Singlife Whole Life Plan 

3.0

/5

Category

Life Insurance

Type

Whole Life plan

Covers

Death and Terminal Illness (TI)

Optional add-on Riders

Total & Permanent Disability (TPD), Late-stage Critical Illness (CI), Early CI

Available Policy Term

Whole of Life

Overview

  • One of the whole life plans with the best value for its sum assured to premium amount ratio
  • Highly customisable plan with various premium payment duration, coverage multiplier options and optional riders to suit different protection needs and budget
  • Doubles up as a protection plan during working years and a retirement income plan for monthly payouts when you don’t need the coverage. 

For Whom

Suitable For

Young children and adults, Standard (healthy) lives

Not Suitable For

People with pre-existing conditions, retirees

For What Purpose?

Income replacement for dependants or self in case of:

Death/TPD/TI

Death/Total & Permanent Disability (TPD)/Terminal Illness (TI):
Lump sum payout to your dependents to support their living expenses in case of your death/TPD. 

Early or late-stage CI (rider)

Early and Late-stage CI:
Lump sum payout to cover cost of alternative medicine and ancillary expenses not covered by MediShield Life and Integrated Shield Plan. 

What are the Pros & Cons?

Pros

Highly customisable plan with various plan options

Premium payment term: limited pay 10, 15, 20, 25 years, or until age 65

Option to boost coverage by 100%, 200%, 300%, or 400% of the sum assured up to age 65, 70, or 75

The plan accumulates cash value, with the option to surrender for cash or convert to provide a monthly income from age 65 when protection is no longer needed

Cons

Has an early surrender penalty, with no surrender value in the first two years

Higher premiums than term plans for the equivalent coverage amount

Investment returns (non-guaranteed benefits) are determined by the insurer and do not reflect the performance of the participating fund

What's the Cost?

Non-smoker, standard premium for $200,000 coverage till age 70, and $100,000 sum assured after age 70.
Premiums for SingLife Whole Life Plan

Premiums generated based on:

  • Coverage for Death, TPD and Late-stage CI
  • $200,000 coverage till age 70, and $100,000 sum assured after age 70 (2 times coverage boost expires at age 70).
  • Limited-pay premium for 20 years 

 

Male, non-smoker

Age  Annual premium  Total Premiums Payable (20 years)  *Surrender value at age 65  *Yield upon surrender at age 65 
1  $1,311/year  $20,960  $160,509  3.76% p.a. 
20  $2,203/year  $33,480  $114,123  3.56% p.a. 

 

Female, non-smoker

Age  Annual premium  Total Premiums Payable (20 years)  *Surrender value at age 65  *Yield upon surrender at age 65 
1  $1,285/year  $19,920  $151,519  3.75% p.a. 
20  $2,112/year  $31,080  $107,708  3.61% p.a 

*Surrender values and yields are based on the illustrated rate of return of 4.25% of the participating fund 

 

Things to Note

  • Payouts for TPD/CI/ECI riders will reduce the sum assured of death coverage by an equivalent amount
  • Premiums for riders do not contribute to the plan’s cash value
Written by: Anton Tan, CFP®
Last updated: 21 November, 2024

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