High-net-worth (HNW) families in the USA—especially in hubs like New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, and Houston—are increasingly combining life insurance with charitable trusts to …
Using Life Insurance to Fund Estate Taxes: Scenarios, Costs, and Net-Family-Wealth Impact
Estate tax liquidity is one of the most frequent — and solvable — problems for high-net-worth (HNW) families. In this article we analyze practical scenarios …
Stress-Testing Estate Tax Outcomes: Insurance-Based Solutions Under Multiple Mortality Scenarios
High-net-worth (HNW) estate planning requires rigorous stress-testing of liquidity and tax outcomes. In the United States, with a federal estate tax exemption of $13,610,000 (2024) …
Tax and Estate Impacts of Premium Financing: Loans, Imputed Interest, and Estate Inclusion
Premium financing is a powerful technique for high-net-worth (HNW) clients to acquire large, wealth-transfer life insurance policies while preserving liquidity and investment flexibility. But the …
When Premium Financing Backfires: Lessons from Failed Deals and Exit Strategies
Premium financing can be a powerful tool in high net worth (HNW) estate planning — enabling wealthy clients in New York, California, Texas and other …
Choosing the Right Lender and Insurer: Due Diligence Checklist for Premium Financing
Premium financing is a powerful strategy in high net worth (HNW) estate planning to acquire large life insurance policies for wealth transfer and estate-tax mitigation. …
When Premium Financing Improves Wealth Transfer Efficiency: Key Metrics and Case Examples
Premium financing can be a powerful strategy for high-net-worth (HNW) clients seeking to transfer wealth efficiently while preserving liquidity and maximizing tax-advantaged life insurance benefits. …
Structuring Financing with ILITs and Other Trusts to Preserve Estate Tax Benefits
Estate planning for high-net-worth (HNW) individuals in the United States increasingly relies on sophisticated life insurance structures combined with premium financing to preserve estate tax …
Policy Assignment and Anti-Abuse Considerations in Premium Financing Arrangements
Premium financing is a powerful tool for high‑net‑worth (HNW) clients who need large life insurance policies for estate planning, liquidity for taxes, or wealth transfer. …
Interest-Rate Risk and Stress Tests for Premium-Financed Policies: Modeling Scenarios
Premium financing is a powerful tool for high-net-worth (HNW) estate planning in major U.S. markets such as New York, California (San Francisco / Los Angeles), …