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Comprehensive educational resources about life insurance policy options, regulation, taxation, and financial considerations.

Disclaimer: All content is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal, tax, financial, medical, or investment advice.

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What Is a Life Settlement?

The Complete Guide to Understanding Life Settlements, Regulation, Eligibility, Risks, and Alternatives.

A comprehensive educational guide covering how life settlements work, who may qualify, regulatory protections, tax considerations, risks, and available alternatives before surrendering a life insurance policy.

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What Is a Universal Life Insurance Policy and Can It Be Sold?

Universal life insurance is generally eligible for sale through a regulated life settlement. This guide covers how each variant of

Medicaid Spend-Down and Life Insurance: A Practitioner’s Guide

How life insurance interacts with Medicaid spend-down planning: countable resource rules, the 60-month look-back, fair-market consideration, and the surrender-vs-settlement-vs-hold analysis.

Trust-Owned Policies: ILITs, Crummey Powers, and the Settlement Decision

An attorney's reference on trust-owned life insurance policies: trustee duties when the policy outlives its planning purpose, Crummey notice mechanics,

Tax Treatment of Life Settlements: An Attorney’s Reference (Post-TCJA)

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How to convert term life insurance to permanent coverage — older couple reviewing their policy at the kitchen table

How to Convert Term Life Insurance to Permanent Coverage

Many term policyholders can convert term life insurance to permanent coverage without a new medical exam, if they act before
Retirement planning benefits of selling a life insurance policy

7 Retirement Planning Benefits of Selling Life Insurance

Could selling a life insurance policy you no longer need strengthen your retirement plan? Here are seven ways a life