Life Settlements
Life settlement news and analysis, with coverage of the secondary and tertiary markets for in-force life insurance policies.
July 31, 2009
In response to "(Grim) Reaping the benefits of life settlements" from the Editor's BlogI worked with agents, seniors, brokers and funders for several years.
July 31, 2009
S&P Cuts Peach Holdings RatingsStandard and Poor's announced it has downgraded its rating on Peach Holdings Inc. to CC From B.
July 13, 2009
Feature: Life settlements are for entrepreneurs too:ife settlements are a potential solution to a range of problems, not only for those owning a policy but also for entrepreneurs with a pressing need for cash in the midst of a recession.
July 12, 2009
Feature: Life settlements are for entrepreneurs too:ife settlements are a potential solution to a range of problems, not only for those owning a policy but also for entrepreneurs with a pressing need for cash in the midst of a recession.
June 25, 2009
Agents fight "grim reaper" stigmaWe recently published a blog titled "(Grim) reaping the benefits of life settlements?" The blog detailed a Slate magazine article that stomped a mud hole in the life settlements industry. Written by a self-proclaimed New York
June 23, 2009
Maine Law Backs Life SettlementsA new law in Maine requires life insurance companies to advise senior life insurance policy owners that life insurance settlements are an alternative to surrendering their policy or allowing it to lapse.
June 22, 2009
Maine Law Backs Life SettlementsA new law in Maine requires life insurance companies to advise senior life insurance policy owners that life insurance settlements are an alternative to surrendering their policy or allowing it to lapse.
June 22, 2009
(Grim) reaping the benefits of life settlements?An article hit the wires today - aimed at the insurance industry - that carried the combustible fragrance of a Molotov cocktail. Originally appearing in "The Big Money" section of Slate and penned by Benjamin Popper, a
June 08, 2009
What problems does Colorado's Joseph have with life settlements?Fred Joseph, the Colorado Securities Commissioner and president of the North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., lists the problems he has with life settlements
April 24, 2009
Panel To Mull Life SettlementsA Senate committee is holding a hearing next week to examine the life settlement industry.