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Investment Advisor December 2009 Marlene Y. Satter	Insurance Update: Kiss of Death? Life settlements can be good, but what about once they're securitized?
Investment Advisor May 2008 Marlene Y. Satter	If A Stranger Calls Older clients may be tempted by stranger-oriented life insurance, but beware, it may not be as good as it sounds.
Financial Advisor April 2006 Bruce W. Fraser	Cashing In On Cashing Out Despite the potential for abuse, life settlements (selling life insurance policies early) is a growing industry and may be a viable option for insured seniors and advisors alike -- under the right circumstances.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Should You Take a Viatical Settlement? Although finances may be a difficult subject to handle during a personal health crisis, taking a viatical settlement may make a big difference in the quality of care that one gets and can take at least one worry away from family members.
Investment Advisor June 2008 Bob Clark	Turning the Tables Larry Fondren's latest mission is to provide alternatives to the current life settlement approach for consumers who want or need to liquidate their assets in life insurance policies.
BusinessWeek October 31, 2005 Toddi Gutner	Wanted: Your Life Insurance Investors are keen to offer "life settlements," where they buy your life insurance policy for cash. Seller beware. Before you grab the money from an eager buyer, get some good advice from a financial planner, an estate attorney, or even your doctor.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Life Settlements Laid Out Understand this new marketplace before considering selling your life insurance.
Financial Planning March 1, 2012 Donald Jay Korn	Settling Down A financial planner may find it difficult today to help a client sell a life insurance policy at an appealing price. Nevertheless, some policies are being sold, so planners might want to consider exploring the possibility with clients who are likely candidates.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004	Funny Fact AmeriFirst Financial Services announced last month that it is launching a fund that invests in the death benefits due from life insurance policies.
Financial Advisor August 2006 Mary Rowland	Unsettled Controversy and critics still shadow the growing life settlement market. Financial advisors should take a look at this segment and determine if -- and how -- they might evaluate it as an option for affluent clients in their retirement years.
On Wall Street October 1, 2010 Bill Carlino	Life Settlements Stage A Comeback With roughly $1.5 trillion of in-force life insurance either lapsing or surrendered on an annual basis, life settlements are slowly inching their way back onto the investment landscape.
Investment Advisor December 2009 Marlene Y. Satter	On the Other Hand Doug Head, executive director of the Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA), flatly denies that STOLI is a problem.
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 DeFrancesco & Salani	A Hidden Asset How clients can turn life insurance into cold, hard cash while they're still alive.
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Investment Advisor September 2008 Melanie Waddell	LTC Payouts: $3.5 Billion in '07 Approximately 180,000 Americans with long-term care insurance policies were paid benefits in 2007, according to a new study.
Entrepreneur May 2005 Scott Bernard Nelson	Safety Net? Insurance companies are offering plans that move beyond traditional long-term care. But do they really protect the entrepreneur's assets?
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BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 Matthew Goldstein	Profiting From Mortality Death bonds may be the most macabre investment scheme ever devised by Wall Street. What especially worries regulators are so-called stranger- initiated deals, in which an investor persuades people to take an expensive policy and lends them money for the premium.
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Registered Rep. November 20, 2012 Alan Lavine	Lock into Long-Term Care with Hybrid Policies Combining life insurance and annuities with long-term care policies can protect against premium hikes or the risk of never making a claim. Here's how to make sure they are right for your clients.
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Reason March 2009 Ronald Bailey	Pay Up A new study, by economists at Brigham Young University, the Brookings Institution, and the National Bureau of Economic Research, found that community rating raises premiums by 10 percent to 17 percent for individual policies and by 21 percent to 33 percent for family policies.
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