
Q. According to my documents my premium is due but I have not received
a bill. What should I do?
A. The Receiver is establishing billing cycles and continues to pay premiums
on all policies until billing cycles are established. In that instance,
you will be billed and reimburse the Receiver for the time period between
the premium obligations start date and your policy anniversary date. Failure
to pay premiums on a timely basis will result in forfeiture of your interest
in the policy.
Q. Why doesn’t the Receiver continue to pay premiums until
maturity for all policies kept by the Investors?
A. The court has ordered that investors are responsible for paying the
premiums on the policies to maintain their interests.
Q. How will my share of the costs be determined?
A. The initial annual pro-rata fee of $195.00 per policy is eliminated.
Each investor will now pay a flat fee of $240.00 to administer their policy.
There will be a slight surcharge assessed to Investors in foreign countries
to cover the additional mailing cost. These costs are subject to change
in the future.
Q. How long will I be obligated to pay the premiums on a kept policy?
A. Your obligation to pay the premiums and cost of administering the policy
will continue until the policy matures, and the policy may not mature for
many years.
Q. Could my premium increase?
A. Unless your policy is a whole-life policy, the annual premium costs
could increase each year significantly until the policy matures, and there
is no way to calculate how much those premiums could increase until the
policy matures.
Q. Is the entire premium amount identified on my Policy Detail
Sheet my sole responsibility?
A. If a premium amount is referenced on your Policy Detail Sheet, it is
the total current annual anticipated premium for the policy. This amount
could be subject to change as described in the previous question. You will
be responsible to pay only your proportionate share of that amount based
on your percentage interest in the policy in addition to the other administrative
costs identified on the notice.
Q. What happens if an Investor on my policy fails to pay timely
any premium due?
A. If at any time until the policy matures, you or any other Investor retaining
her interest in the policy fails to pay any premiums due, and the other
Investors don’t assume the premium payments, the policy may be sold,
and if can’t be sold, it could be surrendered, and you could lose
your entire investment.
Q. How long will a delayed premium obligation
be in effect?
A. There is no guarantee how long a delayed premium obligation will pay,
or reduce the cost of, premium payments. It is estimated that the delayed
premium obligation will end on either the later of MBC’s life expectancy
date for the insured or the date any cash value in the policy is used up.
That estimated premium start date is provided on your Policy Detail Sheet.
If your policy is on premium waiver, you should refer to the footnote on
your Policy Details Sheet.
Q. If an Investor moves or changes his contact information, to
whom and how should that be communicated?
A. Please provide any such changes to Viatical Services, Inc., 43 South
Pompano Parkway, PMB#112, Pompano Beach, FL 33069, using the Change of Address
Form accessible on the home page of this website. Investors may also contact
VSI/Customer Service at (954) 582-0220 for assistance.
Please
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