Want a Simple Life Settlement Definition?
A life settlement is: the sale of a person’s life insurance policy to another party for a one-time cash payment. The life insurance policyholder is given a payout that is more than the policy’s cash value, but still less than the plan’s survivor benefit. After the life insurance is given over, the buyer becomes the owner on the plan and also assumes all responsibility for the ongoing costs. The seller gets paid for the policy, while institutional or private investor becomes the possessor of the lump-sum payout when the insured person eventually passes away.
In the state of WA., life settlement policy are administered under the auspices of the Washington State Officer of the Insurance Commissioner, and we advise you to check the website to be very certain you work with a properly licensed firm. Q Capital is licensed as a life settlement provider in Washington.
How the Process Works
After the policyholder decides that they are ready to give up their existing insurance policy, a life settlement may be a good option to concluding the policy and surrendering it to the insuring company. In a large number of cases, the value of the policy is higher than the total amount to be received if it were suddenly lapsed back to the company. Making the decision to work with a properly licensed company, the policy owner makes the policy available to a professional marketplace where organized investors are able to bid on policies offered up for auction. Then the licensed life settlement provider can watch over the entire process, from receiving offers from potential investors, to collaborating and working with the policy owner to finalize the policy-sale closing procedure. And finally, all insurance policy sales are finalized with an escrow agent, providing an additional layer of safety for the policy seller. Usually, the sales transaction procedure can be completed in 30 to 60 days from the initial inquiry.