FORM WFI.CTDISC.EF10/08 © 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 you exclusively and not the insurer, the life settlement
provider or any other person and owes a fiduciary duty to you,
including a 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 the life settlement contract may be
taxable. WELCOME FUNDS INC is not a tax advisor and
recommends that you seek assistance from a professional tax advisor
regarding this transaction.
3. Receipt of the life settlement contract proceeds may adversely affect
your eligibility for public assistance or other government benefits or
entitlements and advice should be obtained from the appropriate
agencies.
4. Proceeds from the life settlement contract could be subject to the
claims of creditors.
5. The life settlement provider may assign or otherwise transfer its
interest in the settled policy to a third party.
6. There are possible alternatives to life settlement contracts including
but not limited to accelerated death benefits policy offered by the
issuer of the life insurance policy. You are advised to consult a
financial advisor, certified public accountant and/or an attorney
regarding these potential alternatives.
7. You have the right to rescind a life settlement contract for fifteen
(15) calendar days after (i) the date such contract is executed by all
parties; and (ii) you have received the disclosures specified herein.
Such rescission shall be effective only if both notice of rescission is
given to the life settlement provider and you repay all proceeds and
any premiums, loans and loan interest paid by the life settlement
provider within the rescission period. If the insured dies during the
rescission period, then the settlement contract shall be deemed
rescinded, subject to you or your estate’s repayment of all settlement
proceeds and any premiums, loans and loan interest to the life
settlement provider.
8. Proceeds from the life settlement contract will be sent to you within
three (3) business days after the life settlement provider has received
the insurer or group administrator’s acknowledgment that ownership
of the policy or interest in the certificate has been transferred and the
beneficiary has been designated in accordance with the terms of the
life settlement contract. WELCOME FUNDS INC and your referring
advisor/broker, if any, has no access to or control over life settlement
provider funds that are set aside in escrow or trust.
9. Entering into a life settlement contract and the subsequent change of
ownership 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 – assistance should be sought from a financial advisor; and
2) limit the insured’s ability to purchase future life insurance
coverage because there is a limit to how much coverage insurers will
issue on one life.
10. Total compensation payable to both WELCOME FUNDS INC and your
referring advisor/broker, if any, shall collectively be calculated as a
percentage of the contingent offer obtained for the sale of your existing
life insurance policy. Your proceeds are represented by the Net Purchase
Price (NPP) as follows: NPP = Gross Purchase Price (GPP) as paid by
the life settlement provider reduced by the total compensation as
described above. Actual total compensation shall be disclosed no later
than the date the life settlement contract is signed by all parties.
11. All medical, financial or personal information solicited or obtained by a
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
life settlement contract between the owner and the 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 your 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.
12. The insured may be contacted by the life settlement provider or
WELCOME FUNDS INC or its authorized representative for the
purpose of determining the insured’s health status or to verify the
insured’s address. 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 year, and no more than once per month if the insured has
a life expectancy of one (1) year or less.
13. You have the right to know the (i) date by which funds will be available
to you and the transmitter of such funds; (ii) affiliation, if any, between
the life settlement provider and the issuer of the insurance policy to be
settled; (iii) name, address and telephone number of the life settlement
provider; and (iv) name, address and telephone number of the
independent third party escrow agent. In addition, you may inspect or
receive copies of the relevant escrow or trust agreements or documents.
14. Any person who knowingly presents false information in an application
for insurance or for a life settlement contract is guilty of a crime and
may be subject to fines and confinement in prison.
15. WELCOME FUNDS INC recommends that you read the life settlement
contract and seek assistance from a professional financial advisor and/or
consult with your legal advisor prior to signing it.
16. 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 life settlements.
I/We acknowledge that I/we have read and understand the disclosures above (1-16
).
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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