Private placement life insurance can reduce the hardship they create for heirs. Although the Senate Finance has recently scrutinized PPLI policies—meaning that one must take the risk-reward calculus ...

Voluntary life insurance is an optional group life insurance policy offered by select employers, usually at a discounted rate. It may be a beneficial option for people with chronic health conditions ...

As PE firms expand their presence in the insurance business and insurers hold more PE assets, risk concerns are rising and regulators are taking note. Traditionally, the life insurance and annuity ...

Life insurance strategies could help wealthy families remove assets from their estates while acting as the collateral for loan financing and a source of tax-free distributions. These possible benefits ...

In the pursuit of growth, the tentacles of private equity have infiltrated the balance sheets of nearly every sector of the real estate industry. Most recently, they’ve grasped onto one of its largest ...

In the Soundtrack of Our Lives, one of the songs that I still get to hear from time to time on Sirius XM, is “Still the One” which was recorded and released by the band Orleans in 1976. I was in the ...

Medicare provides health insurance, not life insurance. The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides some death-related benefits, or a person can purchase a private life insurance policy. Life ...