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Life insurance basics

The New York Times published a basic article on life and disability insurance last week.  See Life and Disability Insurance: What You Need to Know, Paul Sullivan, New York Times, April 28, 2009.    From the article: Life insurance comes in a variety of forms meant to accomplish a range of objectives, from providing for survivors [...]

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Risks of stranger-originated life insurance policies (SOLI or STOLI)

Stranger-originated life insurance policies are pitched as cost-free and risk-free for the insured, but they actually pose significant risks.

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Litigation over stranger-originated life insurance policies (SOLI or STOLI)

The New York Law Journal recently reported on a case involving a life insurance company’s refusal to pay a death benefit on a policy it considered a “stranger-originated life insurance” policy (known as SOLI or STOLI policies). In ruling on a motion to dismiss claims in Phoenix Life Ins. Co. v. Irwin Levinson Ins. Trust [...]

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