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All You Need To Know About Group Life Insurance

January 28, 2020 by Get Insurance Today

What is Group Life Insurance Policy?

Group Life Insurance is a company scheme for a group of people. In Nigeria, this life insurance is compulsory by law. It caters to these groups to take out a policy for a minimum of 3x the total employee annual salary. The group of people is usually not less than 5.

The scheme includes employees in the public and private sectors (compulsory), clubs, and associations.

How Group Life Insurance Works

Group life insurance is a benefit that groups offer to their members. Most commonly by employers to their workers or sometimes by schools to their students. The insurance contract is usually between the insurance company and the group. The participating group members receive certificates of coverage.

Group Life Insurance Rates

Group life insurance rates typically vary and are dependent on the members’ age.

On average, the rate for group life insurance is between 6 and 10 per mille. With the 6 per mille being the industry benchmark as approved by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).

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How to Calculate Group Life Insurance Premiums in Nigeria

In Nigeria, you can calculate group life insurance premium with the formula:

Premium = Sum Assured (Total Annual emolument *3) X Rate/ 1000 

Group Life Insurance Eligibility Requirements

Before you’re are eligible for group life insurance you’ll need the following:

  1. Letter of appointment
  2. Certificate of registration or incorporation
  3. Form CO2
  4. Form CO7 of the assured
  5. Means of Identification of two directors of the company
  6. A full schedule of staff or members under the scheme to take the insurance policy 
  7. And any other required document

How Often Does Group Life Insurance Payout?

There are no payouts in group life insurance except in cases of death, accidents or any other conditions. These conditions must be in the policy document. 

However, if an employer lays off staff while the policy is active, the organization taking up the policy will be given the unused premium.

Pros and Cons of Group Life Insurance

The Pros 

  1. Group Life Insurance covers employees who may not be able to afford individual life insurance or are just ignorant of the importance of insurance and its benefits.
  2. It also allows you to insure higher-risk individuals using the leverage of the cover. 

The Cons

  1. The employee has little or no control over their coverage.
  2. Insurance cover does not continue after you leave the job/group.
  3. Sometimes healthier individuals pay more or the same as those. considered as higher risks

Termination of Coverage

Group life insurance policy is impossible to terminate. Most times, termination of group life policies exists only at the expiration of the plan, which is renewable after every year.

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