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Private placement variable universal life insurance (PPVUL) products are available through some of the largest insurance companies in the United States. For advisers who know PPVUL only as an offshore vehicle, it may be time to consider the planning opportunities with domestic PPVUL. Domestic PPVUL, properly designed, is complex, but can be extremely rewarding for the high-net-worth clients who seek

Mike Cohn, Founder

August 1, 2010

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Mike Cohn

Private placement variable universal life insurance (PPVUL) products are available “onshore” through some of the largest insurance companies in the United States. For advisers who know PPVUL only as an offshore vehicle, it may be time to consider the planning opportunities with domestic PPVUL. Domestic PPVUL, properly designed, is complex, but can be extremely rewarding for the high-net-worth clients who seek new ideas from their advisers. Although clients can own PPVUL in their estates, those who do so don't take advantage of the many planning opportunities to enhance PPVUL's benefits.

With income and capital gains taxes likely to increase in the near future, the tax-free build up of cash values in life insurance may become an a...

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About the Author

Mike Cohn

Founder, Cohn Financial Group LLC

 

 

As the founder of Cohn Financial Group, Mike Cohn, a well-respected industry authority and author, is the firm's Managing Director. He is a Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®) and has attained the designation of Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) from The American College of Financial Services. He also holds his Series 7 and 66 securities licenses and his Arizona Life and Health Insurance license. Mike is a registered representative of M Holdings Securities Inc., a member of FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, SIPC, the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, and a registered Broker/Dealer.

Mike describes the Cohn Financial Group staff as, "A smart, experienced, and dedicated team that focuses on problem solving, exceeding our client’s and their advisor’s expectations, and delivering timely solutions and services."

A frequent speaker on complex life insurance arrangements, including planning applications of private placement life insurance with family offices and law firms, Mike has spoken at the University of Miami Law School – Heckerling Tax Institute, and Southern California Tax & Estate Planning Forum. He has authored two books on succession planning, Keep or Sell Your Business: How to Make the Decision Every Private Company Faces and Passing the Torch: Succession, Retirement and Estate Planning in Family-Owned Businesses. Plus, he has written articles on domestic private life insurance and what trustees should know (and do).

Mike holds a Master of Arts in Humanistic Psychology from the University of West Georgia and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Colorado. He is a member of the Editorial Review Board for Trusts & Estates magazine and serves on the Boards of Phoenix Art Museum and Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona.