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There are alternatives to selling your life insurance policy to a third party. If you need money now but you still want to maintain your current policy, there are alternatives. These include:
- Borrowing against your policy – some insurance policies will allow you to borrow against your policy, though this will decrease the death benefit if you pass away before the policy is repaid.
- Accelerated death benefits – also called viaticals, this allows the policyholder to receive either a lump sum or periodic payments on the policy while still alive if they are considered terminally ill, or have a long-term or catastrophic illness. Check with your policy to see what is allowed.
- Personal loan – consider borrowing money from other sources such as a personal bank loan, a loan from your 401k, a line of credit on your house, or from a friend or family member.
- Selling part of your policy – some insurance policies will allow you to sell a portion of your policy to help lower your premiums. Check with your insurer about this possible option.
- 1035 exchanges – the IRS allows you to exchange your life insurance policy for a new one without paying taxes on any investment gains earned on the original policy. An excellent detailed discussion on this is provided by FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). This can be found by clicking here.
Although I have listed alternatives for you to consider, selling to a life settlement may still be your best option depending on your specific circumstances. Please discuss the option of selling your life insurance policy with your tax advisor, financial planner, and insurance agent along with your spouse and dependents.
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$0 Surrender Value
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Paid: $360,000
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