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Senior Settlements
Whether you call it a Senior Settlement, Lifetime Settlement, or High Net Worth Transaction – Life Settlements have become a very important factor in the estate planning process for seniors. Prior to the Life Settlement Industry, if a senior owned a policy that was no longer wanted, needed or affordable, there was no option but to lapse, cancel, or surrender the policy back to the carrier for the cash surrender value. Life settlements allow qualified policy owners to liquidate a policy for an amount much higher than the cash surrender value. Then, these seniors can take advantage of important financial opportunities using the proceeds of an unwanted, unaffordable or obsolete life insurance policy.
Today, with the advancement of Life Settlements as a mainstream financial product, Life Insurance Companies now face competition for the surrendered policies that they once monopolized. The Life Settlement Industry has created a competitive secondary market for life insurance policies. Consumers are now in the driver's seat, free to sell their policies in an open market for the highest available price, well above the cash surrender value offered by insurance companies.
Benefits to Policy Owners
- Relief of monthly premium expenses
- Additional funds to supplement retirement income
- Higher cash payout than the cash surrender value
- Funds to seek treatments not covered by health insurance
- Generate profit from a non–performing & often worthless asset
- Alternative funding for LTC policies, annuities or other investments
Benefits to policy owners
- Relief of monthly premium expenses
- Higher cash payout than the cash surrender value
- Additional funds to supplement retirement income
- Funds to seek treatments not covered by health insurance
- Generate profit from a nonperforming & often worthless asset
- Alternative funding for LTC policies, annuities or other investments
Advantages for the HBW agent
- Only 1 Application is required to receive multiple offers from the top funding sources in the industry!
- We represent the best interests of the Policy Owner and Insured during the entire life insurance settlement transaction. It is our obligation to obtain the highest offer for our clients.
- There are never any fees to apply and there is absolutely no obligation to accept an offer from any of our funding sources.
- It is our goal to provide a quick, professional and hassle–free settlement process.
- All personal information obtained during the application process is strictly confidential.
How Do We Work for the Policy Owner?
| Insurance Male, Age 77 |
| Face Value: |
$1,000,000 |
| Cash Value: |
$118,000 |
| Surrender Value: |
$105,000 |
| Original Offers |
| Funder #1 |
$125,000 |
| Funder #2 |
$130,500 |
| Funder #3 |
$135,000 |
| Funder #4 |
$165,000 |
| Funder #5 |
No Bid – Declined |
| Funder #6 |
$200,000 |
| Funder #7 |
$230,000 |
| Negotiation Phase |
| Funder #1 |
$231,000 |
| Funder #2 |
Declined to Re–Bid |
| Funder #3 |
$235,000 |
| Funder #4 |
$235,000 |
| Funder #5 |
No Bid – Declined |
| Funder #6 |
$240,000 |
| Funder #7 |
$240,000 |
| Negotiation Phase |
| Funder #1 |
$240,000 |
| Funder #2 |
Declined to Re–Bid |
| Funder #3 |
$247,000 |
| Funder #4 |
Declined to Re–Bid |
| Funder #5 |
No Bid – Declined |
| Funder #6 |
Declined to Re–Bid |
| Funder #7 |
$250,000 |
| Purchase Price $250,000 |
As you can see, the offers made by Life Settlement Funders can vary greatly. There is absolutely no benefit if you work with only one Funder or even three for that matter. In this case, even Funder # 7, who had the highest original offer, raised their bid by $20,000.
The Broker's Power of Negotiation Yields Higher Offers
Our experienced broker will do its best to expedite the life settlement process and provide each client and/or agent with an honest and informative experience. Please understand that every case may not qualify, although we will exhaust all attempts to obtain a viable offer from a reputable and licensed funder. It is our fiduciary duty to negotiate with these potential buyers and do our best to obtain the highest possible offer available for each and every client.
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