By Raymond Nash

Client Advocacy

Don’t Throw Away a Policy That Has Potential

We pride ourselves on collaborating with our clients and their advisors to help ensure that our life insurance solutions enhance the bigger picture, focusing on planning and purpose, not just product placement.  Unlike other financial assets, the cost of an insurance policy depends on the health of the insured, so we cast a wide net and negotiate for the best possible rate for each client from a selection of quality insurance carriers.  The placement of a life insurance policy marks the beginning, not the end of our client relationships. When we complete a life insurance acquisition, we deliver a promise to oversee the plan and policy we placed to help ensure that the insurance portfolio remains the best fit for years to come.

At each inforce policy review, an insurance portfolio should be scrutinized with a client’s current financial situation in mind to determine if new life insurance policies should be added or if existing life insurance policies are no longer needed.  When a life insurance policy is no longer needed, there are several exit strategies to consider before simply surrendering a policy.

Insurance carriers are happy to let clients surrender their policies, since the carrier has already received premium dollars and wouldn’t have to pay a large death benefit.  But policy surrenders are not always in a client’s best interest.  Some policies have potential to serve other purposes or enhance other planning aspects in a financial portfolio.  We advocate for our clients by stressing the importance of repurposing a policy when possible to fit their current needs.

Contact us with any questions or opportunities to help you or your clients achieve identified goals. This is what we enjoy doing for only a select number of families, businesses, and charitable institutions each year, and we look forward to hearing from you.

Heirmark operates on a different model.

As a member of M Financial Group, we’re part of a select network of independent firms focused on advanced insurance planning for high-net-worth individuals and complex needs. This provides access to more customized structuring, deeper underwriting collaboration, and solutions not typically available through traditional channels—allowing us to approach each case with greater flexibility and design strategies around the client, not the product.

Heirmark is a premium life insurance advisory firm dedicated to helping affluent families, business owners, and their trusted advisors acquire custom-designed life insurance solutions that protect assets and preserve legacies.

Cleveland Office

PS Executives Center, Crown Centre, 5005 Rockside Road, Suite 600, Cleveland, OH 44131

Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction

1125 NW Couch Street, Suite 900, Portland, OR 97209

Copyright © 2026 HEIRMARK, LTD All Rights Reserved.

Securities and Investment advisory services offered through M Holdings Securities, Inc., a registered broker/dealer and investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. HEIRMARK, LTD is independently owned and operated. HEIRMARK, LTD is a member of M Financial Group. Please go to mfin.com/DisclosureStatement for further details regarding this relationship.


For important information related to M Securities, refer to the M Securities’ Client Relationship
Summary (Form CRS) by navigating to https://mfin.com/m-securities.


Check the background of this Firm and/or investment professional on FINRA's BrokerCheck.


Registered representatives are registered to conduct securities business and licensed to conduct insurance business in limited states.  Response to, or contact with, residents of other states will only be made upon compliance with applicable licensing and registration requirements.  The information in this website is for U.S. residents only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase brokerage services to persons outside of the United States.


This site is for information purposes and should not be construed as legal or tax advice and is not intended to replace the advice of a qualified attorney, financial or tax advisor or plan provider.


Raymond Nash CA License #0G32030

Raymond Nash AR License #7081134

Heirmark CA License #0K00803

5784256 

Heirmark operates on a different model.

As a member of M Financial Group, we’re part of a select network of independent firms focused on advanced insurance planning for high-net-worth individuals and complex needs. This provides access to more customized structuring, deeper underwriting collaboration, and solutions not typically available through traditional channels—allowing us to approach each case with greater flexibility and design strategies around the client, not the product.

Heirmark is a premium life insurance advisory firm dedicated to helping affluent families, business owners, and their trusted advisors acquire custom-designed life insurance solutions that protect assets and preserve legacies.

Cleveland Office

PS Executives Center, Crown Centre, 5005 Rockside Road, Suite 600, Cleveland, OH 44131

Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction

1125 NW Couch Street, Suite 900, Portland, OR 97209

Copyright © 2026 HEIRMARK, LTD All Rights Reserved.

Securities and Investment advisory services offered through M Holdings Securities, Inc., a registered broker/dealer and investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. HEIRMARK, LTD is independently owned and operated. HEIRMARK, LTD is a member of M Financial Group. Please go to mfin.com/DisclosureStatement for further details regarding this relationship.


For important information related to M Securities, refer to the M Securities’ Client Relationship
Summary (Form CRS) by navigating to https://mfin.com/m-securities.


Check the background of this Firm and/or investment professional on FINRA's BrokerCheck.


Registered representatives are registered to conduct securities business and licensed to conduct insurance business in limited states.  Response to, or contact with, residents of other states will only be made upon compliance with applicable licensing and registration requirements.  The information in this website is for U.S. residents only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase brokerage services to persons outside of the United States.


This site is for information purposes and should not be construed as legal or tax advice and is not intended to replace the advice of a qualified attorney, financial or tax advisor or plan provider.


Raymond Nash CA License #0G32030

Raymond Nash AR License #7081134

Heirmark CA License #0K00803

5784256 

Heirmark operates on a different model.

As a member of M Financial Group, we’re part of a select network of independent firms focused on advanced insurance planning for high-net-worth individuals and complex needs. This provides access to more customized structuring, deeper underwriting collaboration, and solutions not typically available through traditional channels—allowing us to approach each case with greater flexibility and design strategies around the client, not the product.

Heirmark is a premium life insurance advisory firm dedicated to helping affluent families, business owners, and their trusted advisors acquire custom-designed life insurance solutions that protect assets and preserve legacies.

Cleveland Office

PS Executives Center, Crown Centre, 5005 Rockside Road, Suite 600, Cleveland, OH 44131

Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction

1125 NW Couch Street, Suite 900, Portland, OR 97209

Copyright © 2026 HEIRMARK, LTD All Rights Reserved.

Securities and Investment advisory services offered through M Holdings Securities, Inc., a registered broker/dealer and investment advisor, member FINRA/SIPC. HEIRMARK, LTD is independently owned and operated. HEIRMARK, LTD is a member of M Financial Group. Please go to mfin.com/DisclosureStatement for further details regarding this relationship.


For important information related to M Securities, refer to the M Securities’ Client Relationship
Summary (Form CRS) by navigating to https://mfin.com/m-securities.


Check the background of this Firm and/or investment professional on FINRA's BrokerCheck.


Registered representatives are registered to conduct securities business and licensed to conduct insurance business in limited states.  Response to, or contact with, residents of other states will only be made upon compliance with applicable licensing and registration requirements.  The information in this website is for U.S. residents only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase brokerage services to persons outside of the United States.


This site is for information purposes and should not be construed as legal or tax advice and is not intended to replace the advice of a qualified attorney, financial or tax advisor or plan provider.


Raymond Nash CA License #0G32030

Raymond Nash AR License #7081134

Heirmark CA License #0K00803

5784256