Author: Chris Wells

Managing Editor

Editor’s Letter – Volume 2, Issue 10, October 2023

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Download Life Risk News Volume 2, Issue 10, October 2023 The impact of the rising interest rate environment of the past 18 months has had a significant impact on the life settlement industry, as it has with all alternative asset classes. Greg Winterton spoke to Bill Corry, Founder at Corry Capital, Alejandra Limones, Partner at Demeter Capital and Jonas Martenson, Founder and Sales Director at Ress Capital to get their thoughts on the state of the life settlement market in Plenty of Positives for Life Settlement Market Despite Challenging Macro Environment. A number of factors determine an individual’s likely life expectancy, but there is also evidence that social contact has an impact…

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Editor’s Letter – Volume 2, Issue 9, September 2023

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Download Life Risk News Volume 2, Issue 9, September 2023 The pension risk transfer market in the US is now a $50bn+ market, but unlike the UK, it’s one where private equity and private debt funds are playing increasing roles. That’s not gone unnoticed by some groups, so Aaron Woolner spoke to Charles Decker, a Researcher at UNITE HERE, and Joe Engelhard, Senior Counsel, US Policy & Regulation at the Alternative Investment Management Association to understand both the reservations that some have about this development, and the rebuttal, in Spotlight Falls on US Life Insurer’s Private Debt Investments, our cover…

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Editor’s Letter – Volume 2, Issue 8, August 2023

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Download Life Risk News Volume 2, Issue 8, August 2023 The CMI, a branch of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, released its latest projections using data from 2022, incorporating 25% weighting from that year due to continued excess mortality rates. Aaron Woolner of Life Risk News interviewed Cobus Daneel, chair of the CMI’s Mortality Projections Committee, regarding the UK’s Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) in UK’s CMI Reduces Life Expectancy Projections on Covid-19 Data.   The Arizona Supreme Court recently ruled against Columbus Life Insurance Company’s claim that a life insurance policy lacked insurable interest, thus voiding the policy after the…

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Editor’s Letter – Volume 2, Issue 7, July 2023

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Download Life Risk News Volume 2, Issue 7, July 2023 The equity release market in the UK is facing a challenge of awareness similar to that faced by colleagues in the Life Settlement market across the Atlantic. With supply outstripping demand for the past five years looking for new avenues to market growth is a focus. LRN’s Greg Winterton talks to Ben Grainger, Partner at EY, to explain in UK Equity Release Market Needs Greater Awareness To Fill the Demand and Supply Gap. The US pension risk transfer sector has had its busiest year, with a record number of transactions…

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Editor’s Letter – Volume 2, Issue 5, May 2023

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Download Life Risk News Volume 2, Issue 5, May 2023 It’s Life Risk News’ first anniversary, and it’s also the first anniversary of trade body the Life Insurance Settlement Association’s (LISA) annual member transaction data report. Greg Winterton spoke to Sherry Duarte, Chair at LISA, John Welcom, Founder & CEO at Welcome Funds, Reid Buerger, CEO at Coventry, and Bryan Nicholson, Executive Director at LISA, to get their thoughts on the latest data in Latest Secondary Market Data Provides More Ammunition for Life Settlement Bulls. The latest Cost of Insurance-related litigation case in the US was settled out of court…

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