Lee J. Slavutin

Lee J. Slavutin
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • Life Insurance Advisor
  • Author/Speaker
Organization
  • Stern Slavutin 2, Inc.
SpouseDebra C. Slavutin
Websitesternslavutin.com

Lee J. Slavutin is an entrepreneur, author and speaker in the areas of life insurance and financial planning.

He was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1951 to a Jewish family. He trained as a medical doctor with a specialization in pathology, and practiced pathology at Lenox Hill Hospital from 1979 to 1982. In 1983, Slavutin changed careers to become a life insurance advisor.[1] He is the co-founder of Stern Slavutin 2, Inc., which provides life insurance and estate planning advisement in New York City.[2] He is also a Jewish scholar.[3]

Slavutin has served as director of the Estate Planning Council of New York and was inducted into the Estate Planning Hall of Fame in 2014 by the National Association of Estate Planners and Councils.[4] He is also an Insurance Expert for the publication Bottom Line/Personal.[5]

He is the author of A Guide to Life Insurance Strategies, an accounting textbook.[6] Slavutin has written articles for Stephan Leimberg’s LISI Newsletter,[7] as well as for Financial Advisor Magazine,[8] Financial and Estate Planning,[9] and Practitioners Publishing Company.[10]

In 1990, Slavutin testified for the New York State Senate,[11] and in 1994 he worked with the United States General Accounting Office[12] to evaluate insurance company rating firms.

  1. ^ "NAEPC Webinar: A Potpourri of Planning Ideas with Life Insurance." [1]. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Stern Slavutin. http://www.sternslavutin.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "Lee Slavutin - A University Without Walls." [2]. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  4. ^ NAEPC Hall of Fame 2014. http://www.naepc.org
  5. ^ "Bottom Line Personal." July 2018: Volume 39, No. 14, page 4.
  6. ^ "Book Entry." http://www.worldcat.org. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "Slavutin on French v. Wachovia Bank." Steve Leimberg's Newsletter Archive #1960. http://algibbons.com. May 12, 2014.
  8. ^ "Special Handling." Financial Advisor Magazine. http://www.fa-mag.com. October/November 2007.
  9. ^ Slavutin, Lee and Kirsner, Stuart. "Last Chance to Maximize Pension Benefits, Tax Deductions Under the Old Tax Law." Financial and Estate Planning, Commerce Clearing House. December 1996.
  10. ^ Slavutin, Lee. "Medigap Insurance- What Your Clients Should Know." Tax Action Memo, Practitioners Publishing Company. September 2, 1994.
  11. ^ "Who Guards the Guardians? An Inquiry into the Policies And Practices Of Firms Engaged In Rating Insurance Companies." New York State Senate Finance, Consumer Protection and Insurance Committees' Hearing. November 26, 1991.
  12. ^ "Comparison of Private Agency Ratings for Life/Health Insurers." www.gao.gov. September 1994. Page 30.