get a secondary opinion® At Ashar Group, our objective is to protect the interest of all parties throughout the settlement process. We believe that advisors need to be confident they are associated with a partner that fully understands the complexities they face today, both legally and ethically.
get a secondary opinion® As a secondary market best practice – Know who you are dealing with and whom they represent. Here is a quick overview of who does what in the Secondary Market Process: Insured/Policy Owner – First, of course, is the person or entity that has a policy that they want to sell. […]
get a secondary opinion® It’s an undeniable fact that an overwhelming number of life insurance polices never pay a death claim. Policy owners pay years of premium and then abandon a policy for pennies on the dollar. These lost opportunities should not be happening today because of the many options offered by the secondary market. […]
For Immediate Release Ashar Group announces the SMV®, Secondary Market Valuation for the Financial Services and Life Settlement Industry Orlando, FL – August 21, 2014 (Marketwire) Ashar Group today announced a new valuation standard for determining fair market value of life insurance policies in the Financial Services and Life Settlements Industry called the SMV®, or […]
get a secondary opinion® As clients get near the end of their policies, many factors begin to come into play. Changing investment needs may not allow time for their universal life policy to mature. Or they no longer need their term life insurance policy, or they just want to redirect premium payments and any cash […]
get a secondary opinion® Life Insurance and Annuities are assets, just like real estate, that have a market value based on supply and demand. If you decided to sell your home, you could sell it on the open market for a fair price to a qualified buyer. It’s the same with Life Insurance and Annuities. […]
get a secondary opinion® As infrequent as this scenario may sound, it is far more common than your might think— the unsuspecting policy owner who abandons or cashes in their life insurance policy without first checking for SMV®, secondary market value. And for a good percentage of the time, these abandoned policies were rich in […]
get a secondary opinion® Trust owned life insurance (TOLI) has been a subject of much concern since the mid-90’s when the Uniform Prudent Investor Act (UPIA) came on the scene. As a result, a new cottage industry of policy review companies sprung up overnight to take on the delegated responsibility of review and reporting. Life […]
get a secondary opinion® As economic and demographic circumstances emerge to create a demand for liquidity and cash flow solutions, alternatives like the SMV®, the Ashar Group Secondary Market Valuation, have been a prudent and valuable solution for advisors to finally provide the clarity and concise policy analysis clients demand. The simplicity, accuracy and trustworthy […]
get a secondary opinion® It's up to you to source, review and facilitate solutions for your clients. That’s why the Secondary Market isn't just an option for fiduciaries, bound to serve clients as though the funds were their own — it’s an option that is simply good practice for every advisor if the circumstances are […]
