
Why We Do What We Do: Life Insurance as an Asset, and the Families It Is Meant to Reach
We treat a life insurance policy as an asset in a family’s plan, and nearly everything we do follows from taking that seriously.
Protect your income and maintain your lifestyle in case of unexpected events.
Custom solutions to protect your wealth and help with your family’s financial security.
Comprehensive planning for future healthcare needs and asset protection.
Founded in 1987, Summit Legacy has established itself as a professional partner for high-net-worth individuals and business owners seeking sophisticated insurance and estate planning solutions.
We deliberately focus solely on life, disability, and long-term care insurance to provide unparalleled expertise and service in these critical areas.

We treat a life insurance policy as an asset in a family’s plan, and nearly everything we do follows from taking that seriously.

A family has a real and permanent insurance need. The policy is sized correctly, the trust is drafted, and the trustee is the right person. Then someone runs the premium, and it turns out to be well beyond what annual exclusion gifting can absorb. The family would rather not spend lifetime exemption on payments that will continue for twenty years or more.

Split dollar can allow an organization to provide a significant life insurance benefit to a particular executive while retaining an economic interest in the dollars it contributes. Done well, that solves a problem a simple bonus cannot. Done badly, it leaves both parties managing an arrangement nobody knows how to unwind.
When does PPLI make sense and when should we walk away?
That’s changed.