FORM WFI.OK.EF11/08 © 2008 Welcome Funds Inc
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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
W
ELCOME FUNDS INC and your referring advisor/broke
r, 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 insuran
ce.
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 thirty (30) calendar days after the date upon
which the settlement contract is executed by all parties or fifteen
(15) calendar days after the settlement proceeds have been paid
to you. 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contract shall be deemed rescinded, subject to your or your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 interest on the viatical/life settlement within sixty
(60) day
s 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 be
neficiary has been designated. WELCOME FUND
S
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 a
ny, 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 by the viatical/life settlement provider (or its
authorized representative) licensed in the state in which you resided at
the time of the viatical/life settlement contract 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 Oklahoma law. This contact will be limited to
no more frequently than once every three (3) months if the insured ha
s
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 y
our 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