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Are your life insurance benefits important to you?

Are you one of those people who has paid into a cash-value life insurance policy for many years? Do you remember why you originally bought the policy? Does that reason still exist?

Ann is a widow whose husband John just passed away. They had no children. Thirty years ago Ann purchased a whole life policy on herself, making John the beneficiary. The payments on the policy are still continuing, and run over $100 a month. Now that John is gone, with nobody to leave the money to, she's considering cancelling the policy. What should Ann do?

There are a number of alternatives available to Ann. She could take tax-free loans against the cash-value in the policy. She could stop making premium payments and accept some sort of reduced payment of the death benefit. She may even be able to use the cash-value as collateral for a bank loan. I'd like to discuss a couple of lesser-known settlement options of a life insurance policy: viatical agreements and life settlements.

Are your life insurance benefits important to you?

Are you one of those people who has paid into a cash-value life insurance policy for many years? Do you remember why you originally bought the policy? Does that reason still exist?

Ann is a widow whose husband John just passed away. They had no children. Thirty years ago Ann purchased a whole life policy on herself, making John the beneficiary. The payments on the policy are still continuing, and run over $100 a month. Now that John is gone, with nobody to leave the money to, she's considering cancelling the policy. What should Ann do?

There are a number of alternatives available to Ann. She could take tax-free loans against the cash-value in the policy. She could stop making premium payments and accept some sort of reduced payment of the death benefit. She may even be able to use the cash-value as collateral for a bank loan. I'd like to discuss a couple of lesser-known settlement options of a life insurance policy: viatical agreements and life settlements.

Are your life insurance benefits important to you?

Are you one of those people who has paid into a cash-value life insurance policy for many years? Do you remember why you originally bought the policy? Does that reason still exist?

Ann is a widow whose husband John just passed away. They had no children. Thirty years ago Ann purchased a whole life policy on herself, making John the beneficiary. The payments on the policy are still continuing, and run over $100 a month. Now that John is gone, with nobody to leave the money to, she's considering cancelling the policy. What should Ann do?

There are a number of alternatives available to Ann. She could take tax-free loans against the cash-value in the policy. She could stop making premium payments and accept some sort of reduced payment of the death benefit. She may even be able to use the cash-value as collateral for a bank loan. I'd like to discuss a couple of lesser-known settlement options of a life insurance policy: viatical agreements and life settlements.

Are your life insurance benefits important to you?

Are you one of those people who has paid into a cash-value life insurance policy for many years? Do you remember why you originally bought the policy? Does that reason still exist?

Ann is a widow whose husband John just passed away. They had no children. Thirty years ago Ann purchased a whole life policy on herself, making John the beneficiary. The payments on the policy are still continuing, and run over $100 a month. Now that John is gone, with nobody to leave the money to, she's considering cancelling the policy. What should Ann do?

There are a number of alternatives available to Ann. She could take tax-free loans against the cash-value in the policy. She could stop making premium payments and accept some sort of reduced payment of the death benefit. She may even be able to use the cash-value as collateral for a bank loan. I'd like to discuss a couple of lesser-known settlement options of a life insurance policy: viatical agreements and life settlements.

Are your life insurance benefits important to you?

Are you one of those people who has paid into a cash-value life insurance policy for many years? Do you remember why you originally bought the policy? Does that reason still exist?

Ann is a widow whose husband John just passed away. They had no children. Thirty years ago Ann purchased a whole life policy on herself, making John the beneficiary. The payments on the policy are still continuing, and run over $100 a month. Now that John is gone, with nobody to leave the money to, she's considering cancelling the policy. What should Ann do?

There are a number of alternatives available to Ann. She could take tax-free loans against the cash-value in the policy. She could stop making premium payments and accept some sort of reduced payment of the death benefit. She may even be able to use the cash-value as collateral for a bank loan. I'd like to discuss a couple of lesser-known settlement options of a life insurance policy: viatical agreements and life settlements.

Are your life insurance benefits important to you?

Are you one of those people who has paid into a cash-value life insurance policy for many years? Do you remember why you originally bought the policy? Does that reason still exist?

Ann is a widow whose husband John just passed away. They had no children. Thirty years ago Ann purchased a whole life policy on herself, making John the beneficiary. The payments on the policy are still continuing, and run over $100 a month. Now that John is gone, with nobody to leave the money to, she's considering cancelling the policy. What should Ann do?

There are a number of alternatives available to Ann. She could take tax-free loans against the cash-value in the policy. She could stop making premium payments and accept some sort of reduced payment of the death benefit. She may even be able to use the cash-value as collateral for a bank loan. I'd like to discuss a couple of lesser-known settlement options of a life insurance policy: viatical agreements and life settlements.

Are your life insurance benefits important to you?

Are you one of those people who has paid into a cash-value life insurance policy for many years? Do you remember why you originally bought the policy? Does that reason still exist?

Ann is a widow whose husband John just passed away. They had no children. Thirty years ago Ann purchased a whole life policy on herself, making John the beneficiary. The payments on the policy are still continuing, and run over $100 a month. Now that John is gone, with nobody to leave the money to, she's considering cancelling the policy. What should Ann do?

There are a number of alternatives available to Ann. She could take tax-free loans against the cash-value in the policy. She could stop making premium payments and accept some sort of reduced payment of the death benefit. She may even be able to use the cash-value as collateral for a bank loan. I'd like to discuss a couple of lesser-known settlement options of a life insurance policy: viatical agreements and life settlements.