Caveat Emptor: Life Settlements and the Natural Person Exemption From Licensure
Interest in the life settlement asset class, the purchase of an unwanted and unneeded life…
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Q&A: Meghan Shue, Head of Investment Strategy, Wilmington Trust
Wealth management firm Wilmington Trust recently published its 2023 outlook, Capital Markets Forecast (CMF), Inflationary…
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Is a Digital Exchange the Solution to the Investor Participation in Longevity Risk Transfer Conundrum?
Partly fuelled by rising interest rates in 2022, Defined Benefit (DB) pension funds are increasingly…
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Prudent Portfolio Construction Methods Insulates Life ILS Sector from Lapse Rate Risk
In difficult times, consumers reduce or eliminate expenses that are considered non-essential. Streaming subscriptions in…
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Life Insurance-Based Insurtech Set for Challenging 2023 but Fundamentals Remain Strong
The life insurance segment of the insurtech sector continues to see less activity than its…
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Roundtable: Life Settlements Legal & Regulatory
Understanding litigation risk is part and parcel of a life settlement investor’s day to day,…
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What’s In Store for Life Settlement Funds in 2023?
When discussing what’s in store for life settlements funds, it’s important to consider what’s come…
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Poll: Will Solvency II Reform Drive Increased Pension Risk Transfer Activity in the UK In 2023?
The UK Government’s recent publishing of its response to its own Solvency II consultation provided…
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The Engine of Insurtech: The Cloud
I need to get something off my chest. I am not a fan of the…
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Q&A: Scott Willkomm, CEO, Life Equity, and Chair, European Life Settlement Association
The European Life Settlement Association recently returned Life Equity CEO Scott Willkomm as Chair. Life…
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Life ILS Market Opportunities and Challenges To Be Addressed at Life ILS Conference 2023
The life ILS market, despite its smaller size compared to other alternative credit strategies, is…
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Solvency II Reform Proposals Could Drive Increased Pension Risk Transfer Activity
At the end of April this year, the U.K. Government published its Solvency II consultation,…
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Encouragement for Life Settlement Industry as Life Insurance Policy Lapse Rate Falls Again
Lapse rates – the percentage of in-force life insurance policies in the U.S. that insured…
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Life Settlement Market Awaits Cost of Insurance Litigation Decisions
For life settlement investors, potential increases in the Cost of Insurance (COI) component of a…
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Longevity Over The Next Decade
In the past 40 years, life expectancy has increased significantly as a result of a…
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