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SBA Loan Collateral Life Insurance

Meet your SBA collateral requirement without tying up more of your assets.

When real estate and equipment don't fully cover the debenture, a term life policy assigned as collateral can close the gap, and keep your family from ever inheriting the business debt.

  • Satisfies the SBA's key-person / collateral-assignment requirement
  • Coverage sized to match your loan amount and term
  • We help coordinate the assignment paperwork with your lender
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Why Lenders Ask For This

It protects your lender, your family, and the business itself.

Closes the collateral gap

When real estate and equipment don't fully cover the debenture, a policy assigned as collateral can make up the difference.

Protects your family

If something happens to you, the proceeds are there to pay down the loan, not your family, personally.

Keeps the business running

Proceeds can fund a transition or buyout instead of forcing a fire sale to cover the debt.

Often a closing condition

Many SBA 7(a) and 504 loans include this as a requirement before you can close, we help you get ahead of it.

How Much Coverage

How much depends on your loan, and who's on it.

Single owner

If you're the only person actively running the business, you'll typically need to assign coverage for the full amount not already covered by other collateral.

Multiple owners

Coverage is often split proportionally. Two equal partners on a $1M loan, for example, would typically each assign around $500,000.

7(a) vs 504

7(a) loans often call for coverage on the full loan amount. 504 loans usually only require it if the property or equipment being financed doesn't already cover the debt.

Possible waivers

If you already have sufficient collateral, or a documented succession plan showing the business can continue without you, the requirement may be reduced or waived.

General information only, your exact requirement is set by your lender and the SBA. See the full requirements & timeline →

How It Works

1

Tell us about your loan

Share your loan type, amount, and closing timeline, no bank info required.

2

We find the right policy

Term length matched to your loan, compared across a wide carrier network.

3

We handle the assignment

We help coordinate the collateral assignment paperwork with your lender ahead of closing.

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Ashley Aronson

Meet Your Agent

Ashley Aronson

NPN 22059016

LICENSED IN 20+ STATES

Great coverage starts with a great conversation. We work with business owners to meet their SBA collateral requirement without overpaying or over-insuring, comparing term policies across a wide carrier network so the coverage matches the loan, not the other way around.

"No jargon, no pressure, just a straight answer about what makes sense for your business."

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A Few Of The Carriers We're Partnered With

Americo
Corebridge Financial
American-Amicable
Transamerica
Mutual of Omaha
Foresters Financial
Illinois Mutual
Baltimore Life
F&G Life
United Home Life
Banner Life
SBLI
American Home Life
Royal Neighbors of America
Americo
Corebridge Financial
American-Amicable
Transamerica
Mutual of Omaha
Foresters Financial
Illinois Mutual
Baltimore Life
F&G Life
United Home Life
Banner Life
SBLI
American Home Life
Royal Neighbors of America

Good Questions

We'd recommend against it. It's best to put a policy in place specifically to cover the loan, that way your existing coverage stays intact for your family and isn't diverted to pay off business debt first. Keeping business and personal separate protects both. Get a quote and we'll size a policy to your loan →

Generally no, the SBA doesn't require a specific policy type. Term life is the most common choice because it's affordable and can be matched directly to your loan's term.

Getting the assignment acknowledged by the insurance company's home office can take several weeks. In SBA lending, that has to be finished before your loan actually closes and funds, but the process typically starts once your loan is authorized (the SBA's conditional approval), not before. We'll walk you through the current timeline for your situation.

Once the loan is satisfied, the collateral assignment can typically be released and the policy reverts fully to you, you can keep it, adjust it, or let it lapse.

Coverage is often split proportionally among active owners. We'll help figure out the right amount for each person based on your ownership structure and your lender's requirement.

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