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  5 highlights from the spring LISA conference

  By Robin S. Weinberger and Peter N. Katz  |  June 14, 2013

  These five takeaways signal a bright future for life settlements.

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  MERS Watch: Doctors suggest longer isolation period

  By Maria Cheng  |  May 29, 2013

  The virus spread from one patient to another man sharing the same hospital room.

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  Texas lawmakers OK life settlement LTC financing bill

  By Allison Bell  |  May 29, 2013

  Policy sale proceeds would not affect a consumer's eligibility for Medicaid nursing home benefits.

• Seniors losing savings to 'pension advance' firms

  By Staff Writer  |  May 22, 2013

  Pension advance firms often hit seniors with hidden fees and exorbitant interest rates.

• What if there was no IRS?

  By Staff Writer  |  May 21, 2013

  Stop fantasizing and get back to work.

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  Medicaid life settlements could bring relief

  By Robin S. Weinberger and Peter N. Katz  |  May 17, 2013

  State proposals could help elderly patients forced to shed their life insurance policies.

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  Saudi health workers sickened by SARS-like virus

  By Mike Stobbe  |  May 16, 2013

  The new virus is distinct from SARS, but health officials worry it has potential to flare into a SARS-like international outbreak.

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  The state of the game

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 13, 2013

  The push for tax revenues is pitting states against insurers over the issue of unclaimed funds.

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  GAO critical of Death Master File

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 10, 2013

  The Government Accountability Office says the DMF is not the last word on death reports.

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  The problem with using multiple life settlement brokers

  By Adam Meltzer  |  May 9, 2013

  Working with many life settlement brokers can actually hurt your clients.