Covid-19 Excess Mortality Analysis
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared an end to the public health emergency due to…
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Q&A: David Blake, Professor of Finance & Director of Pensions Institute, Bayes Business School
The involvement of the capital markets in terms of its capability to absorb longevity risk…
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Equity Release Fundamentals Underpin Growth Opportunity
Participants in the UK equity release market – insurance companies, advisers and consultants – generally…
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UK’s CMI Reduces Life Expectancy Projections on Covid-19 Data
The UK’s Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) carries out research into mortality and morbidity experience using…
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Arizona Supreme Court Decision a Win for Life Settlement Industry
The life settlement market enjoyed a ‘win’ on July 27; the Supreme Court of Arizona…
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Roundtable: Life Settlement Providers
Two recent life settlement industry data reports – trade association the Life Insurance Settlements Association…
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Poll: Will the Internet Grow in Importance for Provider Success in the Secondary Life Settlement Direct-to-Consumer Market?
The secondary market in life settlements comprises mainly two channels – an intermediary-based one, and…
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Q&A: William Corry, Founder and Managing Director, Corry Capital Advisors
Life settlement investor Corry Capital Advisors manages more than $2bn in assets and counts pension…
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New FINRA Life Settlements Advisory Welcomed by Industry
The life settlement market is regulated in 43 US states – Alabama, Missouri, South Carolina,…
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The Insurance Regulator Takes a Look at Funded Reinsurance
On 15 June 2023 the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) published a letter to bulk annuity…
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Life Settlement Apocrypha
I find it interesting to draw parallels between theories we see in the Life Expectancy…
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UK Equity Release Market Needs Greater Awareness To Fill the Demand and Supply Gap
The life settlement market has undertaken significant efforts in recent years to improve what it…
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US PRT Market on Course for Record Breaking 2023
The US pension risk transfer (PRT) market saw its biggest year in 2022, with AON…
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Proposed Rule by U.S. Department of Treasury Seeks to Clarify Tax Treatment of Life Settlement Exchanges
Tax experts serving the life settlement industry are paying close attention to a proposed rule…
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UK Closed Life Funds – A Secret Returns Goldmine?
More than 200 years ago, Equitable Life, the now defunct UK mutual life insurer, realised…
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