Admire Life 2

Our investment philosophy is to deliver stable returns in line with the product's investment objectives and AIA’s business and financial objectives.

Our investment policy aims to achieve the targeted long-term investment results and minimise volatility in investment returns over time. It also aims to control and diversify risk exposures, maintain adequate liquidity and manage the assets with respect to the liabilities.

Our current long-term target strategy is to allocate assets attributed to this product according to the target asset mix on the asset class below:

• Bonds and other fixed income instruments: 60% - 80% 
• Equity-like assets: 20% - 40% 

Our investment strategy is to actively manage the investment portfolio i.e.: adjust the asset mix in response to the external market conditions. The proportion of equity-like assets would be lower when interest rate level is low and would be even lower than the long-term target strategy so to protect the guaranteed liability and to minimise volatility in investment returns over time, and vice versa when interest rate is high.

The bonds and other fixed income instruments predominantly include government and corporate bonds, and are mainly invested in the geographic region of the United States and Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan). Equity-like assets may include listed equity, mutual funds and direct/indirect investment in commercial/residential properties, which are mainly invested in Asia. Equity-like assets may also include private equity, which is typically invested in the United States. Returns of equity-like assets are generally more volatile than bonds and other fixed income instruments. Subject to our investment policy, material amount of derivatives may be utilised to manage our investment risk exposure and for matching between assets and liabilities.

Our currency strategy is to minimise currency mismatches. For bonds or other fixed income instruments, our current practice is to currency-match their bond purchases with the underlying policy denomination on best-efforts basis (e.g. US Dollar assets will be used to support US Dollar liabilities, HK Dollar assets will be used to support HK Dollar liabilities and RMB assets will be used to support RMB liabilities). Subject to market availability and opportunity, bonds may be invested in currency other than the underlying policy denomination and currency swap will be used to minimise the currency risks. Currently assets are mainly invested in US Dollar. For equity-like assets, currency exposure depends on the geographic location of the underlying investment where the selection is done according to our investment philosophy, investment policy and mandate.

We will pool the investment returns from other long term insurance products (excluding investment linked assurance schemes and pension schemes) together with this participating insurance plan for determining the actual investment and the return will subsequently be allocated with reference to the target asset mix of the respective participating products. Actual investments (e.g. geographical mix, currency mix) would depend on market opportunities at the time of purchase. Hence it may differ from the target asset mix. 

The investment strategy may be subject to change depending on the market conditions and economic outlook. Should there be any material changes in the investment strategy, we will inform policy owners of the changes, with underlying reasons and impact to the policies.

If the person protected under the policy commits suicide within one year from the date on which the policy takes effect, our liability will be limited to the refund of premiums paid (without interest) less any outstanding debt.

Except for fraud or non-payment of premiums, we will not contest the validity of this policy after it has been in force during the lifetime of the person protected under the policy for a continuous period of two years from the date on which the policy takes effect. This provision does not apply to any add-on plan providing accident, hospitalisation or disability benefits.

• You have the right to cancel and obtain a refund of any premiums and any levy paid by giving written notice to us. 
• Such notice must be signed by you and submitted to the Customer Service Centre of AIA International Limited at 12/F, AIA Tower, 183 Electric Road, North Point, Hong Kong or the Customer Service Centre of AIA International Limited at Unit 1903, 19/F, AIA Tower, 251A-301 Avenida Comercial de Macau, Macau within 21 calendar days immediately following either the day of delivery of the policy or the Cooling-off Notice to you or your nominated representative, whichever is the earlier.