Life settlements have been an accepted financial tool for over 30 years, but many financial professionals are still unfamiliar with the details of how the transaction works. The life settlement option can be a great benefit to seniors struggling with issues like how to pay for long-term care, mounting medical bills, or a dwindling […]
An accelerated death benefit (ADB) on a life insurance policy enables the policy owner to receive a portion of the death benefit in the event of being diagnosed with a terminal illness or other life-threatening conditions that reduces your life expectancy to less than two years. But what if are you expected to live beyond […]
Their needs had changed and no longer needed the policy. Thomas and Katherine’s children were grown with kids of their own and successful careers – changing the need of the policy. They were going to surrender their policy for the cash value and reallocate premiums into other areas of planning. Through a life settlement, they […]
Her family put off their own financial plans to care for her. Instead of focusing on their own retirement and family financial goals, Maria’s adult children were funding her caregiving needs. The life settlement created enough funds to pay for her care and eliminated the burdensome premium payments. Her children were happy they could fund […]
Planning to surrender and wanted to maximize their options. Mike and Sharon knew the reason they purchased their life insurance policy no longer existed. Their children were self-sufficient, and they were enjoying their retirement years. When they approached their insurance planner about surrendering the policy, she asked if they would be interested in another option. […]
What is the big deal with big data? The overwhelming amount of data now available, and the progressively complicated technology that comes with it, have not only transformed our lives, but also the way industries function and compete. That can mean massive changes for the way advisors interact with their clients. With over 2.5 […]
Senior life insurance policy owners are rapidly lapsing or surrendering their policies for minimal value causing them to throw away decades of premiums.
One of the many questions that financial advisors often get about selling one’s life insurance has to do with the difference between viatical settlements and life settlements. There’s a lot of confusion about these two transactions. To help clear up that confusion, here’s a brief explanation of viatical vs. life settlements.
Average life expectancy in the US took a drastic 1-year plunge during the first half of 2020 due to Covid-19. Historically, overall life expectancy has dropped only 3 times since 1860 attributable to the Civil War, the First World War, and the Spanish Flu epidemic. According to the CDC, heart disease and cancer have long […]
Making the shift from working life, to retirement life, can be a shock for even the most confident retirees. Even if you have saved your entire working life, financial stress can still creep up. Fortunately, there are many relatively easy ways that retirees - and near-retirees - can improve their finances.
