If you are an NRI, you can buy the LIC Insurance or investment plan on your visit to India or you can get it through Mail Order Business.
If you are an NRI, you are allowed to take an insurance plan from LIC on your visit to India where all formalities are completed during your stay in India. In such cases you would be treated on par with Indian Lives for the purpose of allowing insurance.
You may also obtain insurance cover from your present country of residence (Abroad) where all formalities are completed in your present country of residence and this process is called �Mail Order Business�.