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LIST OF COUNTRIES WITH RESIDENCE RATING

1) Residence Group I

Residence Group I will include the following 18 countries:

 

Countries

 

Countries

1

 Afghanistan

10

 Liberia

2

 Burundi 11 North Korea  
3
Chad
12  Pakistan
4
Democratic Liberia Western Sahara Republic of
the Congo (Zaire)
13 Palestine
5
 Chechen Republic 14 Somalia
6
Haiti 15  Sudan   
7
Iran 16  Western Sahara  
8
Iraq 17  Yemen
9
 Israel - West bank, Gaza,Jerusalem 18 Zimbabwe

NRls and Foreign Nationals of Indian origin residing in the above countries will be allowed insurance cover without charging any residence extra:
i. Under Table Nos. 48, 162,171, 167 and 175, 178, 802 with Single Premium Mode Only (for Table No. 167 with premium paying term 3-5 yrs)

Maximum policy term of 15 years

Maximum Sum Assured of Rs. 10 lacs

All pension products without any life cover can be allowed without any limit
without charging residence extra to NRls but not Foreign Nationals of Indian origin.

2) Residence Group II

Residence Group II will include the following 39 countries:

 

Countries

 

Countries

1

Angola

21

Guinea

2

Albania

22

Guinea Bissau

3

Algeria

23

Ivory Coast

4

Swaziland

24

Sierrra Leone

5

Solomon Islands

25

Niger

6 Azerbaijan 26 Nigeria
7 Bosnia 27 Papua New Guinea
8 C African Republic 28 Russia - Ufa/Bashkiristan/Chechn
Ethiopia iya/Ossetia
9 Colombia 29 Rwanda
10 Comoros 30 Tajikistan
11 EI Salvador 31 Tanzania
12 Equitorial Guinea - Malabo 32 Togo
13 Eritrea 33 Uganda
14 Ethiopia 34 Uzbekistan
15 Guatemala 35 Venezuela -Remote areas
16 Kyrgyzstan 36 Yugoslavia(Serbia)
17 Macedonia 37 Zambia
18 Madagascar 38 Georgia
19 Mali 39 Senegal
20 Monteserrat    

NRls and Foreign Nationals of Indian origin residing in the above countries will
be allowed insurance cover without charging any residence extra:

i. Under Table Nos. 48, 162, 171, 167 and 175, 178,802
with Single Premium Mode Only(for Table No. 167 with premium paying term 3-5 yrs)

Maximum policy term of 15 years

Maximum sum Assured of Rs. 25 lacs

All pension products without any life cover can be allowed without any limit without charging residence extra to NRls but not Foreign Nationals of Indian origin.

NRls and Foreign Nationals of Indian origin residing in countries mentioned in Residence Group I and II will not be allowed insurance under other plans.


3) Residence Group III

Residence Group III will consist of the following 29 countries:

 

Countries

 

Countries

1

 Benin

16

  Djibouti

2

 Botswana -Gaborone

17

 Ecuador

3

 Burkina Faso

18  Gabon
4 Cambodia 19 Ghana
5 Cameroon 20 Mozambique
6 Jamaica 21 Mauritania
7 Kazakhstan 22 Micronesia
8 Laos 23 Moldova
9 Lesotho 24 Mongolia
10 Malawi 25 Myanmar (Burma)
11 Nicaragua 26 Gambia
12 Paraguay - remote areas 27 Guyana
13 Peru - other cities 28 Honduras
14 Suriname 29 Namibia
15 Tibet (China)    

NRls and Foreign Nationals of Indian origin residing in the above countries will
be allowed cover with a residence extra of Rs. 4 %0 for a maximum rated up
sum assured of Rs. 25 lacs. The insurance will be offered under plans other than
pure term insurance (Table Nos. 43, 52, 58, 164 & 190). Term rider and CI rider
will also not be allowed.



4. Residence Group IV

Residence Group IV will consist of the following 4 countries:

 

Countries

 

Countries

1

 Kenya

3

 Lebanon

2

 Turkmenistan

4

 Armenia


NRls and Foreign Nationals of Indian origin residing in the above countries will
be allowed cover with a residence extra of Rs. 3 %0 for a maximum rated up
sum assured of Rs. 50 lacs. The insurance will be offered under plans other than
pure term insurance (Table Nos. 43, 52, 58, 164 & 190). Term rider and CI rider
will also not be allowed.


5. Residence Group V

Residence Group V will consist of the following 11 countries:

 

Countries

 

Countries

1

 Morocco

7

 Peru - Lima

2

 Bolivia

8

 Panama

3

 Vietnam - Other

9

 Belarus

4

 Ukraine

10
Egypt
5
Tunisia
11
Indonesia
6
Phillipines    

NRls and Foreign Nationals of Indian origin residing in the above countries will
be allowed cover with a residence extra of Rs. 2 %0 for a maximum rated up
sum assured of Rs. 1 cr. The insurance will be offered under plans other than
pure term insurance (Table Nos. 43, 52,58, 164 & 190). Term rider and CI rider
will also not be allowed.

6. Residence Group VI

Residence Group VI will consist of the following 6 countries:

 

Countries

 

Countries

1

Argentina - major cities

4

Paraguay - major cities

2

Costa Rica

5

Tonga - Nukualofa

3

Cuba

6

Dominican Republic

NRls and Foreign Nationals of Indian origin residing in the above countries will
be allowed cover with a residence extra of Rs. 1 %0 for a maximum rated up
sum assured of Rs. 1 cr. The insurance will be offered under plans other than
pure term insurance (Table Nos. 43, 52, b8, 164 & 190). Term rider and CI rider
will also not be allowed.

In addition to the above, NRls and Foreign Nationals of Indian origin residing in
Residence Groups III to VI can be allowed cover without charging any  residence extra as follows: -

   I. Under Table Nos. 48, 162,167, 171, 175, 178 and 802 with Single Premium Mode Only
   ii Under Table No. 167 (with premium paying term 3-5 yrs)

Maximum policy term of 15 years

Maximum sum Assured

Group 111- Rs 25 lacs

Group IV - 50 lacs

Group V & VI - 1 Cr


All pension products without any life cover can be allowed without any limit
without charging residence extra to NRls but not Foreign Nationals of Indian
origin.

Proposals from residents of Libya, Syria are to be postponed till further instructions.

7. Residence Group VII

Residence Group VII will consist of the following 99 countries:

 

Countries

 

Countries

1

Andorra 51 Luxembourg

2

Anguilla 52 Macau (part of China)

3

Antigua & Barbuda 53 Madeira

4

Aruba 54 Oman
5 Australia 55 Poland
6 Austria 56 Portugal
7 Bahamas 57 Qatar
8 Bahrain 58 Reunion (France)
9 Bangladesh 59 Romania
10 Barbados 60 Russia-Major cities
11 Belgium 61 S Korea
12 Belize 62 Saudi Arabia
13 Bermuda 63 Seychelles
14 Bhutan 64 Singapore
15 Brazil 65 Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City
16 British Virgin Islands 66 Slovak Rep
17 Brunei 67 Slovenia
18 Bulgaria 68 South Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg,
Pretoria, Bloemfontein, Durban)
19 Canada 69 Spain
20 Canary Islands 70 Sri Lanka
21 Cape Verde 71 St Kitts and Nevis
22 Chile 72 St Lucia
23 China 73 St Martin (France & Holland)
24 Croatia 74 Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur
25 Cyprus 75 Maldives
26 Czech 76 Malta
27 Denmark 77 Martinique ( France)
28 Estonia 78 Mauritius
29 Falkland Islands (UK) 79 Mexico
30 Fiji 80 Monaco
31 Finland 81 Nepal
32 France 82 Netherland Antilles
33 Germany 83 Netherlands
34 Gibraltar 84 New Caledonia
35 Greece 85 New Zealand
36 Greenland 86 Norway
37 Guadeloupe 87 St Vincent and Grenadines
38 Guam 88 Sweden
39 Hong Kong 89 Switzerland
40 Hungary 90 Taiwan
41 Iceland 91 Thailand
42 Ireland 92 Trinidad & Tobago (TT)
43 Israel - Tel Aviv 93 Turkey
44 Italy 94 Turks and Caicos
45 Japan 95 U.A.E.
46 Jordan 96 UK
47 Kuwait 97 US Virgin Islands
48 Latvia 98 USA
49 Leichtenstein 99 Venezuela - Caracas
50 Lithuania    

Proposals from NRls residing in the above 98 countries can be accepted without
charging any residence extra under all plans of assurance and in accordance
with the existing guidelines applicable to NRls. However, critical illness rider
will not be allowed.


Executive Director (Underwriting & Reinsurance)