System and method for funding an organization

• US 7,895,103 B1
• Filed: 08/12/2008
• Issued: 02/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LTI Agency LLC
• Original Assignee: LTI Agency LLC
• Inventors: Branton, C. Mitch, King, Wesley Todd, Hendrix, Brian Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Subramanian; Narayanswamy
• Application Number:
  US12/190,178
• Time in Patent Office: 924 Days
• Field of Search: 705/4, 705 35- 37
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/10 Tax strategies

Abstract

A system and method and method for generating substantial net positive cash flows to fund organizations by initiating life insurance policies through asset-backed security transactions with no out-of-pocket expense to either the organizations or to the insureds, requiring no use of policies'"'"' cash value or transfer of ownership or beneficiary of the life insurance policies, and providing guaranteed funding to the organizations regardless of when deaths occur while keeping the original insurable interest intact, thereby creating a marketable, tradable uncorrelated security.

Claims

1. A method for funding an organization, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) establishing a special purpose entity for the benefit of said organization;

(b) identifying, using a programmed computer, life insurance policies, said life insurance policies being on individuals in whom said organization and said special purpose entity have an insurable interest, said policies having premiums, death benefits and a beneficiary,

(c) calculating, using a programmed computer, predicted cash flows from said death benefits based on said premiums, a census of said individuals and mortality tables, said predicted cash flows from said death benefits having an internal rate of return (IRR),

(d) based on said IRR calculated by said programmed computer, calculating a repayment schedule of a debt structure, using said programmed computer, said debt structure repaying said premiums together with interest during a debt period using said predicted cash flows from said death benefits, said debt structure having a borrowing rate, said identifying step further comprising;

(i) sorting, using said programmed computer and said census, said individuals into classifications that determine said premiums,

(ii) calculating, using said programmed computer, said predicted cash flows from said death benefits by combining said death benefits as predicted in view of said mortality tables and said payment for said premiums, said premiums corresponding to said classifications,

(iii) calculating, using said programmed computer, an IRR based on said cash flow during said debt period,

(iv) comparing said IRR to said borrowing rate to determine if said IRR is greater than said borrowing rate,

(v) if said IRR is greater than said borrowing rate, recalculating cash flow, with said programmed computer, with a funding portion of said cash flow being payable to said organization,

(vi) calculating with said programmed computer a program cost rate from said recalculated cash flow,

(vi) comparing said IRR to said program cost rate, and

(vii) when said IRR exceeds said program cost rate, identifying said life insurance policies;

(e) ;

(f) ;

(g) issuing, by said special purpose entity, debt securities in exchange for said proceeds;

(h) using said proceeds from the issuance of said debt securities to initiate said life insurance policies by paying said premiums on said life insurance policies, said life insurance policies being owned by said special purpose entity, said special purpose entity being beneficiary of said life insurance policies;

(i) receiving, by said special purpose entity, said actual cash flows from said death benefits of said policies as said policies mature, said actual cash flows being uneven;

(j) calculating, using a programmed computer, portions of said actual cash flows to be directed to funding said organization to paying financial obligations of said special purpose entity and the amount of funds, if any, required from a secondary source of funding to physically transform said uneven actual cash flows into useable, even cash flows necessary to fund said organization by providing funds for said financial obligations of said special purpose entity when said predicted cash flow falls short of said actual cash flow;

(k) receiving by said special purpose entity, said funds, if any, from said secondary source of funding;

(l) directing, by said special purpose entity, said portions of said actual cash flows and said funds, if any, from secondary source of funding, to fund said organization according to said schedule of payments; and

(m) paying said financial obligations of said special purpose entity.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said debt structure is an asset-backed security.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said debt structure is an asset-backed commercial paper.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said debt structure is a zero coupon bond.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said secondary source of funding is a liquidity facility.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said secondary source of funding is a swap provider.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said secondary source of funding is a surety wrap.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said secondary source of funding is a reinsurance company.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said secondary source of funding is in the form of a credit enhancement.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein said credit enhancement is a letter of credit.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said credit enhancement is a surety wrap.

12. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said secondary source of funding is a governmental entity.

13. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said secondary source of funding is a pension fund.

14. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said secondary source of funding is an endowment fund.

15. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said secondary source of funding is a subsidiary of said organization.

16. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said secondary source of funding guarantees said schedule of payments of debt with interest.

17. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said financial obligations of said special purpose entity include funding payments to said organization.

18. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said financial obligations of said special purpose entity include repayment of principal of said debt securities.

19. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said financial obligations of said special purpose entity includes said interest on said debt securities.

20. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said financial obligations of said special purpose entity include servicing fees on said debt securities.

21. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said financial obligations of said special purpose entity include trustee fees.

22. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said financial obligations of said special purpose entity include premiums on said life insurance policies.

23. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said secondary source of funding guarantees said schedule of payments to said organization in said paying step.

24. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said debt is repaid without requiring financial resources of said organization.

25. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said debt is repaid without requiring financial resources of said insureds.

26. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said policies and rights of said policies thereof are maintained by said special purpose entity.

27. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said policies are initially and will remain owned by said special purpose entity.

28. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said special purpose entity is a wholly-owned subsidiary of said organization.

29. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said special purpose entity is established to have the same insurable interest in said individuals as said organization.

30. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said cash flows derived from said death benefits of said policies are assigned as collateral for said debt securities.

31. The method as recited in claim 30, wherein said cash flows derived from said death benefits of said policies are assigned as the sole collateral for said debt securities.

32. The method as recited in claim 31, wherein said cash flows are assigned as collateral for said debt securities only during the debt period.

33. The method as recited in claim 32, wherein said cash flows are assigned as the sole collateral for said debt securities only during the debt period.

34. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said special purpose entity is established so that said insurable interest required to initiate said life insurance policies remains intact until all policies have matured.

35. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said debt structure ensures that 100% of excess cash flows (net positive cash flows) go to said organization with whom said insurable interest originated.

36. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said debt is repaid without requirement of a build-up of cash value of said policies.

37. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said identifying step further comprises the step of selecting indexed universal life insurance policies.

38. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said identifying step further comprises the step of selecting variable life insurance policies.

39. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said identifying step further comprises the step of underwriting said life insurance policies.

40. The method as recited in claim 39, wherein said underwriting is guaranteed issue underwriting.

41. The method as recited in claim 39, wherein said underwriting is simplified issue underwriting.

42. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first calculating step further comprises simulating said interactions with computer-based Monte Carlo techniques.

43. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of limiting said individuals to those who have at least standard health.

44. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of limiting said individual to those who are between the ages of 20 and 80.

45. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of limiting said individuals to those who are between the ages of 40 and 75.

46. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said individuals include at least 1000 individuals.

47. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of increasing the number of said individuals, when said internal rate of return is greater than said program cost rate, until said internal rate of return is reduced to a rate that just exceeds said program cost rate.

48. The method as recited in claim 47, wherein said increasing step further comprises the step of increasing the number of individuals older than 75 and younger than 40.

49. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said directing step further comprises directing a part of said funding portion to said organization while directing said repayment portion to repaying said payment together with interest thereon.

50. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said directing step further comprises directing a part of said funding portion to said organization periodically while directing said repayment portion to repaying said payment together with interest thereon.

51. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said directing step further comprises the steps of:

directing a first part of said funding portion to said organization before directing said repayment portion;

directing a second part of said funding portion in the form of periodic payments to said organization while directing said repayment portion; and

directing any remaining part of said funding portion to said organization after directing said repayment portion to repaying said payment together with interest thereon.

52. The method as recited in claim 51, wherein said organization has a funding preference, said funding preference including an amount for said first part and an amount for said second part and a schedule of initial and periodic payments, and wherein said funding portion is selected to meet said funding preference.

53. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said funding portion includes all of said recalculated cash flow except said repayment portion.

54. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said special purpose entity is established as an irrevocable beneficiary.

55. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said special purpose entity is established as an affiliate of said organization.

56. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said identifying step further comprises the step of selecting single premium life insurance policies.

57. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said identifying step further comprises the step of selecting life insurance policies that are blended universal life insurance policies.

58. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said identifying step further comprises the step of selecting life insurance policies having no cash value.

59. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said identifying step further comprises the step of selecting insurance policies with different death benefits.

60. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said IRR is the IRR only during the debt period.

61. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said life insurance policies are initiated within said special purpose entity and not transferred into said special purpose entity so that there is no true sale.