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01/04/2026

How many times a month does this have to happen for people to realize that life insurance is not an investment product. Investments and insurance are totally different solutions with a totally different purpose and should never be combined under one contract and a single premium. What do you think happens in the end of the policy or when you're ready to cash out? Not what you thought or what they sold you.

An Indiana woman is suing NLV Financial Corp. and its two life insurance subsidiaries over a 2023 indexed universal life policy that returned 0% after one year.

12/27/2025

U.S. Treasury Decision (TD) 1743, from around 1912, established that "dividends" paid by life insurance companies to policyholders aren't true commercial dividends but rather refunds of overpaid premiums, not taxable income, as they're essentially returning excess payments to the policyholder. This landmark decision defined these returns as a return of capital, allowing for tax-free recovery of basis (the premium paid), and set a precedent for how life insurance payouts are treated for tax purposes, influencing later tax codes.
Key Points of TD 1743 (https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hs=cjNU&sca_esv=f581f0a2a024c0bb&hl=en-us&q=TD+1743&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjag8CysduRAxU31fACHSiYObAQgK4QegQIAhAB&biw=393&bih=695&dpr=3&mstk=AUtExfCCFh2i0dIqN1_TL39y19vIQ1nEBH06vEY9xlehqGE0dwlW2NN4_c9ntFjB2RlzYhIi5bW6WnagjA_qMt8KilUCFATc-cWOcIpOaTuCvjS7OS_dqDmwxqgKBTHK1wdXonJDQboHfnm6P9R2A9GKXxi7dGlzj7Me8iNs9GyvW0vUgJNBEONmb6ivtrnKyzIxfzc6&csui=3):
• Not True Dividends: The decision clarified that these payments aren't distributions of profit but a return of premium overcharges.
• Refund of Overcharge: It characterized them as the policyholder getting back a portion of what they paid in excess.
• Tax-Free: Since it's a return of capital (your own money back), it's not considered taxable income until you sell the policy or realize a gain.
Significance:
• This ruling helped establish the principle that policyholders could recover their basis in a life insurance contract tax-free.
• It provided a foundation for tax treatment of life insurance, allowing for tax-deferred growth and tax-free death benefits (excluding interest).
In essence, TD 1743 differentiated insurance refunds from corporate dividends, ensuring that money returned to policyholders wasn't immediately taxed as income.

12/11/2025

When life insurance salesman pretend to be financial advisors

Legendary NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and his wife Samantha say they lost $8.5 million on a complex insurance policy from Pacific Life. Now they're suing, all...

11/05/2025

Can't seem to get away from it! These rip-offs keep happening for as long as I was first introduced to the financial services business in 2009. Please talk to me first before you're next. These policies have no place in your portfolio period! KEEP INSURANCE AND INVESTMENTS SEPERATE!

08/23/2025

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05/06/2025