Life Settlements
Life settlement news and analysis, with coverage of the secondary and tertiary markets for in-force life insurance policies.
January 05, 2011
Gerova Buys $1.2 Billion in Life SettlementsGerova Financial Group Ltd. has paid a total of about $105 million for a $1.2 billion portfolio of life insurance policies and loans on life policies.
December 15, 2010
What about life settlements?In this industry we are constantly bombarded with statistics of all sorts. Quarterly annuity sales figures; demographics of long-term care insurance purchasers; percentages of boomers "unprepared" for retirement; and so on. It can get mind-numbing.
December 15, 2010
What about life settlements?In this industry we are constantly bombarded with statistics of all sorts. Quarterly annuity sales figures; demographics of long-term care insurance purchasers; percentages of boomers "unprepared" for retirement; and so on. It can get mind-numbing.
December 01, 2010
New York Rules on Canadian Life SettlementsNew York insurance laws governing life settlements do not apply to a New York-licensed life settlement provider that wants to buy a policy from an owner living in Canada, according to New York State Insurance Department officials.
December 01, 2010
New York Rules on Canadian Life SettlementsNew York insurance laws governing life settlements do not apply to a New York-licensed life settlement provider that wants to buy a policy from an owner living in Canada, according to New York State Insurance Department officials.
November 03, 2010
Conning: Life Settlements May Affect Insurers, ReinsurersPolicyholders have settled enough life insurance policies to have a noticeable effect on some insurers and reinsurers, according to Conning Research & Consulting analysts.
November 02, 2010
Conning: Life Settlements May Affect Insurers, ReinsurersPolicyholders have settled enough life insurance policies to have a noticeable effect on some insurers and reinsurers, according to Conning Research & Consulting analysts.
October 28, 2010
Conning: Life Settlements Slumped in 2009The financial crisis hit life settlement market face value volume hard in 2009, according to Conning Research & Consulting.
October 28, 2010
Conning: Life Settlements Slumped in 2009The financial crisis hit life settlement market face value volume hard in 2009, according to Conning Research & Consulting.
October 27, 2010
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Settlement FraudAn investment wholesaler in Texas has pleaded guilty to federal mail fraud and money laundering charges in connection with efforts to market life settlements to investors, U.S. Department of Justice officials say.