Performance and Risks of Open-End Life Settlement Funds
In this paper, we comprehensively analyze open-end funds dedicated to investing in U.S. senior life settlements.
Life Settlements: Using Irish Investment
We have seen life settlements (in particular, relating to life policies insured on US citizens residing in the US)
And death shall have no Dominion
The most common type of US life insurance policy in the life settlement market is a whole life insurance policy and within this market the most commonly sold product is called universal life.
Association Formed to Transfer Longevity Risk to Capital Markets:
A new association has formed to transfer longevity and mortality related risk to the capital markets in the same way that some of the world's biggest perils, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, are protected against by shifting the risk to investors via catastrophe bonds.
PE Firms Vie to Bid for $6B KBC Life Settlement Assets
Max Frumes reports that Apollo Global Management and other large buyout firms are looking to score big returns in an auction for the life settlement portfolio of Belgian bank KBC.
HC I Fund receives FSA Authorization:
The HC Fund, operated by Huet Capital Ltd as Authorized Corporate Director, launches on 14 March 2011 with an initial offer period until 25 March 2011.The HC I Fund has been set up specifically to invest into The Strategic Life Settlement Fund PLC, a Qualifying Investor Fund regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.