European Life Settlements Specialists First to Trade on US Life Settlement Exchange

Advanced Life Settlements Management, B.V. (“Advanced LSM”),—specialists in the Netherlands focused on the US life settlement market announced today the successful closing of their first advisory trade on Life-Exchange.

“We are excited with our first successful auction and the speed in which it took place,” commented Titus van Heur, Managing Director for Advanced LSM. Life-Exchange is an electronic trading platform which allows institutions to buy and sell life insurance policies in the secondary life insurance market. “This type of technology is exactly what we felt was missing from the US market and now that it is here, we plan on being the top European firm trading on this exchange,” added Mr. Heur.

Life-Exchange is the largest and only independent electronic trading platform created specifically for the life settlement industry and Advanced LSM is the first European firm to be approved for membership on Life-Exchange.

In Europe where some of the largest pension funds in the world exist, the need for hedging mortality is a growing concern. Over the past year, there has been tremendous attention on the life settlement market as investors from other asset classes seek better returns with lower correlations to other markets. Advanced LSM provides custom-made, high-value added solutions to their clients in the life settlement sector. Their models contain not only IRR calculations at various levels, but also risk-analysis, as well as forward life expectancy and mortality curve calculations.

About Advanced Life Settlement Management
Advanced Life Settlement Management, B.V. is a Dutch firm specializing in the US life settlement market. Advanced LSM offers innovative financial services for institutional clients and intermediaries throughout Europe. Their unique knowledge and understanding of the life settlement market has, in a relative short period of time, led to their clear presence and solid reputation in the US life settlement market. Advanced LSM has experience in all aspects of the industry and they continue to pioneer developments for the sector. For more information, please visit www.advancedlsm.com