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By Michael K. Stanley |
January 26, 2012
A recent study conducted by International Communications Research found that Baby Boomers are ready to experiment with unconventional retirement options, one of them being life settlements.
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By Michael K. Stanley, Elizabeth Festa |
January 4, 2012
The SEC alleges that Life Partners Holdings Inc., in conjunction with Dr. Donald T. Cassidy, purposefully underestimated the life expectancies of policyholders in what may be a punishing episode for the secondary market's larger reputation.
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By Bill Coffin |
November 15, 2011
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an investor bulletin on life settlements to highlight the intricacies of these products, as well as to outline the risks they pose to investors.
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By Arthur D. Postal |
October 24, 2011
The conflict between the two industry groups over where life settlements end and stranger-owned life insurance begins continues
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October 6, 2011
Can the "Golden Girls" star and some viral marketing re-brand the life settlements industry?
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By Michael K. Stanley |
October 6, 2011
What's old is new again as life settlements are poised to regain much of their former glory, with their annual volume set to hit $4 billion by 2012.
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By M. Bryan Freeman |
October 1, 2011
The economic downturn is not all bad for the life settlement industry. In fact, our recent recession can mean good things for financial professionals involved in bringing life insurance and life settlements to their clients.
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By Brett Berg |
August 29, 2011
The recent tax legislation -- which, as most of us know, provides a $5 million estate/gift/generation-skipping transfer tax exemption -- has prompted many agents to refine their approach to the broader market for estate planning.
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By M. Bryan Freeman |
February 28, 2011
In the Agent Media/LISA 2011 Life Settlement Market Study, nearly 25 percent of agents said that greater consumer awareness of life settlements would help them foster more settlement opportunities.
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By Nichole Morford |
February 28, 2011
Like many other transactions you oversee, life settlements are designed to protect and maximize the resources of the policyholder.
