FORM WFI.IADISC.EF7/08 © 2008 Welcome Funds Inc
WELCOME FUNDS INC.
4755 TECHNOLOGY WAY
SUITE 202
BOCA RATON, FL 33431
TOLL-FREE: 877.227.4484
PHONE: 561.862.0244
FAX: 561.862.0242
WWW.WELCOMEFUNDS.COM
NOTICE OF DISCLOSURE
1. WELCOME FUNDS INC and your referring advisor/broker, if
any, represents only you exclusively, not the insurer or the
viatical/life settlement provider, and owes a fiduciary duty to you
including the duty to act according to your instructions and in
your best interest notwithstanding the manner in which
WELCOME FUNDS INC and your referring advisor/broker, if
any, is compensated.
2. Some or all of the proceeds of your viatical/life settlement may
be taxable u
nder federal income tax and/or state franchise
and
income tax laws. WELCOME FUNDS INC is not a tax advisor
and recommends that you consult your own professional tax
advisor regarding this transaction.
3. The sale of your insurance policy may affect your right to receive
Medicaid or other government benefits or entitlements. Advice
on such effects should be obtained from the appropriate
government agencies.
4. Viatical/life settlement proceeds could be subject to the claims of
creditors.
5. There may be possible alternatives to selling your life insurance.
This may include the option of an accelerated death benefit or
policy loans offered by your life insurance company. You are
advised to consult a financial advisor, certified public accountant
and/or an attorney regarding these potential alte
rnatives.
6. You have the right to rescind a viatical/life settlement contract
before the earlier of thirty (30) days after the date upon which the
settlement contract is executed by all parties or fifteen (15) days
after the settlement proceeds have been paid to you as provided
by Iowa law. Rescission, if exercised by you, is effective only if
both notice of the rescission is given, and you repay all proceeds
and any premiums, loans and loan interest paid on account of the
viatical/life settlement within the rescission period. If the insured
dies during the rescission period, then the settlement contract
shall be deemed rescinded, subject to your or your estate’s
repayment of all settlement proceeds and any premiums, loans
and loan intere
st paid by the viatical/life settlement provide
r or
purchaser within sixty (60) days of the insured’s death.
7. Funds will be sent to you within three (3) business days after the
viatical/life settlement provider has received the insurer or group
administrator’s written acknowledgment that ownership of the
policy or interest in the certificate has been transferred and the
beneficiary has been designated. WELCOME FUNDS INC and
your referring advisor/broker, if any, has no access to or control
over viatical/life settlement provider funds that are set aside in
escrow or trust.
8. Entering into
a viatical/life settlement contract may
1) cause
other rights or benefits, including conversion rights and waiver of
premium benefits, which may exist under the policy or a
certificate of a group life insurance policy to be forfeited; and 2)
reduce the insured’s ability to obtain additional life insurance
coverage in the future. Assistance should be sought from a financial
advisor.
9. Total compensation payable to WELCOME FUNDS INC and your
referring advisor/broker, if any, shall collectively not exceed a
maximum of 8% of the Net Death Benefit (NDB) of your policy.
Proceeds of your settlement are represented by the Net Purchase
Price (NPP) as
follows: NPP = Gross Purchase Price (GPP) as paid
by the viatical/life settlement provider reduced by the total
compensation as described above. Actual compensation shall be
disclosed no later than the date the life settlement contract is signed
by
all parties.
10. All medical, financial or personal information solicited or obtained
by a viatical/life settlement provider or WELCOME FUNDS INC.
about the insured, including the insured’s identity or the identity of
family members, a spouse or significant other may be disclosed as
necessary to effect the viatical/life settlement between you and the
viatical/life settlement provider. If you are asked to provide this
information, you will be asked to consent to this disclosure. The
information may be presented to someone who buys the policy or
provides funds for the purchase. You may be asked to renew y
our
permission to share information every two (2) years. In addition,
information regarding the policy owner’s and insured’s identity and
insured’s medical condition will 1) be shared with the insurer that
issued the life insurance policy; and 2) shall be available to each
subsequent owner of the life insurance policy.
11. Following execution of a viatical/life settlement contract, the insured
may be contacted by the viatical/life settlement provider or its
authorized representatives for the purpose of determining the
insured’s health status and to confirm the insured’s residential or
business street address and telephone number, or as otherwise
provided by law. This contact will be limited to no more frequently
than once every three (3) months if the insured has a life expectancy
of more than one (1) year, and no more than once per month if the
insured has a life expectancy of one (1) year or
less.
12. Any person who knowingly presents false information in an
application for a viatical/life settlement contract is guilty of a crime
and may be subject to penalty, including but not limited to fines and
confinement in prison.
13. WELCOME FUNDS INC recommends that you read the viatical/life
settlement contract and seek assistance from a professional financial
advisor and/or consult with your legal advisor prior to signing it.
14. I/we confirm and acknowledge that WELCOME FUNDS INC has
provided me/us with the most recent brochure developed and/or
approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
(NAIC) describing the process of viatical/life settlements
.
I/We acknowledge that I/we have read and understand the disclosures above (1-14).
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Signature of Primary Insured Printed Name Date
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Signature of Secondary Insured (if applicable) Printed Name Date
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Signature of Policy Owner #1 (if not Insured) Printed Name Date
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Signature of Policy Owner #2 (if not Insured) Printed Name Date