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Can life insurance help your creditworthiness? You better believe it

As a business owner, you want lenders to know you’re a good risk and will pay back their money. One way to demonstrate that is by owning a life insurance policy.

When you apply for a loan, lenders look at a number of factors, including your balance sheet, length in business, the company's overall track record, and its general stability. The results help a lender decide if you get the loan, how much you receive, and the interest rate.

Character Counts
But, numbers aren't the only criteria. Character counts, too. Lenders want to see that you’re a dependable and reliable person and have confidence in you as a capable business manager who honors their financial responsibilities. There are many ways to demonstrate this aspect of credit worthiness, such as your length of time in the community and your ongoing relationship with the lender.

Having life insurance can also play an important role in helping you secure a line of credit or loan. Permanent life insurance, such as whole life, can enhance your credit worthiness in several ways:

It provides tangible evidence that you value your responsibilities to your business, your creditors and your family. Even though ownership of life insurance may not be directly related to the loan itself, its presence can enhance your credit standing.
It is a true business asset, with the cash value listed on your balance sheet. If a lender sees cash value on your books that may tip the scales in your favor.
Cash values of life insurance can be used as collateral to secure the loan against the possibility of default.
It can serve as your company's own private, in-house line of credit. Policy loans of cash value from your insurer can serve as valuable sources of credit without the hassle of seeking a loan through a lender—there’s no need to obtain a loan approval on your life insurance cash value. (Note: Not repaying a policy loan will reduce the death benefit payable to beneficiaries and the policy’s cash value. It also accrues interest.)

Life insurance can also directly help your successors when you die.

Does this sound like something that can help your business? Then why not contact a New York Life Agent to learn how you can get started?

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