Browsing: Secondary Life Markets
Longevity and Mortality Investor’s coverage of the secondary life markets, including life settlements, equity release, reverse mortgages and life contingent structured settlements.
Kosmos 2026-1 is the seventh asset-backed security issuance since 2019 for the firm and the third in six months.
The UK’s equity release securitisation market has re-emerged in recent years as a tool in a life insurer’s capital optimisation effort.
Greg Winterton caught up with Dr. Joshua Funder, CEO and Managing Director of Household Capital, to discuss the current state of and outlook for the reverse mortgage sector of the Australian securitisation market in this month’s Q&A.
One of the findings from the 2025 ELSA–Conning Life Settlement Investor Sentiment Study was that investors see life settlements sitting in their ‘resilience bucket,’ alongside private credit, infrastructure, and real assets.
The equity release market in the UK grew 11% in 2025, according to the latest research from industry group the Equity Release Council.
Despite property representing a major source of household wealth, equity release is largely still absent from retirement planning discussions in the UK, according to new research from Canada Life.
Melville-Kelly now reports to Jim Boyd, CEO, and remains director of risk and compliance; the restructure follows a December Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) where members agreed to a special resolution broadening the Council’s remit across all forms of later life lending within the regulated mortgage environment.
The Life Insurance Settlement Association has added AIR Asset Management’s Taylor Garvey as a board member; Garvey has also been promoted to Managing Director at AIR, effective January 2026.
December saw a few developments in the PHL Variable Life Insurance Company rehabilitation story but a liquidation means much more is to come.
US reverse mortgage market awaits next steps in plan to reform HECM and HMBS programs.