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Mortgage Reducing Term Assurance Plan
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Having a secure home for you and your beloved family, is one of your ultimate goals. When you are buying a home, there's something you need to consider. What would happen to your family if you were to suffer any unfortunate events? Would your family be able to keep making the mortgage payments? "Mortgage Reducing Term Assurance Plan” (the Plan) provides the protection you need in insuring your mortgage. In the unfortunate event of death, permanent or temporary disability caused by accident or illness, the Plan provides you with benefits to repay your outstanding mortgage together with a series of living benefits to remove the financial burden on your family.
 
Mortgage Reducing Term Assurance Plan is a reducing term assurance payable on death with valuable benefits described below. You can choose a coverage period between 5 and 30 years according to your needs. Application is simple and direct. You only need to confirm five simple health statements to complete the application if you are eligible for the Simplified Issue Offer1 (”SIO”) of the Plan. In addition, you can choose the interest rate of 3%, 6% or 9% per annum for the Plan to suit your protection needs. The Plan gives you the option to purchase an initial sum assured of up to 1.5 times of the initial loan amount or HK$20,000,000 (whichever is lower).
1 For the eligibility of Simplified Issue Offer, please refer to the section "Highlighted Features" in this leaflet.
 
Comprehensive Benefits
Death Benefit
In the event of death of the life assured, a lump sum benefit will be paid to settle the outstanding mortgage balance2.
 
Terminal illness Benefit
If the life assured is diagnosed with terminal illness3, a lump sum benefit equals to the death benefit will be paid to settle the outstanding mortgage loan amount.
 
Total and Permanent Disability Benefit
If the life assured suffer total and permanent disability4 due to either accident or illness for more than 183 consecutive days, the Plan will repay the outstanding mortgage balance.
 
Temporary Disability Benefit
If the life assured is disabled by accident or illness and unable to work for a period of not less than 183 consecutive days, the Plan will offer a premium waiver until the life assured recover and help the life assured pay the mortgage for up to a maximum period of 12 months.
If such disability is certified as “total and permanent”, then the outstanding mortgage balance will be repaid.
2 The sum assured decrements have been based on the interest rates of 3% or 6% or 9% per annum. In the event that mortgage interest rates exceed this, the sum assured may not be adequate to pay off the outstanding mortgage loan amount.
3 For definitions of terminal illness, please refer to the policy provisions.
4 For definitions of total and permanent disability, please refer to the policy provisions.
 
Added Flexibility with Unemployment Benefit
Premium Deferment due to Unemployment
If the life assured is involuntarily unemployed after the first 6 months from policy issue date during the premium payment term, the life assured can defer payment5 once during the entitle policy term, for up to a maximum of 365 days, starting from the next premium due date. You will still enjoy protection provided by the policy during the period of premium deferment.
5 For full details including the terms and conditions of the premium deferment due to unemployment benefit, please refer to the policy provisions.
 
Highlighted Features
Flexibility in Choosing Interest Rate
For the payable benefit and compensation amount, it is calculated on a monthly basis based on interest rate of 3% or 6% or 9% according the applicant's choice and individual needs.
 
No Medical Examination and Easy Application
The Plan provides Simplified Issue Offer ("SIO"), no medical examination is required if the life assured is at or below age 55 (age next birthday) and sum assured is at or below HK$4,000,0006. To apply the Plan, just confirm 5 simple statements about your health in the application form.
 
Low Premium to Cover Your Mortgage
The premium is calculated based on your age, the coverage, the mortgage interest rate and the repayment term. The minimum sum assured and term are HK$1,000,000 and 5 years respectively. Joint applications are also welcome and enjoy a 10% discount on standard premium.
6 Normal underwriting will be applied if the application is out of the eligibility of SIO limit. In determining the maximum sum assured, the total in force coverage/ sum assured in the last 3 years with Aviva will be taken into consideration for aggregation purpose.
 
Large Sum Assured Offer
To encourage you to enhance the protection, the Plan offers a privileged premium rate on any application across different bands of sum assured, as below:
Band
Sum Assured Amount (HK$)
1
1,000,000 – 1,499,000
2
1,500,000 – 2,499,000
3
2,500,000 – 3,999,000
4
4,000,000 – 7,999,000
5
8,000,000 or above
 
Thus, you can enjoy the better privileged premium rate if you enrol with a higher sum assured amount, that is, you can enjoy a higher protection per dollar you paid.
 
Prosperity and Peace of Mind
Aviva Life Insurance Company Limited is a member company of Aviva plc, which is one of the largest global insurers, one of the largest insurers in the UK, one of the leading providers of life and pensions products across Europe, one of the Fortune Global 500 companies and has an AA- credit rating affirmed by Standard & Poor's (as of May 2010).
With a 300-year history, Aviva plc is an expert in long-term savings and fund management and manages funds with £379 billion (as of 31 December 2009). Aviva plc operates in more than 27 countries with more than 50,000 employees and serves over 50 million customers worldwide.
 
For enquiries, please visit any of our branches or call DBS Aviva Life Direct on 3550 9800.
 
Notes:
The above mentioned LIfe Insurance plan is underwritten by Aviva Life Insurance Company Limited ("Aviva"). Aviva reserves the rights of final approval for the policy.
DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited ("DBS") is a licensed insurance agent of Aviva.
This website is a summary of the plan. For all details including coverage, please refer to the policy provisions. A copy of the policy provisions may be obtained from Aviva on request.
The information in this website is issued by Aviva for DBS distribution. Aviva accepts full responsibility for this product information contained in this website. You should not purchase this product unless you understand it and it has been explained to you how it is suitable for you. The final decision is yours.
You may cancel the policy by giving Aviva written notice of cancellation provided that such notice of cancellation must be received by Aviva on or before the time determined by Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (“HKFI”) from time to time.
 
 
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