The demand for bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) was strong in 2021. Newport experts anticipate a similar appetite for BOLI for the first quarter of 2022 and beyond.
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The COVID Economy has created a challenging earnings environment for banks. Persistent low interest rates and high bank liquidity have caused many banks to look to bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) as an efficient and effective way to generate earnings. In this update, Newport shares the latest developments impacting the BOLI market.
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Watch Now: During this webinar, Newport's experts reveal the latest news in the BOLI market, compensation trends for bank executives, details about the House budget blueprint, and much more.
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Watch Now: In this webinar designed for advisors, Newport's experts discuss opportunities in the bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) market, even after unprecedented 2021 BOLI sales have led to some unique challenges.
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More bank mergers and acquisitions were announced in April 2021 since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in March 2020. Bank consolidations are complex, time consuming and costly, with focus justifiably on systems branch network and employee culture. But one area that is frequently overlooked is the acquired BOLI portfolio.
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With persistent low interest rates over the last decade, bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) owners have seen the impact on their cash value yields. While many focus on these bottom line yields, the potential for improving yields through death benefit optimization is often overlooked.
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Banks have been using separate account BOLI as informal offset to employee benefits costs since the late 1990s. During the early 2000s, the separate account structure became the product of choice for many mid- and large-sized banks. The structure requires an allocation of premiums to one or more investment sub-accounts offered by the insurance carrier.
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Over the past two decades, Bank Owned Life Insurance (BOLI) has shown to be a great asset for banks, but occasionally a policy group may need to be replaced with a new product. A replacement is typically executed via tax-free exchange under Internal Revenue Code Section 1035 (“1035 Exchange”). A 1035 Exchange should not be taken lightly, and there are many factors to consider before executing an exchange.
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Bank-owned life insurance (BOLI) has been widely accepted by banks of all sizes for well over two decades, and the number of BOLI policies on bank balance sheets has increased steadily during that time. As of September 30, 2018, approximately 3,500 U.S. banks reported owning BOLI, which in aggregate totals over $190 billion of cash value.
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Newport Group recently conducted a study of General Account BOLI policies to see how they performed versus comparable bank-eligible options. Find out how these BOLI policies fared.
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