ULIP NAVs: Where?

7 comments Written on January 29th, 2006 by
Categories: Insurance, ULIP
There seems to be no single place which you can query for NAVs (Net Asset Values) of ULIP (Unit Linked Insurance Plans) of various Insurance Companies in India. (I have spoken about ULIPs earlier, here and here).

For Mutual Funds you can visit http://www.amfiindia.com for daily NAVs of all Mutual funds, both Open and Closed Ended. Unfortunately there is no such link for Insurance company ULIP NAVs.

Company ULIP Name NAV Page
AMP Sanmar Kanaka Shree Click Here
Aviva All plans Click Here
HDFC Insurance All plans Click Here
Prudential ICICI All plans Click Here
ING Vysya Life All plans Click Here
OM Kotak All plans Click Here
LIC All plans Click Here
Max New York Life Life Maker (Investment)
Life Maker (Pension)
Click Here
Click Here
Met Life All plans Click Here
SBI Life All plans Click Here
Sahara India Life Sahara Sanchay Click Here (*)
TATA AIG Individual Plan Click Here
Group Pension Fund Click Here
(* Sahara India Life: Very slow scrolling NAV appears on empty screen)

I firmly believe that all Insurance companies MUST send daily NAV details to AMFI India, after all the units are like Mutual Funds. Also the companies must detail out:

  • How many units are being removed as "monthly charge"
  • What is the Fund Management charge (is it hidden in the NAV)?
  • What are the mortality charges that apply to units? (This can't be generalised because mortality charges are different for each person, but a subscriber should be able to get this online)
  • What are the other charges being applied? (There are a number of charges applicable explained earlier)
I believe points 1, 2 and 4 seriously impact your returns. For instance if I bought 1000 units today and the NAV gained 25% in one year. Have I made 25%? No! Because the Insurance company removed 50 units (say) as monthly charges, fund management charges etc. all together. (Forget the mortality charge for now, that's not comparable)

So I made lesser money than I thought, and to find out how much I have lost, I have to keep asking the insurance company how many ULIP units I have left. Not a very sound investing principle, in my opinion, since you can't calculate your liquidity!

But still, I hope this NAV Link List helps. Do add a comment if I've missed anyone out, or if the links are wrong.

Update 9/2/06: I found that a moneycontrol page that consolidates ALL the NAVs.

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7 comments “ULIP NAVs: Where?”

>Hi Deepak,

Good contents of blog. I like it.

Thanks,
RTotla

>Is there any place I can see historical values for ULIP NAVs online?
I am looking for ICICI prudential’s
Their webise wont even tell you how much you have paid them till date and how much it is worth now side by side.
And how much they have charged me for internal expenses/ admin charges.
There seems to be a deliberate attempt to hide info.

(swapnild@gmail.com)

>Swapnil,

Check out:
http://www.iciciprulife.com/ipru/navhistory.jsp.

What you can do is to call them and ask for detailed information, and they should oblige. (I don’t have any policy with them, plus I will never buy a ULIP, so I have no way of finding out myself)

>Hi Deepak,

yours is a great blog and I have book marked it.
ULIP’s was an eyeopener as I have been trapped in it last year bya friend-agent of Bajaj Allianz.
Can I with draw from it ?
How much is lost as I have paid 15 K for the first year instalment and two more years to go.
Please advise.

thanks,

-sk

>sk, you can use: http://theinvestorblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/ulips-stay-or-get-out.html to check whether you should stay or leave. I would guess you need to hang on for a bit until your losses are lower (but it depends on the policy you have taken)

>Hi,
I want to know historical nav of lic ulips.
Also can I get details of units allotted on every payment and deduction details of various charges, something like account statement of mutual funds?

suresh purswani

>I am looking for ULIP historical (NOT LATEST) NAVs for all insurance companies of India. Any online sites where I can regularly download and update my portfolio?


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