Insurance Dedicated Funds

Tax-optimized investing

Potentially maximize after-tax returns by leveraging meaningful, tax-efficient structures and providing access to sophisticated alternative investments.

Potentially maximize after-tax returns by leveraging meaningful, tax-efficient structures and providing access to sophisticated alternative investments.

Tax deferral

Investment returns within the IDF structure potentially compound on a tax-deferred basis, significantly boosting long-term, after-tax compounding through PPLI or PPVA accounts.

Aims to reduce tax drag on alpha

IDFs serve as a tax-efficient conduit for strategies that are typically tax-inefficient (e.g., real estate, alternatives), simplifying K-1 reporting and allowing for tax-free portfolio reallocations.

Wealth structuring

The IDF facilitates the use of the PPLI wrapper for estate planning, allowing capital to grow and may transfer tax-free to beneficiaries, potentially maximizing the wealth transfer value.

What are Insurance Dedicated Funds (IDFs)?

Specialized, tax-efficient investment structures

Insurance Dedicated Funds (IDFs) allow invested assets to compound on a tax-deferred basis. They are accessed exclusively through Private Placement Life Insurance (PPLI) Accounts or Private Placement Variable Annuity (PPVA) Accounts.

Insurance Dedicated Funds (IDFs) allow invested assets to compound on a
tax-deferred basis. They are accessed exclusively through Private Placement
Life Insurance (PPLI) Accounts or Private Placement Variable Annuity (PPVA) Accounts.

By utilizing an IDF, investors can potentially achieve efficient portfolio diversification and a more flexible, tax-efficient investment structure, while potentially reducing the overall tax burden on returns.

For Accredited and Qualified investors only.

Core Benefits

Institutional-grade investment strategies and aims for better tax efficiency

Tax Efficiency

Tax Efficiency

Investment growth within the IDF structure compounds free of current income tax, depending on the account structure.

Private Placement Life Insurance (PPLI) Advantage

Private Placement Life Insurance (PPLI) Advantage

Private Placement Life Insurance (PPLI) Advantage

Private Placement Life Insurance (PPLI) Advantage

Private Placement Variable Annuity (PPVA) Advantage

Private Placement Variable Annuity (PPVA) Advantage

Private Placement Variable Annuity (PPVA) Advantage

Private Placement Variable Annuity (PPVA) Advantage

The tax benefits rely on strict adherence to specific IRC provisions, and failure to meet these requirements can lead to severe adverse tax consequences.

Access to Alternatives

Access to Alternatives

IDFs provide a streamlined, tax-efficient way to invest in assets like real estate, private equity, credit, and venture capital, which are typically penalized in standard taxable accounts.

Simplified Reporting

Simplified Reporting

Simplified Reporting

Simplified Reporting

Tax-Free Reallocation

Tax-Free Reallocation

Tax-Free Reallocation

Tax-Free Reallocation

Investment Insurance Wrapper

Investment Insurance Wrapper

By placing our strategy within a PPLI or PPVA wrapper, the IDF acts as a super-efficient retirement or wealth transfer vehicle.

Effective Fee Deductibility

Effective Fee Deductibility

Effective Fee Deductibility

Effective Fee Deductibility

Note that there are significant costs associated with PPLI and PPVA policies, including insurance charges, administrative fees, potential surrender fees, and the risks inherent in the underlying investments.

$34B+

$34B+

$34B+

Part of the SALI Platform

The largest platform for Insurance Dedicated Funds

Our Approach

The strategic integration of alternatives

A disciplined, forward-looking framework designed to optimize the tax-advantaged compounding potential of the IDF structures.

Allocation of Illiquid Alternatives

We prioritize tax-inefficient assets like Real Estate and Private Equity. The IDF wrapper mitigates tax drag, allowing these alternatives to maximize their compounding potential.

Past performance is no guarantee of future results; investments involve risk of loss.

Quantitative Risk Management

Our proprietary quantitative process actively manages risk to reduce reliance on market beta- ensuring dynamic, systematic diversification across multiple investment factors.

Filling the Marketplace Demand

Decades of relationships grant us access to elite, capacity-constrained managers that may be typically unavailable to most investors.

Resources

Our investment team has compiled our relevant white papers, articles, and other resources to help better understand the potential benefits of Insurance Dedicated Funds. 

Our investment team has compiled our relevant white papers, articles and other resources to help better understand the potential benefits and risks of Insurance Dedicated Funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is an Insurance Dedicated Fund (IDF)?

What is an Insurance Dedicated Fund (IDF)?

What is an Insurance Dedicated Fund (IDF)?

What is an Insurance Dedicated Fund (IDF)?

Who is eligible to invest in an IDF?

Who is eligible to invest in an IDF?

Who is eligible to invest in an IDF?

Who is eligible to invest in an IDF?

What are the primary tax benefits of using an IDF?

What are the primary tax benefits of using an IDF?

What are the primary tax benefits of using an IDF?

What are the primary tax benefits of using an IDF?

How does an IDF differ from a standard Mutual Fund?

How does an IDF differ from a standard Mutual Fund?

How does an IDF differ from a standard Mutual Fund?

How does an IDF differ from a standard Mutual Fund?

Can I invest in an IDF directly?

Can I invest in an IDF directly?

Can I invest in an IDF directly?

Can I invest in an IDF directly?

What is the significance of the "investor control" doctrine?

What is the significance of the "investor control" doctrine?

What is the significance of the "investor control" doctrine?

What is the significance of the "investor control" doctrine?

What types of assets or strategies are often held in IDFs?

What types of assets or strategies are often held in IDFs?

What types of assets or strategies are often held in IDFs?

What types of assets or strategies are often held in IDFs?

What is the difference between PPLI and PPVA?

What is the difference between PPLI and PPVA?

What is the difference between PPLI and PPVA?

What is the difference between PPLI and PPVA?

Are IDFs regulated?

Are IDFs regulated?

Are IDFs regulated?

Are IDFs regulated?

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