1035 Exchange Rules and Ideas:
The IRS allows you to exchange an insurance contract for a new life insurance contract insuring the same person without paying tax on the investment gains earned on the original contract. This can be a substantial benefit. This is governed by Section 1035 of the IRS code and are called 1035 Exchanges.
This benefit comes with some important IRS guidelines:

1035 exchange code says that the old insurance policy must be exchanged for a new policy.  You cannot receive a check and apply …