Policy Management Mistakes: Scrutinize Policy Info!
Mistake No. 4
Policy information is often unverified….
Many policies we are asked to manage have been purchased in sophisticated strategies such as split dollar arrangements. We often find that no one has verified the correctness of all the policy information (with the insurance company) and associated documents.
A Real Life Scenario:
We were recently asked to help a corporation decide how to manage the premium payments on a series of policies purchased to support a Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar arrangement. When we obtained all the documents together along with the policies we found that the corporate agreements were for an Endorsement Split-Dollar arrangement while all the policy information supported a Collateral Assignment arrangement. This was a really big problem.
The Correct Solution:
Often times and despite all good intentions, sophisticated plans are not always designed appropriately for the problem at hand. Policy information should be reviewed frequently because situations and plans inevitably change or they just plain weren’t set up correctly in the first place. Cross your t’s, dot your i’s and never assume anything about a life insurance contract without first getting an opinion from a Life Insurance Property Management Professional.
