Life Settlement News

As the global economy starts to show signs of a recovery, investors and their advisors are increasingly recognizing life settlements as a stable and viable asset class.

The Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA) invites all interested parties to a FREE webinar this Wednesday, August 26th, 2 p.m. (EDT), to experience the tools and resources available to current members on the LISA members-only website and see all that prospective members can look forward to as a full LISA member.

The month of August will offer a unique opportunity for brokers and service providers in the burgeoning market of life settlements. The Life Insurance Settlement Association is presenting a Broker Summit on August 7th and an Industry Services Forum on August 28th. Both events will be held in sunny Orlando, Fla., and feature panel discussions, an exhibitor marketplace and above all, plenty of opportunity to network.

Leading life expectancy underwriter, Fasano Associates, announced the development of an automated life expectancy calculator. The LE Calculator will be used as a screening tool for life settlement acquisitions and to assist individuals in financial planning applications.

The Institutional Life Markets Association, also known as ILMA, announced today their First Annual European Investor Summit. The conference titled, “Longevity as an Alternative Investment”, will take place on Tuesday,May 19th, 2009 at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel, in London, England. The event will be one day prior to the Deal Flow Media Conference on Life Settlements, also hosted in London.

Finance IQ, a division of the International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC), will hold its 5th Insurance Linked Securities Summit January 28-30, 2009 at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City (www.iqpc.com/us/ils). A diverse group of the foremost ILS professionals will provide comprehensive views and strategies surrounding this non-correlated asset class on the life and non-life sides of the market.

Proverian Capital is a premier life settlements provider based in New York City.

Johan’s address will focus on the importance of accurate life expectancy determinations as the most impactful and misunderstood factor in accumulating a performing Life Settlement portfolio. He will talk about the three “wrecking balls” that affected the life settlement industry in 2008 and what can be done about them

Fasano Associates released the Agenda for its 5th Annual Life Settlement Conference, to be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at its headquarters in Washington, D.C.

The Life Insurance Settlement Association will proudly convene its 14th Annual Fall Conference on November 6th and 7th in Washington, D.C. As lawmakers and the nation grapple with the deepening financial crisis, LISA will represent an active and burgeoning market not correlated to the current focus of concern on Wall Street.

Fasano Associates announced that its Fifth Annual Life Settlement Conference will be held on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at its headquarters building in Washington, D.C.