Reuters
By: Agnes Crane
Life settlements, a type of life insurance-backed security, should not be compared to the failed subprime-backed products that presaged the global financial crisis, an industry body said in response to newspaper reports.
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Life Settlements Can't Be Compared to Subprime-Industry
Monday, October 5th, 2009Wall Street Plays Death Card in Securitization Market
Friday, July 31st, 2009Reuters
By: Nancy Leinfuss
Betting on a person’s mortality may be the safest bet on Wall Street these days as investors shun shaky financial markets and opt for securities backed by the certainty of death.
Fasano Announces New Mortality Tables for Over – 65 Market
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Fasano Associates
Fasano Associates announced their development of new mortality tables for the over-65 life settlement market at the BVZL sponsored Life Settlement Conference held in Frankfurt, Germany on February 20th. Fasano will apply multiple mortality tables that will be a function of the overall mortality rating of the individual being reviewed.