The Dangers of Life Insurance Policy Loans
September 30, 2020 by Tony Steuer and Amy Danise
One of the reasons some people buy cash value life insurance is the potential to borrow money from the policy later on. When you bought your insurance policy, the insurance agent may have touted that you would be borrowing your own money and paying yourself back.
Insurance agents and companies may promote loans as an easy way to receive tax-free money from your life insurance policy. However, policy loans are more complicated than they appear.
Policy loans need to be reviewed and monitored. If a policy loan is not monitored, a policy could slowly deteriorate, losing the minimum cash value needed. This can leave you with the unpleasant choice of making substantial loan repayments or having a large phantom income tax gain.
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