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Life Insurance Insurance Industry Estate Planning

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

What Connelly v. United States Means for Closely-Held Businesses

The US Supreme Court recently issued a significant decision, impacting many closely-held businesses with buy-sell agreements funded by life insurance policies, Connelly v. United States, 144 S. Ct. 1406 (2024). In a 9-0...more

Lewis Roca

Supreme Court Clarifies Shareholder Agreement Valuations for Estate Tax Purposes in Connelly v. United States

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Many co-owners of closely held businesses will employ life insurance as a tool for funding the transfer of ownership in the business upon the death or retirement of an owner. In these cases, planning involves the use of...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Success is Built into Business Succession

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Isn’t it interesting that success is built into business succession. Still, most US companies do not have a business succession plan in place. What is business succession planning and how does it enhance your own success and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Using Private Placement Life Insurance Policies as a Tax Minimization and Wealth Transfer Strategy

High net worth families constantly evaluate mechanisms for growing and transferring wealth in a tax-efficient manner. With increasing state and federal individual income tax rates, enacted and anticipated legislative tax...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

Papa Has a Brand New Bag

The high-net-worth PPLI marketplace has started to resemble the retail VUL marketplace but with institutional pricing and investment options that are more sophisticated. In my view this has occurred for two reasons. First,...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

All in the Family – Introducing Family Owned Life Insurance™ (aka FOLI™)

The All in the Family podcast introduces Family Owned Life Insurance™ or (FOLI™). FOLI™ is a specialty use of group private placement life insurance for Family Offices. FOLI™ is a powerful product that will allow Family...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

All in the Family – Introducing Family-Owned Life Insurance™ (aka FOLI)

Perhaps you are tired of reading that I grew up in the Panama Canal Zone, but it is one of the last bastions of American colonialism. Personally, I do not like the word “colonialism” because it inevitably conjures up negative...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

TAKE A CHANCE ON ME! PART II - Embracing the Magic of Private Placement Life Insurance and Private Placement Variable Annuities

The bottom line; I can make a significant impact on your bottom line. Take a Chance on Me! Part II #ppli #ppva #idf #estateplanning #financialadvisor #tax ...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

TAKE A CHANCE ON ME! PART II - Embracing the Magic of Private Placement Life Insurance and Private Placement Variable Annuities

Nowotny On Death and Taxes episode #41 Take A Chance On Me Part II refers to the point not only can Gerry create the strategies but he can implement them as well. Gerry is a leader in private placement life insurance (PPLI),...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Insurance. Insurance Trusts. Insurance Trusts NOW.

“Insurance.” The word itself evokes different reactions. The range of emotions expands when we mention “life insurance.” And if we add, trust – “life insurance trust” – you may just stop reading. But don’t. Now is exactly the...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Maryland Court of Appeals: Change of Beneficiary of Insurance Policy Is “Conveyance” Under Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act

In a March 9, 2021 opinion, the Maryland Court of Appeals signaled the end of what it termed “an elaborate web of procedural history” by answering two questions certified to it by the United States District Court for the...more

Troutman Pepper

Private Placement Life Insurance Discussion Podcast

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In this podcast, Troutman Pepper Partners Gregory J. Nowak and Justin H. Brown join Brian Divack and Harvey Feinberg of The PPLI Group for a discussion about private placement life insurance as an estate planning and tax...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

ISLA DEL ENCANTO - INTRODUCING BORICUA SPLIT DOLLAR

Isla del Encanto - Boricua Split Dollar: The tropical paradise for tax planning! #splitdollar #taxplanning #estateplanning #financialadvisor #insurance ...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

THE WONDER YEARS WEBINAR

Loan Regime Method of Split Dollar Life Insurance - This webinar covers: What is Split Dollar? Loan Method versus Economic Benefit. Leverage Split Dollar Rollout. Planning examples using Split Dollar....more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

THE WAY WE WERE

Using the Loan Method of Split Dollar to recreate the benefit of tax deferral for Hedge Fund Managers in lieu of carried interest in their offshore fund.#splitdollar #ppli #estateplanning #financialadvisors #finance...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

THE WAY WE WERE

Nowotny On Death and Taxes, episode #20, The Way We Were is about using the Loan Method of Split Dollar to recreate the benefit of tax deferral for hedge fund managers. #splitdollar #ppli #hedgefundmanagers #estateplanning...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Record Low Interest Rates Let You Have Your Cake and Eat It Too – Life Insurance, Investments & Intra-family Loans

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At this time, unless Congress acts, the current lifetime estate tax exemption amount of $11,580,000 is set to sunset in 2025, which means that in 2026 it will revert to $5,000,000 per person, adjusted for inflation. Many...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

Mad Dogs and Panameños!

Nowotny on Death and Taxes episode 16 - Mad Dogs and Panameños! Relates to using the Leveraged Split Dollar Rollout (LSD™ Rollout) to terminate Loan Regime Split Dollar™ Plans. #splitdollar #ppli #taxstrategies...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

It's (Not) Too Late, Baby!

Late Start Split Dollar gives you the opportunity to convert any corporate owned or individual policy into a Split Dollar Arrangement. Converting Split Dollar into a Loan Regime Method of Split Dollar. This is an opportunity...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

It's (Not) Too Late, Baby!

Nowotny On Death and Taxes episode 15 titled It's (Not) Too Late, Baby!, speaks to using Late Start Split Dollar to create financial and tax leverage....more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

FATHER KNOWS BEST

Rediscovering the Lost Glory of Split Dollar Using Loan Regime Split Dollar...more

Gerald Nowotny - Law Office of Gerald R....

THE WONDER YEARS - Rediscovering the Magic of Split Dollar Life Insurance

Split Dollar Life Insurance is a contractual arrangement between 2 or more parties sharing the benefits of a life insurance policy; namely the cash value and death benefit....more

Troutman Pepper

Investment Management Roundtable Discussion – Personal Estate Planning

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Gregory J. Nowak, a partner and practice leader for hedge funds in Pepper Hamilton’s Private Fund Services Practice Group, hosts a series of candid, interactive webinar discussions for West LegalEdcenter on what is going on...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Finding Lost Life Insurance Policies

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As a probate paralegal, I often assist personal representatives, trustees and family members in collecting information about their loved one’s assets. Life insurance proceeds can be a blessing to the family to pay for...more

Cole Schotz

Are Annuities And Life Insurance Policies Exempt From The Claims Of Creditors In Florida?

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Annuities are a common tool for investment, financial and estate planning and asset protection. An annuity is simply a contract between a person and an insurance company in which the person makes a lump sum payment to the...more

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