Grow your savings worry free thanks to the guaranteed investment certificate (GIC)

GIC investments, excluding the Market Index Uniflex funds, offer guaranteed capital and interest. You benefit from fixed interest rate during the investment. Your return is thus known and guaranteed from the deposit, no matter how well the financial market performs.

GIC products are ideal to:

• Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)
• Retirement Savings (RRSP)
• Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF)
• Life Income Fund (LIF)
• Locked-in Retirement Account (LIRA)

GIC investments are perfect to:

• Save for a major project
• Secure a part of your portfolio
• Save for retirement
• Get a retirement income

Finding a financial product both secure and performing is like looking for a needle in a haystack. UV Insurance understands that need. That’s why it created Market Index Uniflex.

For 6 years, you will hold a portfolio with 20 Canadian corporations of the S&P/TSX60 index. The 8 best performing shares are assigned a fixed return of 60% while the remaining share are assigned their actual return. See the chart of past performances below to understand this product potential:

Features

• Non-redeemable before the 6-year term
• Available for registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) or non-registered, locked-in retirement accounts (LIRA), and tax-free savings accounts (TFSA)

 Advantages

• 100% protected capital
• Performance potential according Canadian Stock Exchange

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Specific Provisions for the Issue # 42 of the Canadian Market Index Uniflex

Uniflex is a competitive short-term investment product with 100% guaranteed interest rates for a period from 1 to 5 years. Investors know from the beginning the investment’s final performance.

Features

• Redeemable at all time (with penalties defined in contract)
• Flexible thanks to choices of interest rates calculation: compound, simple yearly-allocated or simple monthly-allocated
• Available for registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) or non-registered, locked-in retirement accounts (LIRA), registered retirement income fund (RRIF), life income funds (LIF) or tax-free savings accounts (TFSA)

Advantages

• 100% protected capital
• Fixed interest rates for the entire investment period (final performance set when contract is issued)s accounts (TFSA)

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10-Year Step-Up Uniflex is a secure investment solution with growing annual interest rates for 10 years. It fits short-term to long-term investors as it is redeemable with no penalty at each policy anniversary.

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Uniflex 10 locks up capital for 10 years. It grows with the interest rate of Uniflex 5 years for the first 5 years, then at a subsidized interest rate for the following 5 years.

Features

• Redeemable at all time (with penalties defined in contract)
• Yearly compound interest rates
• Available for registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) or non-registered, locked-in retirement accounts (LIRA), and tax-free savings accounts (TFSA)

Advantages

• 100% protected capital
• Higher interest rates than Progressive Uniflex as there is no redeem without penalty.

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Uniflex+ locks up capital for 5 years.

• Redeemable at all time (with penalties defined in contract)
• Yearly compound interest rates
• Available for registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) or non-registered, locked-in retirement accounts (LIRA), and tax-free savings accounts (TFSA)

Advantages

• 100% protected capital
• Higher interest rates than Progressive Uniflex as there is no redeem without penalty.

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A segregated fund is similar to a mutual fund, but generally comes with a guarantee upon death and a guarantee upon maturity. If you die before the maturity date and the value of the fund is less than the initial amount invested, this guarantee reimburses the difference. The guarantee may be lower if you make deposits after a certain age. For example, Assumption Life has a decreasing guarantee scale applicable after the annuitant’s 77th birthday.

Segregated funds offer six clear advantages:

• Payout guarantee upon maturity: Upon maturity, the amount invested in your segregated fund is 75% guaranteed.
• Payout guarantee upon death: Upon your death, the amount invested in your segregated fund is 100% guaranteed.*
• Protection against creditors: The designation of one or more beneficiaries according to the class of insurance beneficiary prescribed by law potentially offers protection against the seizure of your funds.
• Simplified and less expensive settlement: Upon your death, the amount payable is paid directly to any designated beneficiaries without going through your estate, thereby eliminating estate fees.
• Insurance protection: Should your insurer declare bankruptcy, Assuris, a non-profit company protecting Canadian insurance holders, guarantees that you will receive 85% of the amount guaranteed upon maturity, or $60,000, whichever is greater.*
• Designation of a beneficiary for non-registered contracts: Estate planning and intergenerational wealth transfer can be facilitated by designating a beneficiary.

*Under certain conditions

Segregated funds offer strong potential for diversification and growth. Offered with certain guarantees upon death and maturity, they are a great option for investors approaching retirement or those who want to secure their investments.

We offer you access to multiple segregated funds from our three renowned managers – CI Investments, Fidelity Investments and Louisbourg Investments.

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You want to convert savings into a regular income?
You saved for retirement during many years and it’s finally time to enjoy it. Putting your savings into UV Insurance’s hands means secure revenues at guaranteed minimum performance, without any financial risk. Discover which registered or prescribed annuities fit your needs.

Ensure a guaranteed income independently of market and interest rates fluctuations. According to your needs, our certain annuities provide safe periodic revenue for a pre-established lapse of time. Moreover, in case of death before the end of annuities, remaining payments will be paid to your beneficiary.

Monthly annuity certain forecast

With a deposit of $100,000.

Advantages

• Guaranteed fixed income for a specific period
• Payments not affected by market and interest rates fluctuations
• Accessibility to investors of all ages

* According to interest rates in force on March 2015. The annuity amount can differ at the time of your demand. Invested capital, current interest rates and guaranteed length of the annuity will also affect the annuity payment.

Enjoy peace of mind thanks to fixed revenue for your entire life. Each month or each year, a guaranteed amount is paid, no matter market conditions and interest rates fluctuations.

Monthly life annuity forecast

A man and a woman of 65 years old both pay a $100,000 capital.

Advantages

• Guaranteed fixed income for life
• Savings cannot exhaust before death
• Payments not affected by market and interest rates fluctuations

** According to interest rates in force on March 2015. The annuity amount can differ at the time of your demand. Invested capital, current interest rates, age and gender of the annuitant and guaranteed length of the annuity will also affect the annuity payment.

Benefit from a fixed income all your life and ensure perpetual payments to your partner beyond your death. Thus, your partner will receive all guaranteed unpaid payments, ensuring financial sustainability and stability.

Monthly joint and survivor annuity forecast

An annuity on a 65 years old man’s life transferable at 100% or at 60% to his partner after his death, with a $100,000 deposit.

Advantages

• Guaranteed fixed income for life
• Savings cannot exhaust before death
• Guaranteed revenue to spouse
• Payments not affected by market and interest rates fluctuations

*** According to interest rates in force on March 2015. The annuity amount can differ at the time of your demand. Invested capital, current interest rates, age and gender of the annuitant and co-annuitant and guaranteed length of the annuity will also affect the annuity payment.

The RRSP helps you save for retirement.

Two benefits:

• As contributions are deducted from your taxable income, the RRSP lowers your income tax.
• As your investment earnings are tax-sheltered, your asset grows faster.

Your RRSP can be used up to $25,000 to buy your first home thanks to the Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP).

The Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) helps anyone of 18 years old and more with a valid Canadian social insurance number to save tax-free for a specific project (renovation, car purchase, start-up launch) and to meet unexpected needs.

The TFSA is unique by its flexibility. You can withdraw amounts whenever you want it without being financially impacted.

4 reasons to save in a TFSA: 

1. Grow your money tax-free all your life.
2. Report what you did not deposit during the previous years (while respecting the annual contribution room).
3. Withdraw any amount invested in your TFSA for a specific project or to cover an unexpected event, tax-free.
4. Amounts invested in the TFSA are separated from your RRSP contribution room.

TFSAs & RRSPs enable you to invest your money tax-free and to make it grow. Those investment accounts meet different needs and can even complete each other.

See RRSP and TFSA pages to learn more about those products.

Choosing the plan that fits your situation is sometime complex. Your financial advisor is here to help you make an informed choice.

Differences between TFSAs & RRSPs