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Premium Financing for Jumbo Life Insurance

Borrow $5M+ from a bank to fund high-cash-value IUL/whole life — leverage arbitrage without out-of-pocket premium.

Overview

High-net-worth clients borrow $5M–$50M from a specialty bank (Global Financial, Chase Private, TruStage) to pay premiums on jumbo cash-value life insurance (IUL or whole life). Policy cash value + third-party collateral secures the loan. Spread arbitrage: policy internal returns 5–7% net; loan cost 5–6% variable. Death benefit exits tax-free to heirs. Cash value grows tax-deferred, borrowable tax-free. Only works with $500K+ annual premium capacity and $10M+ liquid net worth.

Best fit
HNW $10M+ net worthBusiness owners with buy-sell needsEstates facing 40% estate tax
Estimated impact
$5M–$20M leverage on ~$0 out-of-pocket over 10 years

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