The Life Settlements Report
The latest news and analysis of the growing secondary market for life insurance settlements. Discover why this nascent market could be the best opportunity to come around in a decade to secure low-risk double-digit returns from an asset that is uncorrelated to real estate, commodities, bonds and stocks.
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New York State Court Sides With Investor in Alleged Imposter Case
Despite an insurer's allegations that an imposter applied for a $5 million policy, a New York state ...
Forum National Investments and Aliya Lifespan Are in Merger Talks
Forum National Investments and Aliya Lifespan said they're discussing plans to merge. Forum is a pub...
Lincoln National, Others, State Regulators Investigated Imperial
Lincoln National Life Insurance, other carriers and multiple state insurance departments investigate...
Irish Regulators Focus on Life Settlements
On the heels of U.K. financial regulators releasing guidance to curtail life settlement investment s...
Luxembourg Judge Orders Liquidation of Lifemark
A Luxembourg court ordered the liquidation of cash-strapped Lifemark, the Commission de Surveillance...
Correction
A story in the May 3 issue of The Life Settlements Report about Provident Capital Indemnity misstate...
Life Partners Reports $3.12M Loss for Fiscal Year, Blames SEC Suit, News Stories
Life Partners Holdings, which is battling fraud allegations from the Securities and Exchange Commiss...
Gearhart Leaves Credit Suisse for 21st Services, Takes Four with Him
Kurt Gearhart, managing director of the longevity markets group at Credit Suisse, left his job at th...
Gearhart Leaves Credit Suisse for 21st Services, Takes Four with Him
Kurt Gearhart, managing director of the longevity markets group at Credit Suisse, left his job at th...
Fortress Behind Delaware Bill to Prevent Insurers From Retaining Premiums
At the behest of Fortress Investment Group, a Delaware state legislator introduced a bill May 9 that...
Court Extends Sheriff's Levy on Progressive Capital Solutions
The New York Supreme Court in Manhattan extended a sheriff's property levy against Progressive Capit...
Retirement Value Court Decision Put Off for Mediation
A Texas state court judge has agreed to hold off on deciding whether the assets of Retirement Value ...
Texas Regulators Seek Comment on Proposed Life Settlement Rules
Texas insurance regulators have scheduled a stakeholder meeting for May 11 to receive comments on pr...
Morris Joins Fractional Life Settlement Firm Reliant Life Shares
Ken Morris, who resigned from Global Wealth Capital Group earlier this year, has begun consulting fo...
Huet Capital Changes Name to Host Capital
Huet Capital, sponsor of the HC I Life Settlement Fund, has changed its name to Host Capital, the Lo...
Hawaii Legislature Passes Bill Reinstating Regulation of Market
Hawaii would become the 40th state to regulate the life settlement market if Gov. Neil Abercrombie s...
Injunction Ordered for Mutual Benefits Attorney
A federal judge in Florida ordered an attorney who is currently serving five years in prison for his...
Settlement of Federal Criminal Probe Could Boost Imperial Holdings
The publicly traded shares of Imperial Holdings are likely to rebound, investors said, after the com...
Provident Capital's Calvo Convicted of Fraud in Longevity Bond Scheme
Minor Vargas Calvo, president and majority owner of Provident Capital Indemnity, was convicted of le...
Imperial Holdings To Pay $8M Fine, Leave Premium Finance Business; President Neuman Resigns
Life settlement finance company Imperial Holdings agreed to pay an $8 million fine and to get out of...