In an ILIT, the grantor or creator of the trust cannot change the terms or beneficiaries of the trust, just like any irrevocable trust. However, grantors may place one or more life insurance policies ...

Editor's note: This is the first article in a series about financial and/or estate planning issues that we all should know but might be too embarrassed to ask about. First up: life insurance trusts.

Click here to BUSINESS CONTINUATION AGREEMENTS are often partially funded or totally funded with life insurance. Most, if not all, of the life insurance proceeds are includable in the estates of the ...

You may wish to make the charity the beneficiary (or a contingent beneficiary) of a life insurance policy as a way to make a sizeable future gift. You retain lifetime ownership of the policy, keeping ...

With current estate-tax rules set to expire at the end of next year, life insurance could help heirs to some high net worth clients avoid bigger costs and payments to Uncle Sam in the future.