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International Trade Summit produces good results

Friday, March 5th, 2010

The 2010 Trade Summit drew an opening London crowd of 150 and robust crowds followed the event as it arrived in Luxembourg and finally, in Zurich. “It’s clearly heartening to experience straightforward and honest deliberation of the industry’s most pressing issues,” said Bryan Freeman, co-chairman of the Trade Mission and president of Habersham Funding LLC. [...]

Upcoming International Life Settlement Conference

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Upcoming Life Settlement Conference is right around the corner…
The International Life Settlements Conference
March 22 & 23, Marriott Grosvenor Square, London
The Life Settlements industry continues to evolve with new regulation and legislation surrounding the market. The International Life Settlements Conference examines all of the latest developments, with an emphasis on what investors are looking for, how [...]

New York to require full Life Settlement Commission Disclosure

Monday, February 15th, 2010

The New York insurance department will require agents and brokers to disclosure how much commission is being paid and by whom, if New Yorkers contemplating an insurance policy request the information, according to a statement released by the department.
The regulation will be published in the February 10, 2010 issue of the State Register, and its [...]

Credit Suisse confirms Layoffs

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Credit Suisse spokesperson Duncan King confirmed that seven employees in its Life Finance Group in New York were laid off in early February and that another 10 were reassigned. However, he declined comment on whether the investment bank, based in New York, is planning on exiting the life settlement market entirely. The Life Finance Group’s [...]

New York posts Model Life Settlement Language

Friday, January 29th, 2010

The New York State Insurance Department has posted language it would like life settlement providers to use to inform policy owners about their legal rights when selling their policies.
The model language, which the department suggests should be used in brochures provided to consumers by settlement firms, is available through a new section on life settlements that the agency has posted [...]