 5% every year till you pay premiums so I believe you can do the maths yourself.