7 Ways the Law Protects Seniors Who Sell Their Life Insurance Policies

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By Michael Freedman

I never get tired of sharing this fact: a life insurance policy is an asset. If a senior is not going to keep their life insurance policy—for whatever reason—they have a protected property right to sell that policy. In many cases, they’ll receive significantly more than if they simply lapsed or surrendered their policy back to the issuing insurance company. Just like a house or a car, life insurance policies can be a hidden treasure that can result in the senior receiving as much as 10 times more than the policy’s cash surrender value. Many seniors use the proceeds they got from the sale of a policy to fund retirement or pay for long-term care needs.

Yet many seniors don’t take advantage of this opportunity. Why? Because they don’t know it exists or, too often, the financial professionals who advise them—CPAs, wealth managers, estate attorneys, etc.—don’t know about it, either. Secondly, even when they are aware, they don’t understand it.

As such, I’ve dedicated much of my career to promoting the life insurance secondary market and dispelling the myths surrounding this valuable asset class. Over the past 15 years, I’ve worked diligently to create a market that makes selling a life insurance policy one of the safest and secure financial services available to seniors today. Over the past decade, the life insurance secondary market – also known as life settlements – has promoted an unprecedented nationwide set of laws and regulations that protect seniors who sell their policies.

Read on, because these standards matter—perhaps more than anything—when it comes to creating financial options for seniors.

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