With current estate-tax rules set to expire at the end of next year, life insurance could help heirs to some high net worth clients avoid bigger costs and payments to Uncle Sam in the future.

After a decade and a half of hoping, life insurance companies are finally seeing an increase in interest rates that improves yield on assets they can purchase, but carriers might be afraid to exchange ...

After a decade and a half of hoping, life insurance companies are finally seeing an increase in interest rates that improves yield on assets they can purchase, but carriers might be afraid to exchange ...

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 ...

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) decided on the 1st not to permit Samsung Life Insurance to apply an exceptional accounting treatment known as “deviant accounting,” which had previously allowed ...

Life insurance is commonly purchased to provide financial support for the policyholder’s loved ones in the event of an untimely passing. It acts as a legacy planning tool that can provide funds for ...

Life insurance and annuities allow individuals to invest tax-deferred, but they pay policyholders differently. Learn how each works.

At its core, private placement life insurance is life insurance, but with a twist. Instead of investing in standard insurance company portfolios, PPLI allows for more choice in investment options than ...