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Life Insurance Settlements - Sale of a Life Insurance Policy
By Paul Sherman

Life Settlements! Sale of a life insurance policy!!

A Life Settlement is the sale of a life insurance policy to a third party in exchange for a cash settlement in excess of the policy’s cash surrender value—even if none exists! This is also called as Life Insurance settlement, Insurance settlement or Senior settlement.

This innovative wealth and estate planning tool removes the burden of expensive insurance premium payments in addition to providing the lump sum cash settlement. This allows policy holders to get cash out of their life insurance policy, in an amount in excess of the policy’s cash value (if any), while they are still alive. To get the highest life settlements is to improve the quality of life during your retirement years.

Life settlement: When an individual who does not have a terminal or chronic illness sells a policy for other reasons, including changed needs of dependents, wanting to reduce premiums, and cash for meeting expenses, that is known as a Life settlement.

Viatical settlement: When an individual with a terminal or chronic illness sells his or her life insurance policy that is known as a viatical settlement.

Hitherto, elderly seniors with life insurance policies they do not need or cannot afford to keep up have had little option. They will let the policies lapse or sell them back to their insurers. Now lots of them are glad to have an alternative buyer. Clients may now be able to sell their policy for far more than the cash surrender value the insurance carrier would offer.

The life insurance policy owner sells his or her contractual rights under the policy at its present market value in exchange for a lump sum cash payment, which payment exceeds the cash surrender value of the policy. The purchaser of the policy will then become the new owner and the new beneficiary of the policy and is then responsible for making all of the future premium payments. The new owner now collects the full amount of the death benefit when the insured dies.

Life Insurance settlement or Life settlement present a unique opportunity to the policy holder to extract the maximum possible value from an existing life insurance policy and utilise those funds for whatever financial needs may exist.

Clients will often ask if there are any restrictions on what the cash payment can be used for. The answer is that there are no restrictions whatsoever on what the cash payment can be used for. They can use the money to purchase new insurance, travel the world, start a business, buy a property or fulfill their dreams. The money is theirs to simply enjoy and use it for any reason they can think of. In fact, seniors can use the cash settlement for medical expenses, living expenses, or anything they desire—with no restrictions.

There are various reasons why individuals sell their life insurance policy.

Why sell a life insurance policy?

1. If you are chronically ill, selling your current life insurance policy provides needed funds to cover financial burdens caused by your illness. A viatical settlement gives you the ability to regain needed financial security.

2. If you are over the age of sixty-five, a life settlement maximizes your current assets by eliminating premiums and getting funds that can be used today.

3. Pay off debts

4. Make funds available for other investments

5. Turn a lapse insurance policy into cash

6. Pay your medical care bills

7. Finance your retirement

8. If you are a corporation, selling corporate owned life insurance lets you regain back premiums paid on no longer needed policies.

9. If you are a non-profit organization, selling a gifted life insurance policy provides funds that can be used now and also eliminates premiums.

10. If you managing an estate, selling your current life insurance policy will help manage changes in estate size, eliminate premiums, and liquidate policies that no longer are needed.

11. If You are over 21 with a life-threatening illness?

How much money will the clients get when they sell their life insurance policy?

The value of a life insurance policy is determined by a number of factors, including, but not limited to,

1. Face value of the policy

2. The age and medical condition of the insured

3. Estimated mortality of the insured

4. Loans against the policy

5. Rating of the insurance carrier

6. Cash value of the policy

7. Type of policy and prevailing interest rates

8. The net death benefit

9. Premium payments required to keep the policy in force

Typically, a life settlement is about three to five times the cash surrender value of the policy. What Life Insurance Policies Qualify?

To find out whether you qualify, here are some of the requirements.

(A) Must be at least 65 years of age

(B) The face value of the policy is at least $50, 000

(C) The insured has experienced deterioration in health since the insurance policy was issued; life expectancy is under 15 years

(D) The insurance policy is in effect beyond the two year contestable period

But any policy owner, including individuals, corporations, charities or trusts, may sell any life insurance policy, including group and term policies.

What types of polices are purchased?

1. Government issued policies

2. Term Life

3. Universal Life

4. Survivorship policies

5. Many Group types of policies

6. Corporate Owned Life Insurance

7. Whole Life

8. Basically All Types of Life Insurance Policies

Experts at http://Financial-Ease.com assist in achieving the highest value for their client's life insurance policies. Their goal is to get you the highest price for your life insurance policy. Their mission is to serve clients with highest offers with honesty, integrity and confidentiality and get fast closings and payments

The life settlement value could be potentially much higher than the cash settlement of your life insurance policy. Do not continue to pay expensive premiums for coverage you no longer need, and do not surrender the policy or let it lapse. The Life insurance settlement solution is typically the Win-Win scenario that you have been looking for.

About the Author:

Paul Sherman is a Cash Flow Consultant. He offers free, professional and independent advice to Individuals, Business owners and Seniors. To secure a Life Insurance Settlement or Structured Settlement funding please visit http://www.Financial-ease.com

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