ABCs of Life Insurance Settlement


by Natalie Aranda - Date: 2007-01-28 - Word Count: 444 Share This!

When you have a life insurance policy, you may think that the only way you can get money from the policy is for you to die! Luckily, there is another way in which you can use the value of your life insurance policy to get cash. If you have a life insurance policy which you no longer need or want, you can sell it to a third party. This third party will give you more cash than what the life insurance company will give you. The third party then becomes the beneficiary of the policy and will make payments on it.

Not everyone is eligible to take part in a life insurance settlement. They usually are done with people who are over sixty five years of age and are expected to live between two and twenty more years. Life settlements are also only done for policies which are worth 100,000 dollars or more. You generally can sell any type of policy such as whole life or universal life insurance.

If you wish to participate in a life insurance settlement, you will need to find a financial advisor. There are a number of different people who can advise you through a life insurance settlement, including attorneys, accountants and financial planners. You will also need to decide which life settlement provider to go through. Some people chose to use brokers which will help them find the best provider to go through, but you should be aware that you will have to pay for this service.

The process for a life insurance settlement is not very complicated, but it does have several steps. First, you will need to consult with your advisor and decide whether you would like to sell your policy. Once you decide to go ahead with the sale, your policy will be submitted in order to have a cash value placed on it. You will need to submit medical information at this time and you might need to have a new physical examination done. If your policy meets all of the criteria, then the providers will start to send you offers. You will want to discuss the different offers with your advisor and make a decision as to which one you should accept. Once you have decided, there will be forms that you will need to fill out. Your advisor will be able to help you with those. The provider will then put a cash payment in escrow and they will send forms to the insurance company requesting that the policy be placed in their name. As soon as the policy is transferred, the money will be released and you will be able to collect your cash.


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