Sprinkling Provision

Definition

• A provision that allows the trustee of a life insurance policy to distribute the death benefit amongst beneficiates as the trustee sees fit. A sprinkling provision gives the trustee the discretion to allocate funds to beneficiaries who are in most need of the money.

Synonyms
divvying assets, dividing assets, spreading assets

Related Terms and Acronyms

• Death Benefit (DB) — Acronym, Very Important,
  • A payment or series of payments made to the beneficiaries of a life insurance policy.
  ➥ An amount paid to a beneficiary in a life linsurance policy.
• Estate Planning — Definition,
  • The process of determining how assets will be dispersed after an individual's death, ideally in the most tax-efficient way possible.
• Executor — Definition,
  • The person who manages the estate of a deceased individual.
• Fiduciary — Definition,
  • An individual, company, or association that manages assets for another party. Fiduciaries include executors of wills and estates, trustees, receivers in bankruptcy, and those responsible for managing the finances of a minor.
• Fiduciary Duty — Definition,
  • A requirement that someone in a position of trust, such as a banker, real-estate agent, or title agent, must act in good faith and trust on behalf of a client.
• Irrevocable Beneficiary — Definition,
  • A life insurance or segregated fund beneficiary whose benefit cannot be revoked or modified in any way without his or her consent.
• Life Insurance — Definition, Very Important,
  • An arrangement where an insurer agrees to pay a benefit to one or more beneficiaries in the event of the policyholder's death.
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• Life Insurance Trust (LIT) — Acronym,
  • A legal entity that is made the beneficiary of a life insurance policy, often arranged to evade taxation.
• Power of Attorney (POA, PA) — Acronym,
  • A document in which the signer authorizes someone to conduct business in his or her name -- signing title documents and cheques, for example.
• Probate — Definition,
  • The process of deciding the validity of a deceased person's will and appointing an executor.
• Probate Sale — Definition,
  • Sale of property after the death of the owner, supervised by a court, with proceeds divided among creditors and heirs.
• Trust — Definition,
  • A fund established like a will, specifying how money or property will be disbursed, lists the recipients or beneficiaries and names one or more trustees to manage the assets. An irrevocable trust can't be changed after the terms are finalized; a revocable trust has more legroom in how much can be transferred, but is usually costlier to maintain.
• Trust Company — Definition,
  • A company that acts as a trustee (an entity that controls financial assets on the behalf of another).
• Trustee — Definition,
  • A person who holds and manages assets for the benefit of beneficiaries.
• Will — Definition,
  • A document that states what must be done with a person's estate after his or her death.