IDBI Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd. is a joint venture between three financial companies development and commercial bank, IDBI Bank, Indias private sector bank, Federal Bank and European insurer Ageas , which was formed on March 2008. In th is venture, IDBI Bank owns 48% equity while Federal Bank and Ageas own 26% equit y each. It was started in March 2008 and its headquarters is located Mumbai. Vision To be the leading provider of wealth management, protection and retirement solut ions that meets the needs of our customers and adds value to their lives. Mission To continually strive to enhance customer experience through innovative product offerings, dedicated relationship management and superior service delivery while striving to interact with our customers in the most convenient and cost effecti ve manner. To be transparent in the way we deal with our customers and to act with integrit y. To invest in and build quality human capital in order to achieve our mission. Values ? Transparency: Crystal Clear communication to our partners and stakeholde rs ? Value to Customers: A product and service offering in which customers pe rceive value ? Rock Solid and Delivery on Promise: This translates into being financial ly strong, operationally robust and having clarity in claims ? Customer-friendly: Advice and support in working with customers and pa rtners ? Profit to Stakeholders: Balance the interests of customers, partners, em ployees, shareholders and the community at large PRODUCT PROFILE: WEALTHSURANCE: The Wealthsurance Milestone Plan enables the policyholder to save and build wealth to meet their financial goals. This Plan comes with a wide ran ge of 13 investment options and 7 insurance benefits - all packaged with a low c harge structure and unmatched flexibility. HOMESURANCE: IDBI Federal Homesurance Protection Plan provides full insurance co ver for properties even under construction, thus ensuring that the beneficiary g ets the full sanctioned amount in case of any unfortunate event. It also has an innovative fixed period cover for those who would aim to prepay their loans earl y. BONDSURANCE: Bondsurance is designed for customers looking for guaranteed return s which will not get affected by financial market conditions. It offers guarante ed return on investment along with life insurance cover. MICROSURANCE: IDBI Federal Microsurance Plan is a one of its kind insurance plan which can be very useful for various Micro Financial Institutions and NGOs, whe rein not only the members but even the members family gets an insurance cover. TERMSURANCE: IDBI Federal Termsurance Protection Plan offers the unique Increasi ng Cover option that automatically increases the cover every year without increa sing the premium. INCOMESURANCE: Knowing the customer helped us to combine the Endowment & Money B ack plans into a single plan. It linked the returns to the G-Sec rates, transpar ently declared by the government. Also, the Guaranteed Annual Payout and other b enefits upon death are tax-free under Sec 10(10D). What is Financial Planning? Financial planning is the process of meeting your life goals through the proper management of your finances. Life goals can include buying a home, saving for yo ur childs education or planning for retirement. The financial planning process i nvolves the following steps: Gathering relevant financial information Setting life goals Examining your current financial status Coming up with a financial strategy or plan for how you can meet your goals Implementing the financial plan Monitoring the success of the financial plan, adjusting it if necessary Research Objective To analyze how financial planning is important for an individual and how can ins urance can be helpful in financial planning of an individual. Importance of Study The study is helpful in knowing the factors which are required for making the fi nancial planning of an individual. Through this study it can be understood how a customer allocates his funds and how a financial planner can help the customer to get maximum returns on his investments so that he can achieve his future mile stones.