The I.R.A. Insured Retirement Advantage®
Financed life insurance for clients conventional programs leave out.
Built for small business owners and emerging affluent professionals, the I.R.A. uses leverage, product design and a full-recourse commercial loan to fund business protection, supplemental income and estate and retirement planning.
$500K–$4M
face amount
$150K+
insured's annual income (2 years of returns)
Up to 64
issue age (65 by special exception)
No
arrangement / origination fee
Specifics & features
- Face amounts of $500,000 to $4,000,000 (subject to carrier retention and reinsurance limits); preferred amounts $1M, $1.5M, $2M, $2.5M, $3M, $3.5M and $4M
- Minimum annual funded premium of $50,000, based on a ten-pay, non-MEC premium solve
- Minimum insured income of $150,000, supported by the last two years of tax returns (may be higher by carrier)
- Minimum business revenue of $750,000 for 2 consecutive years (some carrier exceptions)
- Loans to corporations, trusts and other entities
- Business participation through interest payments that begin immediately; the loan amortizes from year 2
- Lender's annual administrative fee of $1,800, accrued in the loan balance for the first 10 years
- Liquidity of 125% of cumulative premiums in the first 5 years, less the borrower's contributions over those years
- Interest rate spread of 1.85% over one-year CMT for a ten-year term, lockable for up to 20 years (requirements apply)
- One-time financial underwriting; no annual loan re-qualification; full-recourse loan
- No waiting for tranches — faster processing and policy funding
- Low case split commission of 20%
Please check with Northstar for life insurance company and product availability.
Plan for
- Estate planning
- Key person policy funding
- Buy / sell agreement funding
- Executive bonus arrangements
- Non-qualified deferred compensation
Is it right for your client?
Participating businesses can fully fund a policy of at least $500,000 in face value today, while leaving more business assets free to work for them.
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