I. What Bryant Group Does
Bryant
Group analyzes individual and corporate objectives and existing
situations to uncover problems and offer strategies in the areas
of:
*
Employee Core Benefit Planning
* Executive Benefits and
Corporate Liability Planning
- Specially
designed Golden Handcuff benefit plans to retain key executives.
- Tax-Advantaged
Financing of Corporate Liabilities with COLI.
* Business Continuity
Planning
- Key Person Life
Insurance
- Conservation of
the Family Business
- Buy-Sell
Arrangements
* Estate Liquidity and Wealth
Transfer Planning
- Use of a
Corporation or Family Limited Partnership to help Minimize Gift
Tax Implications of Transfers to the Next Generation
-
Multi-Generational Trust Planning to help minimize Income Tax,
Gift Tax, Estate Tax or Generation Skipping Transfer Tax
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II. Plan Design and Funding
Bryant Group maintains relationships
with many carriers and places business with insurance companies
who best serve the needs of our clients.
Bryant Group is a member of M Financial Group, a
network of financial service firms such as ours throughout the
country specializing in corporate executive benefit planning and
wealth transfer planning.
M Financial Group has relationships with the
following insurance carriers who are committed to the upscale,
corporate marketplace: John Hancock ~ Pacific Life ~ Prudential ~ Lincoln
Financial ~ Sun Life ~ Nationwide Due to the volume of business delivered by M
Financial Group, these carriers provide special, proprietary
products to the M firm clients. Proprietary products
are typically priced more competitively than products offered
through these carriers' other distribution networks. Please go to
www.mfin.com/DisclosureStatement.htm
for further details regarding Bryant Group's relationship with M. Financial Group.
In addition to M Financial carriers, Bryant
Group is one of the leading, all-time producing groups with AXA
Advisors.*
Access to proprietary products through M
Financial Group of companies and AXA Equitable can be an advantage to Bryant Group clients.
In these relationships, Bryant Group operates
not only as a distributor of products, but also has an ownership
interest in reinsurance companies in which part of our business
with these companies is reinsured. This is important because it
gives the client, the distributing company and the insurance
company a mutuality of interests to provide quality advice,
service and products for the long term.**
It is critical to understand products in detail.
Policy illustrations are merely projections based on certain
assumptions. Bryant Group analyzes product assumptions and
insurance carrier performance in order to better understand the
policy projections.
Due to carrier relationships and experience in
product design, Bryant Group is able to render professional advice
on the products, implement plans, and provide annual service.
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III. Plan Implementation and
Administration
Through Bryant Group’s relationships and the
volume of business written, we are able to properly package large
volume cases among several insurance carriers and assist in
presenting these packages to their reinsurers. This is important
because carriers and the reinsurance companies must totally trust
and understand the total underwriting package.
Bryant Group, having substantial relationships,
and respect of many insurance company underwriters, is directly
involved in the underwriting process.
Plans must be installed and maintained properly.
The latest sample plan documents will be provided at no additional
cost.
Plans are not static; therefore, Bryant Group’s
professional staff and administrative services are essential. The
annual review process includes:
1. Annual review meeting;
2. Product performance tracking;
3. Plan design review;
4. Determination of premium
payment amount etc.; and
5. Information on recent tax law changes.
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* Based on lifetime production.
** As shareholders in the reinsurance companies, Bryant Group members
share in the profits and losses of the reinsurance company.
Accordingly, in addition to commissions received for the
sale of the policy, Bryant Group has a financial interest in the
re-insurance of the policy.