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In addition to the personal financial hardships suffered by many as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the finances of many businesses have been significantly damaged as well. Especially hard hit have been restaurants and bars. For businesses and business owners, a life settlement could be the lifeline to get them through this horrible time.
Here's a recent case. A long-time restaurant owner was unable to keep his business afloat amid the pandemic shutdown in his state. Like his employees, the closure of his business meant that his family's primary source of income was gone. He owned a $900,000 universal life policy that he was going to lapse as he no longer could afford the premium payments. Fortunately, his agent was on top of the situation. We were able to get him $256,000 for the policy, which will at least tide his family over for a while. This case is just one example of how a life settlement can be an important option, especially now.
