Life Settlements
Life settlement news and analysis, with coverage of the secondary and tertiary markets for in-force life insurance policies.
Why every senior has a right to know about life settlements
By Darwin Bayston, CFASeniors who are worried about their financial stability in retirement may be overlooking an important asset: their life insurance policy.
July 25, 2014
What every advisor needs to know about life settlementsNinety percent of seniors who lapsed a life insurance policy would have considered a life settlement had they been aware of the possibility.
June 26, 2014
Life settlements and insurable interest: the historical basisThe legal basis for life settlements goes back more than 100 years to a 1911 United States Supreme Court ruling.
April 16, 2014
OptionsXpress Sued by Life Settlements Group for Naked Short SellingLife Partners says the options firm, now owned by Schwab, sold $5.5 million in counterfeit shares of its stock.
April 02, 2014
Life settlements, LTC planning and advisor liabilityDo advisors have an obligation to tell consumers about the possibility of selling life insurance policies to pay for care?
April 02, 2014
Life settlements, LTC planning and advisor liabilityDo advisors have an obligation to tell consumers about the possibility of selling life insurance policies to pay for care?
March 28, 2014
Securities class-action awards jumped 46% in 2013Total settlement dollars in 2013 were 60 percent above the average for the prior five years.
March 28, 2014
Securities class-action awards jumped 46% in 2013Total settlement dollars in 2013 were 60 percent above the average for the prior five years.