Life Settlements
Life settlement news and analysis, with coverage of the secondary and tertiary markets for in-force life insurance policies.
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.
March 28, 2014
Securities Class-Action Awards Jumped 46% in 2013Securities class-action awards jumped to $4.8 billion, mainly driven by six mega-settlements. A case pending in the Supreme Court could dramatically curb future actions.
March 21, 2014
Life settlements are making a big comebackGrowing confidence in life expectancies, among other factors, has money flowing back into life settlements.
February 26, 2014
Life settlements in the Ivy LeagueHarvard Business School professor Lauren Cohen brought his teachings to the LISA conference.
January 02, 2014
Life settlements: A long road to redemptionThe challenge for the life settlement industry remains attracting capital to buy new policies.
January 02, 2014
Life settlements: A long road to redemptionThe challenge for the life settlement industry remains attracting capital to buy new policies.
December 17, 2013
10 reasons to expect a boom in life settlements in 2014Supply and demand, those two cornerstones of economics, are lining up heavily in favor of the life settlement industry.