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Opinion and observations from life risk industry insiders, academics and policy makers
In the dynamic landscape of the life settlement industry, the evaluation of mortality risk stands as a cornerstone in determining…
The US pension risk transfer (PRT) market continues to grow. With around $45 billion of transactions, 2023 was the second…
In an important decision issued in April 2024, the Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit Court, applying Delaware law, granted summary judgement…
Lawyers whose clients participate in the life settlements industry devote significant time to ensuring that their clients strictly adhere to…
One of the most common ills of mankind is chronic pain. In some cases, the associated chronic muscle spasm is…
Relative value is a concept which is familiar to investment professionals across all sectors. Generalist investors and asset allocators have…
One of the most attractive investment features of life settlements is the regularity and predictability of human survival. In fact,…
In the 43 states of the US that have a regulatory infrastructure for the life settlement secondary market, a life…
The return of life settlements stems ultimately from income exceeding expenses. The investment needs to be profitable, so it should…
The third of our reviews of the ACLI digest of US Life Insurance statistics focusses on how factors affecting the…