by Ed Hinerman | Dec 8, 2017 | insurable interest, life insurance, second to die insurance
The perfect life insurance product for dealing with estate tax obligations has always been the second to die or survivor-ship policy. Since the obligation to pay those taxes was transferred through an exemption to the surviving spouse, while there might have been a...
by Ed Hinerman | Aug 20, 2014 | conversion, insurance, life insurance, no lapse guarantee, term insurance, universal life
Genworth Life and Annuity, formerly First Colony, issued a statement today saying that as of Steptember 2, 2014 they will be raising rates on their Genguard No Lapse universal life conversion product by 50% to 60%. This is really no big deal unless you happen to own a...
by Ed Hinerman | Dec 7, 2010 | estate taxes, insurance, life insurance
As of yesterday it appears that the President and Congress have reached a deal on a wide variety of tax issues. For the purposes of life insurance and estate tax the latest and most important news is the end to the repeal of estate tax and clear guidelines moving...
by Ed Hinerman | Nov 30, 2010 | estate taxes, insurance, life insurance
We would have certainly guessed that Congress would have dealt with the estate tax issue by now but, well, we would have guessed wrong for the second year in a row. There is still a lot of uncertainty about the future of estate tax law and along with that is the very...
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