Life Settlements
Life settlement news and analysis, with coverage of the secondary and tertiary markets for in-force life insurance policies.
Can a Life Settlement be the Missing Link?
By Robin S. Weinberger and Peter N. KatzUniversal life policies and whole life policies have some similarities, but the differences matter.
March 26, 2025
Coventry Asks Court for a Life Expectancy Forecaster's RecordsThe firm thinks the forecaster, Lapetus, is too pessmistic about how long people will live.
February 28, 2025
3 Red Flags in Life Settlement QueriesSome policies can sell easily. Others can't.
January 30, 2025
Life Insurance Settlements: Who Does What?Advisors need to know which players are buying, which are selling and which put the client's interests first.
December 02, 2024
Abacus Gets OK to Buy $2B Asset ManagerThe company aims to do business with even more consumers who want to sell their life insurance policies.
November 18, 2024
Businesses Can Use Life Settlements, TooFor these clients, knowing when to keep a policy and when to sell it could help the bottom line.
October 31, 2024
How AI Will Reshape Life SettlementsThe life settlement market is all about data. Artificial intelligence is good at that.
August 30, 2024
Life Settlement Hopes Are No Excuse for Underfunding a Policy TodayMarket veterans look at why a policy sale is a last resort, not a desirable default coverage strategy.