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Insurance Gap Calculator

How much term life + health insurance do you actually need? Enter your income, family, and existing cover. We use the Human Life Value (HLV) method for term + IRDAI age-bracket norms for health and show the gap with a premium ballpark to close it.

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Money your family could access quickly without selling property — FDs, savings, MFs.

Current cover + family

Sum of all health policies including employer group cover

Term life · HLV method

Multiplier 20× for age 32. 28 years to retirement.

Ideal cover₹3.35 cr
Existing cover₹50.00 L
Gap₹2.85 cr

Premium ballpark for the gap

₹39,900/yr

Pure-term policy, 30-year tenure, healthy non-smoker. Actual quotes from HDFC Click2Protect / ICICI iProtect / Tata AIA / Max Life will vary ±15%.

Health insurance · age + family + city

Family floater for 3, metro pricing.

Ideal cover₹22.50 L
Existing cover₹5.00 L
Gap₹17.50 L

Premium ballpark for the gap

₹28,875/yr

Family floater. Star Health / HDFC Ergo / Care / Niva Bupa rates averaged.

Total annual premium to fill all gaps

₹68,775/yr

That's 4.6% of your annual gross income — a defensible insurance budget is usually 5-7% of gross.

Premiums shown are estimates. Final quotes depend on your medical history, exact rider choices, and insurer underwriting. We are not an IRDAI-registered insurance broker — for a real quote, use the insurer's website or an IRDAI-licensed broker.

Methodology: Term-life ideal = max(annual income × age-banded multiplier, monthly expenses × 12 × years-to-retirement) + outstanding loans − liquid assets. Health ideal = age-bracket base × family multiplier × city multiplier.

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