High-net-worth (HNW) estate planning often uses life insurance to transfer wealth efficiently. Yet, the specific riders and contractual features attached to a policy can materially …
Guarantees vs Market-Based Growth: Selecting Product Types for Durable Wealth Transfer
High-net-worth (HNW) estate planning in the United States requires a deliberate choice between guaranteed life-insurance constructs and market-based growth vehicles when the objective is durable …
Designing Life Insurance for HNW Clients: Choosing Riders, Guarantees, and Cash-Value Strategies
High-net-worth (HNW) clients in New York, California, Texas, and Florida treat life insurance as a strategic estate-planning tool—used for wealth transfer, liquidity for estate taxes, …
Accelerated Death Benefits, Waiver Riders, and LTC Add-Ons: Which Riders Matter Most?
High-net-worth (HNW) estate plans rely on life insurance for predictable liquidity, tax-efficient wealth transfer, and legacy control. When structuring policies for clients in New York …
Custom Policy Architecture for Business Owners: Exit Funding, Key-Person, and Buy-Sell Features
High net worth (HNW) business owners in the United States increasingly use life insurance as an engineered tool for liquidity, tax-efficient wealth transfer, and continuity …
Drafting Policy Provisions to Align with Trust Terms and Estate Distribution Objectives
High-net-worth (HNW) estate plans commonly use life insurance to guarantee liquidity, pay estate taxes, equalize inheritances, and fund trusts. Drafting policy provisions that match trust …
Case Studies: Solving Complex Residency and Succession Issues with Insurance Solutions
Cross-border & International Estate Planning with Insurance — High Net Worth Estate Planning: using insurance for wealth transfer and tax mitigation in the United States …
Due Diligence for Offshore Insurers and Intermediaries: Protecting International HNW Estates
Cross-border estate planning increasingly relies on sophisticated insurance structures—especially for high net worth (HNW) U.S. taxpayers with multi-jurisdictional assets. Offshore life policies, private placement life …
Foreign Ownership Rules and Estate Inclusion Risks: What Global Clients Must Know
For high-net-worth (HNW) individuals with cross-border ties, life insurance is a central tool for wealth transfer, liquidity planning, and tax mitigation. But when policies are …
Coordinating Multijurisdictional Trusts and Insurance for Efficient International Wealth Transfer
High-net-worth (HNW) families with U.S. ties face layered challenges when transferring wealth internationally: federal and state estate taxes, differing residency and domicile rules, treaty withholding, …