FORM WFI.NEDISC.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
NEBRASKA -- 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 under 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 alternatives.
6. You have the right to rescind a viatical/life settlement contract before
the earlier of sixty (60) calendar days after the date upon which the
viatical/life settlement contract is executed by all parties or thirty
(30) calendar days after the viatical/life settlement proceeds have
been paid to you as provided by Nebraska 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then the viatical/life settlement contract shall be deemed rescinded by
you or your estate. If a viatical/life settlement contract is rescinded,
all viatical/life settlement proceeds and any premiums paid by the
viatical/life settlement provider or purchaser shall be repaid to the
viatical/life settlement provider or purchaser within sixty (60) days of
such rescission.
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.
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 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.
11. Following execution of a viatical/life settlement contract, the insured
may be contacted 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 under the Nebraska
Law. This contact is limited to no more frequently than once every six
(6) months if the insured has a life expectancy of more than one (1) year,
and no more than once every three (3) months if the insured has a life
expectancy of one (1) year or less. All such contacts shall be made only
by a viatical/life settlement provider licensed in the state in which you
resided at the time of the viatical/life settlement or by the authorized
representative of the viatical/life settlement provider.
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