Thursday, January 18, 2007

 

Latest Reactions to Regulated Life Settlements

While analyzing what steps to take to restrict the sale of life insurance policies purchased only to be resold again, state legislators are closely evaluating the issue of life settlements.

Usually, in life settlement transactions, an elderly person sells a survivorship, whole, universal, variable, or term life insurance policy for a certain portion of the policy's face value. Percentages are based on life expectancy. Life settlement transactions are desirable because of many factors, including estate planning needs, rise in tax liabilities, a change of business, changes of coverage needs, or changes in life situations.

Latest Reactions to Regulated Life Settlements
Source: Insurance News Net

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