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ELSA Welcomes New Executive Board Members

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The European Life Settlement Association (ELSA) recently elected 3 new members to its Executive Board during the ELSA Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, September 11th. Their terms will officially begin on January 1st, 2024. The newly appointed board members are Chris Conway of ISC Services, Hanna Persson of Ress Capital and Jule Rousseau of ArentFox Schiff. ELSA’s Executive Director, Chris Wells, expressed his enthusiasm for the new board members and their potential contributions. “We are delighted to welcome Chris, Hanna, and Jule to our Executive Board. Their expertise will strengthen ELSA’s position as a leading voice in the European…

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Life ILS Conference 2024

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Tuesday 21st May 2024 EY | 25 Churchill Place, The Auditorium | London, E14 5EY | UK Life ILS Conference | 2024 will return to London, UK on Tuesday 21st May 2024. If you are interested in joining us for insightful debate and presentations on the future of mortality and longevity risk Save the Date. Hosted by Life Risk News, this must-attend conference will bring industry peers together to cover the latest market insights, news and trends in the Life ILS space. The in-person conference is held over a full-day at EY’s Canary Wharf offices in London, UK. We will…

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Editor’s Letter – Volume 2, Issue 6, June 2023

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Download Life Risk News Volume 2, Issue 6, June 2023 The first secondary consumer life market came courtesy of the United Kingdom, when auctioneers H E Foster & Cranfield started auctioning pure life risk policies in 1843. Due to tax changes, however, that market is now essentially defunct. Greg Winterton spoke to Roger Lawrence, Managing Director at WL Consulting, and Alec Taylor, Marketing and Relationship Director at SL Investment Management, to get their thoughts on the market generally in Alas, Poor Traded Endowment Policy Market. We Knew You. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more high profile, insurance practitioners are taking…

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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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