Life Settlements
Life settlement news and analysis, with coverage of the secondary and tertiary markets for in-force life insurance policies.
One Big Beautiful Estate Planning Dilemma
By Robin S. Weinberger and Peter N. KatzThe exemption could stay high forever. That changes the planning math.
June 17, 2025
Can a Life Settlement be the Missing Link?Universal life policies and whole life policies have some similarities, but the differences matter.
March 31, 2025
Abacus Is Helping Insurers Buy Back PoliciesTelevision advertising campaigns have been boosting policy purchase volume, the life settlement firm says.
March 31, 2025
Borderline Life Settlement Cases: It Can't Hurt to TryPolicies can be easy to sell, impossible to sell or somewhere in between.
March 26, 2025
Coventry Asks Court for a Life Expectancy Forecaster's RecordsThe firm thinks the forecaster, Lapetus, is too pessmistic about how long people will live.
February 28, 2025
3 Red Flags in Life Settlement QueriesSome policies can sell easily. Others can't.
January 30, 2025
Life Insurance Settlements: Who Does What?Advisors need to know which players are buying, which are selling and which put the client's interests first.
December 02, 2024
Abacus Gets OK to Buy $2B Asset ManagerThe company aims to do business with even more consumers who want to sell their life insurance policies.