LIRP – Life Insurance Retirement Plan – Company Documents

2000s

  • 2008 – John Hancock – Client Profile: Life Insurance Retirement Plan – 2p 

2010s

2020s

  • 2021 – Wells Fargo – Insurance Strategic Relationship Handbook – 83p
    • p32 – Common items generally flagged for correction
    • Do not refer to “plans” or “programs” when only life insurance is presented. For example, make it clear that life insurance is not a retirement plan or “LIRP” but it may provide funding for retirement needs as a secondary benefit.
    • The concept of using life insurance to supplement retirement income is approved, however referring to this concept as Life Insurance Retirement Plan, Life Insurance Retirement Planning and/or using the “LIRP” acronym is prohibited.
    • Do not refer to life insurance as an investment or savings plan.
    • Material discussing the use of life insurance for estate or tax planning purposes should include a tax and legal notice. 
  • 2022 – Prudential – https://www.prudential.com/content/dam/us/sites/financial-education/how-can-life-insurance-help-manage-taxes-in-retirement_PDF/1022550-00005-00%20The%20Tax%20Advantages%20of%20Life%20Insurance.pdf
  • 2023newyorklife.com/articles/life-insurance-retirement-plan
    • Which life insurance policy is best for retirement planning?
      • If you plan on using life insurance to help fund your retirement, it’s important to purchase a policy that offers significant cash value appreciation potential as a feature.
      • That means you will want to consider three types of coverage: whole life, and variable universal life.2 
  • 2023 1214 – Lincoln Financial – Does America have a math problem? – [link]
    • Steve Sabol is the Sales Vice President for Lincoln Financial … Lincoln DesignItSM/WinFlex sales concepts, including the LIRP/SRP concept.