California, like most states, has its own rules and regulations governing life settlements. If you are a life settlement provider in California, be sure to familiarize yourself with the nuances, as they do change from time to time. If you are applying to be a life settlement provider and looking to get a life settlement license, the following also provides information on how to accomplish this.

Life settlement providers and brokers play a significant role in connecting policyholders with buyers. But, your responsibilities go a lot deeper than that. You also have an obligation to ensure policy owners make well-informed decisions when it comes to selling their life insurance. This is especially the case for many brokers, who may have a fiduciary duty to adhere to their client’s best interests.

When an elderly parent’s health deteriorates, it can become necessary to appoint older children as trustees. A trustee takes legal ownership of the assets held by a trust and assumes fiduciary responsibility for managing those assets and carrying out the purposes of the trust. This includes managing financial assets such as life insurance policies.

The life insurance settlement industry is highly regulated to protect the interest of investors, as well as those insured. However, strict governance also comes with a very fluid regulatory landscape that can be difficult to keep up with. In this blog, we’ll discuss legislation that has been passed concerning life settlements in 2021, as well as other trends and changes we expect to see for the rest of the year.

Life insurance settlements have been around for over a century, yet many are still uninformed about the development of the process and how it came about. In this blog, we’ll highlight all the pivotal moments for the life settlement industry and how this has affected the industry today. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way nearly every industry does business. Some of these industries have been negatively affected, while others have quickly gained steam in recent months by pivoting their overall business strategy. Since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, life settlement industry trends have been closely monitored - and the results may surprise you.

Life insurance and viatical settlements can be difficult to understand when doing research online. The two are often used interchangeably, however, several core differences exist in the two and not all policyholders are eligible for both. In this guide, we’ll provide you with everything you need to know about both viatical and life settlements. 

Investing in life settlements has recently gained popularity as more of the senior population has discovered the benefit of life settlements for themselves. It is a type of investment that benefits all parties involved due to its unique dynamic of profit and need, and it is an investment that offers some notable benefits for investors when compared to traditional investments in stocks or mutual funds. 

Networking is a crucial aspect of business for any professional, especially when it comes to a business sector like life settlements. However, it can sometimes be difficult to find networking opportunities, particularly with COVID-19 restrictions and shutdowns in effect. Luckily, there are some excellent resources, as well as a variety of methods, that will allow professionals to find networking opportunities.

Forty-three states and the territory of Puerto Rico regulate life settlements, affording approximately 90% of the United States population protection under comprehensive life settlement laws and regulations.

What is Life Settlement Fraud?

As with all important business transactions, policy owners and insureds must be careful not to be the victim of fraud or to commit fraud in connection with a life settlement. Individual policy owners and insureds are often older individuals who may be particularly vulnerable to fraud schemes. LISA and the entire life settlement industry want to help older adults avoid such circumstances.

The life settlement industry has observed a particular kind of transaction associated with life insurance policies and wants policyholders to be aware of it.

Insurance professionals have monitored the life settlements industry with a watchful eye in the aftermath of the significant market contraction a decade ago.

Dear LISA Members:

As I mentioned at the close of the 2018 LISA Spring Conference in Orlando, a number of significant changes will be implemented by LISA’s Board in the coming weeks, one of which is a change to the Membership structure of the association.

Dear LISA Member:

Dear LISA Members:

As I mentioned at the close of the 2018 LISA Spring Conference in Orlando, a number of significant changes will be implemented by LISA’s Board in the coming weeks, one of which is a change to the Membership structure of the association.

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Grigsby v. Russell: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that life insurance policies are an asset. Like all assets, life insurance policies are now freely assignable for value.

Topeka, KS— The Kansas Insurance Department has issued a cease and desist order against a New Jersey company selling viatical insurance settlements in Kansas for failure to file timely statements and renewal fees.

It’s a scary, volatile market with asset correlations that may result in making emotional investment decisions. Instead of letting your emotions get the best of you, hit the pause button and take a look at smart alternatives. When historical valuations tell you that both stocks and bonds are expensive, it’s time to search for products that can put up decent risk-adjusted returns regardless of any economic cycle.

Life Insurance Settlement Association via BusinessWire, 8 May 2018

Guest speakers at the Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA)’s 24th Annual Spring Life Settlement Conference, held this week at the Willard Intercontinental Washington in Washington, D.C., spotlighted the retirement savings shortfall in the U.S. and the need for “innovative solutions” to this growing problem.

To: ALL LISA Members

From: Darwin Bayston, President & CEO
Date: April 25th, 2018

Dear LISA Members:

The AARP Education & Outreach division published an article titled “Selling Your Life Insurance? Proceed with Caution” last October that was recently brought to our attention since it keeps being shared on the web. We are very concerned with the piece because it is based on information that is extremely dated at best and factually obsolete at worst. LISA drafted the following response to AARP.

Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA), 10 April 2018

The Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA) today announced a robust agenda, focused on regulatory developments surrounding life insurance and retirement security issues affecting seniors, for its 24th Annual Spring Life Settlement Conference. The conference will be held May 6-8 at the Willard InterContinental Washington in Washington, D.C.

For many retirees, the term "long-term care" is typically associated with a nursing home. As we age, there is a greater chance we will need some sort of long-term care in the future. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , 70% of people over 65 will need long-term care at some point in their lives.

Life Insurance Settlement Association, 12 January 2018

Protections for insurance consumers continue to be a hot topic for 2018’s legislative session. Keeping with this trend, Rhode Island has introduced legislation (HB 7124) that would notify policyholders, under certain circumstances, that there are alternatives to the lapse or surrender of their life insurance policy. Among the alternatives listed is a life settlement. The bill was introduced yesterday and was referred to the House Corporations Committee.