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The Wall Street Journal on Monday ran an interesting piece about state regulators cracking down on "middlemen" pushing Stranger-Originated Life Insurance (STOLI)....

The author runs the numbers and paints a grim picture for the future of life settlements. His advice to interested clients? Sell now — don’t gamble on a higher settlement price in the future. ...

Life settlement policy tracking and servicing has long been treated as an afterthought while focus is instead directed to policy sales, portfolio aggregation and even regulatory compliance....

No one in business ever wants to come face to face with the reality — perceived or actual — that their primary business is drifting helplessly down a river toward extinction....

The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), which represents nearly 300 life insurance companies, stirred up a hornet’s nest recently with its Feb. 3 policy statement asking legislators to ban the practice of securitizing blocks of life settlements. ...

Latest research study sheds light on major players, policy values, top issue states, demographics and more. ...

What's going on state-by-state and in Washington on topics ranging from STOLI to tax treatment and watchdogs....

Four industry experts discuess how the recent capital shortage affected the market, how they have been able to weather the storm, and what they expect in coming months. ...

For a market segment where nothing much was happening not long ago, there sure seems to be a lot going on in the life settlement market right now....

Life settlements have an identity problem. Only half of the target market knows they even exist, and of those who do know they exist, I would bet about half of those are unlikely to ever consider the option ...