VitalityLife launches signature-free online trust

‘Quicker and easier for advisers to place plans in trust’

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Online process removes need for written signatures and allows advisers to set up trust as part of protection application

VitalityLife has today launched a new online solution aimed at making it quicker and easier for advisers to place protection plans in trust. The online process eliminates the need for written signatures and allows advisers to set up a trust as part of the protection application using VitalityLife's Adviser Hub self-service portal. The solution is available for all new personal and business protection plans. Placing a protection plan in trust ensures that the plan will not be subject to Inheritance Tax (IHT), as part of the settlor's taxable estate. In addition, it ensures that the pla...

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