Case Studies

 

Cash Surrender

Male : 79 years old : Universal Life

Face Amount $1,000,000
CSV $1,022.68
Net to Policy Owner $425,000
Value Created 41,557 %

Motivation for Sale:
Both insured/owner and beneficiaries did not want to pay on-going premiums. Rather than surrender the policy to an insurance company for an immaterial value, the client chose to sell the policy on the secondary market, and disperse the funds to his children.

 
 

Estate Planning

Male : 74 years old : Whole Life

Face Amount $3,500,000
CSV $273,873
Net to Policy Owner $1,190,000
Value Created 435 %

Motivation for Sale:
The owner/insured had skillfully handled all potential estate planning needs. It was determined that this policy was no longer needed and it was sold for over 4 times the CSV.

 
 

Business Needs

Male & Female : 80 years old : Survivorship

Face Amount $5,000,000
CSV $23,816
Net to Policy Owner $1,500,000
Value Created 6,298%

Motivation for Sale:
The second generation running family business was confronting serious cash flow issues. Parents/Founders of the company realized that the policy would potentially lapse as a result of current business factors. Rather than surrender the policy and still face a potentially insurmountable financial situation, the policy owners sold the policy and resolved all of these problems!

 
 

Quality of Life

Female : 52 years old : Term

Face Amount $2,000,000
CSV $0
Net to Policy Owner $750,000

Motivation for Sale:
Husband and wife decided that if they received a substantial value for their policy they would rather travel with their children instead of ultimately receiving the death benefit.

 
 

Policy Lapse

Male : 75 years old : Term

Face Amount $250,000
CSV $0
Net to Policy Owner $25,000

Motivation for Sale:
Insured could not afford conversion or ART premiums, as a result the policy was going to lapse.

 
 

Key Man

Male : 76 years old : Term

Face Amount $10,000,000
CSV $0
Net to Policy Owner $2,750,000

Motivation for Sale:
Policy no longer needed due to retirement. Funds from sale were used to purchase vacation home & LTC policies.

 
 

Charitable Giving

Female : 82 years old : Universal Life

Face Amount $5,000,000
CSV $48,000
Net to Policy Owner $1,200,000
Value Created 2,500%

Motivation for Sale:
Insured was a key donor to a major university that needed funds to underwrite current programs. Rather than wait to receive the death benefit in the future, the insured and the university felt it was more beneficial to utilize the sale of the policy to meet present day issues.

 
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