In addition to purchasing new second-to-die policies inside a new ILIT, you may also wish to consider entering into a split-dollar arrangement with the ILIT. One of the principal benefits of this technique is that the gift between yourself and the ILIT as a result of you paying the premiums pursuant to a split-dollar arrangement should be considerable less than if you were to just gift cash directly to the ILIT allowing the ILIT to pay the premiums itself.

Mr. Executive had a close relationship with a high-end life insurance and estate planning firm from whom he acquired a recommendation, which included stacking multiple life insurance policies across six different carriers. Mr. Executive’s estate planning attorney encouraged him to obtain a second opinion from TDC Life, seeking our recommendations for improvements to the other adviser’s strategy.

Situation: National attorney firm with over 250 of the firm’s partners earning more than $1.2 million. The firm’s current Group LTD and Supplemental IDI Plan provided a $60,000/month benefit. With such a robust foundational plan already in place, the firm sought to provide a voluntary disability insurance plan as an additional benefit for those partners who were underinsured. Our advisor sought to design a solution to provide a 60% income replacement ratio for those partners.

Since 1958, TDC Life has focused on providing comprehensive life insurance solutions to successful individuals, families, and businesses. We do this through a systematic process of evaluating, constructing, and servicing customized life insurance portfolios through sophisticated wealth transfer strategies and life insurance designs. So what sets us apart?

In this video Tyler Horning, Principal, describes what sets TDC apart.

A recent survey of advisors showed that 83% consider their business part of their retirement plan. However, 65% of those advisors have no succession plan in place and 89% have not appraised the value of their business. Couple this with an aging agent population trend and the result is an overwhelming need for many advisors to evaluate their succession plan. AdvisorNews’ John Hilton highlights several key succession planning strategies advisors should consider when planning for their ideal transition.

A life insurance exam is typically quick and straight forward. Please be prepared to go through a medical history questionnaire, blood draw, urine sample, height weight and sometimes a resting EKG. The exam takes 30 minutes for a basic exam and allow another 30 minutes if an EKG is required.

Situation: Mr. Monte Carlo is a business owner client of TDC who wants to retire. To feel more comfortable making this life decision, Mr. Monte Carlo requested TDC evaluate the income available from his portfolio through retirement. His ultimate goal is to leave $6 million to his kids upon his death. Mr. Monte Carlo is worried that he would not have enough assets to support his current lifestyle through retirement and accomplish his goal of a $6 million legacy for his children.

It’s ruined the careers of many executives and loyal employees. Successful CEOs have been fired because of it. Stock prices have collapsed. IPOs and mergers have been taken off the table. Known as CEO fraud or the Business Email Compromise (BEC), the FBI reports that it this type of cybercrime has victimized more than 22,000 organizations worldwide and is responsible for losses of more than $3 billion.