February 4, 2012

Life Settlement Expert to Unlock Financial Assets

Trust The Life Settlement Experts:  Life Settlement Expert can be used to Unlock Financial Assets for Clients through Life Settlement Process.  Our company offers thorough education and ROI analysis for clients on the benefits of keeping vs. selling their life insurance policy

Life Settlement Expert, a professional life settlement firm that has secured millions of dollars for its clients through the life settlement process, is proactively educating its clients and the CPA community about the opportunity to unlock the hidden assets that may exist in current life insurance contracts. In the midst of billion‐dollar bailouts and an escalating national debt, Americans are being hit hard financially. With this in mind, Life Settlement Expert has taken a transparent and proactive approach to ensure that its clients understand and develop a broad perspective of all of the options that they may not realize exist regarding their life insurance contracts – including the life settlement option.

A life settlement is a financial transaction in which a policy owner possessing an unneeded or unwanted life insurance policy sells the policy to a third party (institutional funder) for more than the cash surrender value offered by the life insurance company. According to Conning Research and Consulting, Inc., more than $12 billion in U.S. life insurance face values was processed through life settlements in 2007, representing the most significant industry growth since 2005. Further, the research firm predicts this increase will continue to fuel its expectations for market growth through 2010.

Now more than ever, Americans are seeking new ways to navigate this financial crisis we are in. Many individuals who currently own life insurance contracts aren’t aware that a life settlement can generate substantial impact and achieve financial freedom by transforming an un‐realized asset into immediate capital. Our clients have used their settlement funds for a variety of reasons – to eliminate debt, start new investments, purchase replacement insurance that is more relevant to their current needs and even help family members who may be suffering financially and need the capital now.  Leveraging a proprietary analysis tool, Life Settlement Expert provides policy owners with a 360‐degree view of their unique options, outlining the economic benefits, tax ramifications and estate planning rationales for selling, maintaining, replacing or purchasing additional insurance for their estate or business planning needs.

If a life settlement is chosen by a client as the best option once the policy appraisal and in‐depth analysis is complete, Life Settlement Expert works with nearly 30 of the most credible, reliable and qualified institutional funders to secure the highest offer possible. Unlike many of its competitors, Life Settlement Expert is proactive in disclosing the gross and net offers to every client to ensure absolute transparency throughout the entire life settlement process.

In addition to working directly with clients, Life Settlement Expertl also takes an industry leadership role by hosting regular educational webinars for CPAs and financial planning professionals. Each webinar provides attendees with valuable information, topics and trends regarding the life settlement industry and how it may be a viable option for their own clients.

“Our clients appreciate knowing the true economic value of their life insurance and welcome Life Settlement Expert appraisal process – the result is real added value,” said P. W., CPA in Orange County, California and Life Settlement Expert CPA partner.

Seniors unlock valuable assets with life settlements

Seniors are being made aware of new options with respect to their Life Insurance. How do I get more money than my Life Insurance Company is willing to give me?

Manhattan Beach, Calif. – Life Settlement Expert, a professional life settlement firm, provides the opportunity to seniors, with life insurance policies that are no longer needed or are cost prohibitive, to obtain significantly higher payouts than what the insurance carriers are willing to pay. In cases where the individual wishes to keep their insurance, the policy may be restructured to reduce the premium and/or increase the death benefit.The Fair Market Value of the policy is often 15% to 40% of the amount of the insurance in force and can be determined by an appraisal done through a qualified life settlement company.Beware of any individuals that want to buy your policy The Life Settlement industry has grown over the last six years to over a billion dollar industry through Institutional, Bank and Pension Funds.Policies should only be purchased by Institutional Trusts; NOT with individual money.
These Institutional Trusts are set up to be completely anonymous, where no one knows who owns the policies.

What to look for in a Life Settlement Company:
Seniors that are interested should deal with a firm that specializes in Life Settlements and does a complete analysis for the client in advance of the settlement process.
Make sure the firm you deal with does these things:

  1. A preliminary value analysis before the formal appraisal
  2. Runs a return on investment showing keeping vs. selling your life insurance
  3. When the full appraisal is done the firm uses as many as 10 or more funders to bid on your policy
  4. Shows you each Bid on a gross and net basis (meaning you see the total amount of each bid)
  5. Never sell a policy within the first two years
  6. Don’t be fooled‐Deal with a firm that will give you Professional references as well as Client references.