Definition of "Rabbi trust"

Christyne Campbell real estate agent

Written by

Christyne Campbellelite badge icon

Better Homes and Gardens | David Winans

Trust named from a private-letter ruling by the IRS that involved a trust established by a Jewish congregation on behalf of its rabbi. The operation of the trust involves the employer's making contributions to the trust that are irrevocable. An independent trustee has control of the trust and must pay benefits from it if a stipulated event occurs, such as the death, disability, or retirement of the employee. If the employer becomes bankrupt or insolvent, the funds held in the trust are subject to the claims of the employer's creditors. The employer cannot take income tax deductions for its contributions to the trust until the funds in the trust are actually distributed to the employee.

image of a real estate dictionary page

Have a question or comment?

We're here to help.

*** Your email address will remain confidential.
 

 

Popular Insurance Terms

Premium payment. ...

Total amount of insurance that an insurer will write on any specific city block. Such a limit will reduce the insurer's exposure to a potential catastrophic occurrence, such as a hurricane, ...

Coverage usually provided as part of the storekeepers burglary and robbery insurance in the event merchandise, fixtures, equipment, and furniture are lost due to theft and burglary. ...

Damaged insured property in receipt by the insurance company resulting from abandonment and salvage, subrogation, and reinsurance. ...

Same as term Direct Response Marketing: method of selling insurance directly to insureds through a companies own employees, through the mail, or at airport booths. The company uses this ...

The term elevator collision insurance or elevator liability insurance is included in business liability insurance policies in order to cover potential damages suffered by the elevator or ...

Coverage for the owner of an airplane in circumstances where use of the owner's premises as an aircraft hangar results in bodily injury or property damage to a third party. Excluded from ...

Return of a percentage of premium paid by a business firm if its loss record is better than the amount loaded into the basic premium. ...

Mortality table that reflects irregularities from age to age due to chance fluctuations in the sequence of the rates of mortality. The rates of death as reflected by the mortality table in ...

Popular Insurance Questions