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Consultative Services

At Vanbridge, we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all. Our consultative approach is grounded in active listening, deep understanding, and client collaboration, ensuring that our strategies and solutions are in full alignment with each client’s goals and objectives.

Our clients rely on our team to identify relevant areas of risk, ask clarifying and exploratory questions to identify goals, generate custom solutions and manage the implementation in conjunction with their advisors, when applicable.

At the core of our consultation, we remain unbiased and completely focused on providing clients with effective and efficient solutions, even when our services may not be the most viable option.

We understand some clients and advisors need help understanding the nuances of insurance solutions. Our goal is to share our knowledge and expertise and seamlessly integrate as an extension of your team. While our assessment of potential solutions, product options and designs will likely be detailed, our presentation to our clients will always be clear and understandable – avoiding unnecessary technical language – while ensuring all parties understand the key aspects of a solution or design. This also requires understanding the potential risks within any strategy, product, and assumption and clearly conveying those possibilities.

We will prepare a preliminary analysis of the information. This includes reviewing the objectives and determining if they are feasible. Our team may, with permission, consult with the client’s attorney, accountant, or other advisors to ensure all the data is complete. After all the alternatives and information are analyzed, a final strategy will be discussed. This conversation or presentation will contain specific recommendations designed to help meet the client’s goals and needs.

Consultative Process & Principles

  • Consulting engagements often involve rigorous analysis, data-driven insights, and client collaboration to implement effective strategies, fostering organizational growth and competitive advantage.

  • Consultants uphold the highest ethical standards, ensuring objectivity, confidentiality, and client-centricity in their engagements.

  • No conflict of interest. We have no proprietary obligations or restrictions on products available, offering objectivity when representing our clients. We will make that recommendation if we believe a conflict is such that we should not be involved in the process.

  • We are not affiliated with any carrier and do not have production requirements with any carrier nor impose any requirements on our business development personnel.

  • Transparency around product, costs, and benchmarking. When appropriate, hourly and fee services are available for consultative and second-opinion support.

  • We have no P&L boundaries and consequently collaborate very effectively. This ultimately drives innovation and provides results that a siloed approach cannot deliver.

  • Our primary focus is to assess our client’s unique financial circumstances and goals, offering tailored recommendations.

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Policy Review, Design, & Management

Our Analysis and Assessment considers all aspects of a policy as well as personal, estate or business planning. Through a detailed review process and objective analysis, we will work to determine the current performance and identify solutions to improve it, if necessary.

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Advanced Planning

Vanbridge provides wealth, estate and succession planning solutions to high-net-worth (HNW) and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals and families to help grow, protect, preserve and pass on wealth.

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Business Planning

With businesses increasingly focusing on diligence, operational improvements, and infrastructure, many overlook the disruption and financial consequences of a lack of risk-related strategies.

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Specialty Markets

Vanbridge offers a range of solutions tailored specifically to specialty markets such as entertainment, sports, and family offices. Some of our specialties are Estate Preservation, Succession, Liquidity and Enhancement, Gifting, Charitable Giving, Premium Financing: Design, Management, Analysis, Funding Adjusted Gross Income Tax Reduction Programs, Decumulation Hedge, Stock or Portfolio Concentration Risk.