June 14, 2017

New Life In Life Settlements

At the end of May, Abacus Life Settlements, an Orlando, Fla.-based licensed life-settlement buyer, reported nearly 20% growth in its transactions completed last year, representing a nearly $40 million increase in the total face value purchased. That represents a big uptick in an often overlooked, misunderstood industry.

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April 18, 2017

Life Settlement Opportunities for Business Life Insurance

Life settlements are frequently viewed, primarily, as an option for personal life insurance and estate planning policies that are no longer wanted, needed or affordable.  However, business-owned policies or personally owned business purpose policies can also make excellent life settlement candidates, yet these policies are often overlooked.

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April 18, 2017

Outlook for the Life Settlements Market in 2017

FW speaks to Corwin Zass, the founder, principal and consulting actuary at Actuarial Risk Management, about the outlook for the life settlements market in 2017.

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March 30, 2017

A Viable Life Settlement and Replacement Strategy

The days of selling a policy in a life settlement and replacing it with a new one are mostly gone, but one variation on that strategy can still work in the right situation.

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March 30, 2017

Stabilized Life Settlement Market

The life settlement market has undergone tremendous changes over the past 10 years and has now stabilized in terms of both pricing and regulatory scrutiny.

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March 08, 2017

Managing Like a Pro

At the outset of a life insurance transaction, much attention is usually given to shopping the market and attaining the best underwriting result. After all, a more competitive premium is generally associated with a better return.

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December 20, 2016

Life Insurance Settlement Association to Host 7th Annual Life Settlement Institutional Investor Conference on January 30th in New York City

The Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA) today announced that its Seventh Annual Life Settlement Institutional Investor Conference, the leading professional gathering of institutional investors in the life settlements asset class, will be held on January 30, 2017, at The Ritz-Carlton Battery Park in New York City.

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October 24, 2016

Consumer Demand for Life Settlements Increasing, According to Speakers at Fall Life Settlement Conference

Investors purchased $1.7 billion worth of U.S. life insurance face value in 2015 and growing consumer interest in life settlements is a positive indicator for the future of the industry, reported a leading industry analyst at the Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA)’s 22nd Annual Fall Life Settlement & Compliance Conference.

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