A business run by several parties jointly is called partnership generally the partners carry on the partnership in their own way. The partnership insurance is given to all the insurable partners in the firm if there id a partnership greement, which declares that if any partner dies, the living partners Will have right to purchase the deceased partner's share in the firm. If all the partner of the firm are insured, the partnership firm should have enough cash available to purchase the deceased partner's share.

All the insurable partner are to insured. All firm run partners in partnership has an insurable interest in each partner's life to the extent of the amount of "purchase money' which is needed to be paid on the basis of each partner's share. If any of the partner dies the proceeds will be paid to the firm. For the settlement of the share of the share (in part or full) these proceeds are paid on the legal heirs.

Criteria to be satisfied under 'partnership insurance':-

• Minimum S.A.- Rs.50,000 and not exceeding the minimum amount of capital brought in by any single partner.

• The lives of be all the partner should be insured simultaneously under partnership of insurance.

• All the partner to be insured must get the insurance in respect of their capital.

• The partnership agreement should have a clause that the partnership can be revoked definitely if a partner dies.

• The difference between the ages of two partner (youngest & oldest) should not be large .

• The policy should mature before the oldest partner gets the age of 75 years.

• At the death of the partner capital must be withdrawn.

• Nomination -not allowed

• Assignment -not allowed, except the partnership is broken and the firm can not pay the premiums other then the partner's death is caused.

Tax Benefits: The Partnership Insurance taken by the partners of the firm and the premiums paid by the firm are treated as allowable expenditure under sec 37(1) of income tax act 1961. The Partnership firm saves approximately 36% income tax on premiums paid every year. However, the maturity amount together with bonus or death maturity is taxable in the hands of the partnership firm.