News & Analysis as of

Retirement Plan Beneficiaries Life Insurance

Offit Kurman

Unintended Inheritance Happens More Than You Think: Ensuring Your Loved Ones Inherit as Intended

Offit Kurman on

Roughly two-thirds of Americans are estimated to die without executing a valid will. As a result, assets in their name will pass under the laws of intestacy of their home state. The laws of intestacy are essentially default...more

Offit Kurman

Why You Need to Update Your Estate Planning After a Divorce

Offit Kurman on

Divorce is a major life change that affects far more than just your relationship status. One crucial—but often overlooked—aspect that needs immediate attention after a divorce is your estate plan. Failing to update your...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Privacy Protection in Estate Planning: The ABCs of Maximizing Confidentiality

Is anything private anymore? We live in a digital age where information is quick and abundant. While this is helpful in many circumstances, it may seem most concerning when it comes to your estate plan. Your estate plan...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

Estate and Tax Planning for US Expatriates

Allen Barron, Inc. on

What are the most important elements of estate and tax planning for US expatriates?  Are you planning to move out of the United States?  Are you a US taxpayer who lives and works outside of the country?  What are some of the...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

2022 Year-End and 2023 Planning

Seward & Kissel LLP on

As the year is drawing to a close, we offer you some general advice regarding year-end planning and updated inflation-adjusted figures for 2023. Annual Exclusion Gifts - In 2022, the annual exclusion amount is $16,000...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Do I Need to Update My Estate Plan?

If your life changes, so should your estate plan. Marriage, divorce, death of a spouse, a birth and a changing relationship with a child are just some of the life changes that may affect your estate plan. Unfortunately, as...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Beneficiary Designated Property: A Trap for the Unwary

Pullman & Comley, LLC on

Financial institutions and brokerage firms occasionally recommend that client accounts be structured as joint or beneficiary-designated accounts without full consideration of the impact on the client’s estate plan....more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

2021 Arkansas Insurance Legislation Summary: Act 925 Prohibits Life Insurance/Annuity Beneficiary Change through Will

In a surprising move, the Arkansas General Assembly overrode long-standing Arkansas common law that permits an insured to change a beneficiary of an insurance policy via will. On April 26, 2021, Governor Asa Hutchison signed...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Yours, Mine and Ours: Estate Planning for a Blended Family

When William Shakespeare wrote “What’s mine is yours, and what is yours is mine,” he likely was not thinking about a blended family. Blending families offer a myriad of challenges, one of which is how the spouses’ assets will...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

Everything You Need to Know About Beneficiary Designations

Presented by Cohen Seglias associate Whitney Patience O'Reilly on October 22, 2020. An often overlooked but important aspect of estate planning is the designation of beneficiaries—both primary and contingent—on life...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] Everything You Need to Know About Beneficiary Designations - October 22nd, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm ET

An often overlooked but important aspect of estate planning is the designation of beneficiaries—both primary and contingent—on life insurance policies and retirement accounts. In this webinar, Whitney O’Reilly, a seasoned...more

Carlton Fields

Court Sheds Light on ERISA’s Fiduciary Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege

Carlton Fields on

A federal district court in Ohio recently attempted to shed some light on when internal communications between an ERISA plan administrator and its in-house counsel are discoverable and when they are protected by the...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Estate Planning and Retirement Considerations for Late-in-Life Parents

Older parents are becoming more common, driven in part by changing cultural mores and advances in infertility treatment. Comedian and author Steve Martin had his first child at age 67. Singer Billy Joel just welcomed his...more

Lewitt Hackman

Accidental Disinheritance: Update Wills, Estate Plans Annually

Lewitt Hackman on

So you have an estate plan? Good for you. You funded it? Even better. But have you updated it and your will in the last year? If you haven’t, your loved ones or favorite charities may be in for an unpleasant surprise. Your...more

Troutman Pepper

Beware of Unintended Beneficiary Designations

Troutman Pepper on

Beneficiary designations are commonly used to name the individuals or entities who are to receive the proceeds of life insurance policies or retirement plans after the death of the owner. An increasing number of financial...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

CFTC Interprets “Swap” Definition In the Context of Longevity Risk Transfer

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (Division) recently addressed for the first time the CFTC’s definition of a “swap” as it applies to a specific insurance...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning - October/November 2013: Estate Planning Pitfall: A beneficiary designation or joint title overrides...

Inattention to beneficiary designations and jointly held assets can quickly unravel an estate plan. Many don’t realize that their will doesn’t control the disposition of “nonprobate assets,” such as life insurance policies,...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Insight on Estate Planning - April/May 2013: Estate Planning Pitfall: You’ve named a minor as beneficiary of your life insurance...

A common estate planning mistake is to designate a minor as beneficiary — or contingent beneficiary — of a life insurance policy or retirement plan. This brief article discusses why it’s better to designate one or more trusts...more

18 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide