Premium Financing
Research Desk
For Independent RIAs · The Value Engine

The capability that re-rates
your firm — not just your
client's estate.

Premium financing keeps your clients' premiums inside the portfolio you manage. That protects your recurring revenue, deepens wallet share, and — per 2026 M&A data — adds roughly a full turn of EBITDA to your enterprise value.

See what an institutional premium financing capability is worth to your practice. Adjust the inputs below — every number updates live.

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Start Here · 60-Second Diagnostic

Where does your firm sit on the premium financing curve?

Five questions, no jargon. You'll get an instant read on the enterprise value, wallet share, and client retention your firm may be leaving on the table — and the one place to start.

Question 1 of 5
0Readiness

Opportunity on the table
Your estimated valuation lane

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01 · Enterprise Value Impact Simulator

What is a premium financing desk worth to your firm?

Integrated insurance and premium-financing capability commands a valuation premium of about +1.0x EBITDA over generalist peers (Sica Fletcher, 2024), with high-quality integrated firms trading north of 12x in the 2026 market. Model your own firm:

In millions. Slide from $100M to $3B.
HNW / UHNW households with a large-case liquidity or estate need.
Premiums funded over an assumed 7-year pay period.
Estimated enterprise-value lift
$0
added to your firm's valuation
$0
AUM kept in the portfolio
(vs. liquidated to pay premiums)
$0
Recurring advisory revenue
protected per year
Current firm EBITDA$0
Multiple expansion (+1.0x)$0
Capitalized value of protected revenue$0
Total enterprise-value delta$0
02 · The Revenue You Don't See Leave

When a client self-pays a premium, your fee base pays too.

One client. One large policy. Watch a decade play out two ways — the client pulling premiums from the portfolio you manage, versus financing them and leaving the assets invested.

$0
10-yr advisory-fee gap
03 · Why the Multiple Moves

Buyers pay for stickiness, scale, and specialization.

The valuation premium isn't theoretical. It's how strategic acquirers actually price integrated firms in 2026.

+1.0x
EBITDA premium PE-backed insurance buyers pay over pure-play RIA acquirers for comparable firms.
15–20%
Additional AUM growth captured by managing the dollars usually held in life insurance and annuities.
$30M+
Average net worth of the UHNW households premium financing brings into your book — the highest-multiple client tier.
04 · The Client Conversation

Show your client the cost of paying cash.

A plain-English illustration you can put in front of a $30M+ client — framed as estate-liquidity strategy and institutional leverage, not "insurance." Adjust it live; this is the caliber of analysis Goheen's desk stress-tests for every case.

Tax-free liquidity delivered to heirs.
Funded over a 7-year pay period.
Capital you keep working
$0
never pulled from the portfolio to pay premiums
$0
Projected value of that capital by age 85
$0
Estate liquidity secured for heirs
Pay cash — capital consumed$0
Finance — net illustrative advantage$0
Net advantage = projected growth on retained capital minus total loan payoff (principal + interest) at the horizon. Directional and illustrative only — your advisor and Goheen's desk model carrier, collateral, and rate specifics.
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05 · Proof of Depth

The research behind the system.

Before the platform, the credibility. This is the institutional-grade analysis Goheen publishes — the reason RIAs quote the desk by name, and the engine that feeds every co-branded asset you'll run.

Field Manual

The Premium Financing Field Manual

Collateral mechanics, AG 49-B illustration rules, exit strategy, and the failure modes that sink financed cases.

PDF · 38 pages
Valuation Brief

Insurance Integration & RIA Enterprise Value

The 2024–2026 M&A data behind the +1.0x EBITDA premium — and how to document the organic growth buyers pay for.

PDF · 22 pages
Playbook

The UHNW Estate-Liquidity Playbook

How $30M+ families use institutional leverage to fund legacy protection without liquidating illiquid holdings.

PDF · 19 pages
06 · The Partnership

Close one case. Unlock the entire Premium Financing Marketing System.

Most IMOs hand you a commission split and wish you luck. Goheen hands you the machine. Partner on a single premium financing case and we build — and run — the client-acquisition engine behind it, configured for your firm. Co-branded. Compliance-ready. Turnkey.

1

Your Own Valuator App

This application — the calculators, the diagnostic, the client illustrations — co-branded to your firm, so prospects run the numbers with your name on them.

2

The Marketing Cadence System

A done-for-you content engine: a LinkedIn cadence, a monthly intelligence brief, and email sequences that keep you top-of-mind with HNW prospects.

3

Conversion Landing Pages

Purpose-built pages — Case Review intake, webinar registration, research library — wired to route warm, qualified leads straight to your calendar.

4

The 48-Hour Case-Design Desk

Every case stress-tested and returned as institutional-grade analysis within 48 hours — the technical horsepower behind your client conversations.

5

Webinar & Seminar Kit

Co-branded RIA and CPA sessions — slides, scripts, CE/CPE eligibility — so you fill a room without building the content yourself.

6

Compliance-Reviewed Templates

Every asset pre-flighted against FINRA and SEC marketing-rule standards, so you move fast without the legal drag.

The Deal

One closed joint case activates the entire system for your firm.

No retainers. No build fees. No monthly software bill. Goheen invests in your growth because we only win when you win — one funded case covers it, and everything after is yours.

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The Wedge Offer

Request a complimentary Premium Financing Case Review.

One real client case, stress-tested by Goheen's design desk and returned as an institutional-grade analysis you can hand to your client. No product pitch. No commitment. The only ask is one introductory call after you've read it — and close it together, and the entire Premium Financing Marketing System activates for your firm.

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