Life Settlement - Marketing News

Life settlements, bank insurance, and consumer motivation are just some distribution and marketing topics on slate for the fifth annual Life Insurance Conference, April 16-18, 2007 at the Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta, GA.

Focusing on the value of life settlements, Legacy Benefits president Meir Eliav joined life insurance expert Dr. Barry Kaye and a panel of distinguished experts at a recent symposium on consumer financial opportunities in the secondary life market at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. The symposium was sponsored by Dr. Kaye, a strong proponent of life settlements, and the University.

Life settlement funds are emerging as a fresh asset class as investors seek alternative investments uncorrelated to traditional investment markets.

Heralded as a socially-responsible alternative investment, a life settlement involves the purchase of a life insurance policy issued to a US resident after the insured is found to have an impaired life expectancy.

The life insurance industry is facing a change in the way investors, agents and individuals respond to the increasing availability of financial and medical information, according to a new study by Conning Research & Consulting, Inc. New advances in medical technology and the availability of medical, genetic, and lifestyle information increase the threats of antiselection and arbitrage in life insurance, but also present opportunities for insurance companies.

CORRECTION…by Life Partners Holdings, Inc.
Headline of release should read: Life Partners Reports Third Quarter and Nine Months Results (sted ...Second Quarter and Nine Months Results).
The corrected release reads: LIFE PARTNERS REPORTS THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS RESULTS

Maple Life Financial announces the release of its 2007 Life Settlement Advisor Survey Report.

Maple Life Financial recently conducted a survey of financial service advisors in an attempt to measure the awareness of life settlements and to gain a better understanding of this important segment.

Members of the Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA) are “prepared to fight” action taken at the just concluded National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) winter meeting in San Antonio.

Insurance Executive to Strengthen EMSI’s Leadership Position in Medical Underwriting
Scottsdale, AZ, September 25, 2006 – Examination Management Services, Inc. (EMSI) announces the appointment of Linda S. Goodwin, MD, FACP, as a medical director for EMSI’s underwriting department. Dr. Goodwin is board certified in both internal medicine and insurance medicine with a special certification in geriatric medicine. She has extensive experience in insurance underwriting having served as medical director for both United of Omaha and Transamerica Reinsurance.

The life insurance industry’s need for a flexible, carrier-approved premium-finance program is evident by the overflow of cases received during the phase-one rollout of the Ridge Capital Flexible Premium-Finance Loan.

Institutional Investor Journals and the Life Insurance Settlement Association Announce the Publication of a Special Section on Life Settlements in The Journal of Structured Finance
Industry Officials Applaud the Special Section on Life Settlements as the Most Comprehensive and Authoritative Source of Information on the Status of the Emerging Secondary Market for Life Insurance