What is a Life Settlement?
What is a Life Settlement?
Life settlements denote the action of selling an insurance policy related to one’s life to an interested third party. The form of the payment can be cash, a new policy that doesn’t demand future premiums, or a mix of both. The total sum of cash received is greater than the policy’s cash surrender value but less than the death benefit. Essentially, a life settlement serves as an alternative to a lapse or surrender.