Estate Tax Exemption 2026-Who Actually Needs Life Insurance Now

The Insurance Pro Blog Podcast by The Insurance Pro Blog

Jul 19, 202637:07Business

Heading into 2026, the federal estate tax exemption was scheduled to sunset and roughly cut in half. A lot of life insurance marketing was built around that deadline: set up an irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) and...

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