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Estate Planning with Life Insurance: Common Mistakes and Proven Solutions

Content Provider
American Law Institute CLE
Product
CLE
Run Time
88 Minutes
Recording Date
08/27/2024
Presenter(s)
Lawrence Brody
Learning Method
On-Demand Training
Practice Area
Estate Planning and Elder Law, Insurance
Persona
CLE OnDemand

Price $259.00

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Description

Crafting a comprehensive estate plan involves a delicate balance of thoughtful decision-making, strategic implementation, and life insurance planning. When seamlessly integrated, these plans provide a foundation of financial security for individuals and family businesses, offering peace of mind both during their lifetime and beyond. However, achieving this harmony often eludes even the most seasoned practitioners due to common and less common pitfalls in life insurance planning. Designed to empower you with the knowledge and strategies necessary to navigate these complexities effectively, this webcast highlights prevalent life insurance planning mistakes within the estate planning context and shares effective avoidance strategies to safeguard the integrity of your clients' plans and wealth. n this illuminating video webcast, our expert presenter will dive into the intricate world of estate planning with a laser focus on life insurance assets. From basic policy application blunders to nuanced considerations surrounding trust structures and policy transfers, each topic of the agenda below will be explored with depth and clarity. - Avoiding policy application blunders: Successor ownership issues, beneficiary mistakes, and ownership complications - The “Unholy Trinity” and how to avoid the gift no one wants – more taxes! - What can go wrong when policies are used as loans or collateral for third-party loans - Policy lapses, surrendering a policy, and phantom income considerations - Can you transfer a policy - of course you can, but can you do it correctly? - Trust mishaps: When to use an ILIT, when you should not, and the mistakes you want to avoid when funding, transferring, or defining trustee powers Tune in and walk away with invaluable insights that will help you deliver meticulously crafted client plans that work as testators intended and are resilient in the face of unforeseen challenges. Estate planners and other related professionals will benefit from this CLE on life insurance planning.

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State Status Total Credits Type Of Credit Approved Thru
AlabamaApproved1.00General12/31/2024
AlaskaApproved1.25GeneralOn-going
ArizonaApproved1.25GeneralOn-going
ArkansasApproved1.25GeneralOn-going
CaliforniaApproved1.25Participatory08/27/2029
ColoradoApproved2.00General12/31/2026
ConnecticutApproved1.25GeneralOn-going
DelawareApproved1.50General08/26/2026
FloridaApproved2.00General05/31/2026
HawaiiApproved1.25General08/27/2026
IdahoApproved1.50General08/26/2029
IllinoisApproved1.25General10/14/2026
IndianaApproved1.00General11/19/2025
IowaApproved1.25General08/26/2025
KansasApproved1.50General10/22/2025
KentuckyApproved1.25General06/30/2025
LouisianaApproved1.46General10/14/2025
MainePending State Response0.00
MinnesotaApproved1.25General11/11/2026
MississippiApproved1.47General10/14/2025
MissouriApproved1.80GeneralOn-going
MontanaApproved1.50General08/27/2027
NebraskaApproved1.47General08/26/2026
NevadaApproved1.00General12/31/2027
New HampshireApproved1.50General08/26/2027
New JerseyApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
New MexicoApproved1.50General08/26/2029
New YorkApproved1.50SkillsOn-going
North CarolinaApproved1.25General02/28/2025
North DakotaApproved1.50General08/27/2027
OklahomaApproved2.00General12/01/2025
OregonApproved1.25General08/26/2027
PennsylvaniaApproved1.00General10/14/2026
Rhode IslandApproved1.50General06/30/2025
TennesseeApproved1.47General10/14/2026
TexasApproved1.25General10/05/2025
UtahApproved1.00General12/31/2024
VermontApproved1.25GeneralOn-going
VirginiaPending State Response0.00
WashingtonApproved1.50General08/26/2029
West VirginiaApproved1.76GeneralOn-going
WisconsinApproved1.50GeneralOn-going
WyomingApproved1.50General10/14/2025

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