Browsing: Life Settlement Litigation
Longevity and Mortality Investor’s coverage of the life ILS market. We are a leading source globally for life settlement litigation analysis, commentary and insights.
Two different structuring options provide flexibility for life settlement investors.
A recent decision by Judge Thomas J. Lo of the Superior Court of California, Orange County denied Pacific Life Insurance Company’s motion for summary judgment and U.S. Bank National Association’s cross-motion for summary judgment in an insurable interest lawsuit.
Decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the summary judgment decision of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska that held that a $4m life insurance policy was void from inception as an illegal stranger-originated life insurance scheme.
A recent decision by the Delaware Court of Chancery brings some clarity to life settlement investors regarding the statute of limitations in the state. Greg Winterton provides a summary overview of the details.
Decision is a significant positive development for investors in the life settlement industry as it reinforces the enforceability of premium-financed policies where statutory insurable interest requirements are met at inception.
James Westerlind, Partner at ArentFox Schiff, dissects the landscape of estate litigation risk in the life settlement market.
Two recent litigation cases produced opposite results for the life settlement market.
Litigation risk in the life settlement market takes multiple forms, from cost of insurance increases to estate challenges, from credit risk to stranger-owned life insurance cases. Liam Bodemeaid, Actuarial Consultant at Actuarial Risk Management, introduces a new framework to price litigation risk with a little bit more logic, data, and structure in a guest article.
Longevity and Mortality Investor (LMI) is the new name for Life Risk News. Greg Winterton caught up with Chris Wells, Managing Editor at LMI, to discuss the reasons behind the rebrand, his thoughts on how the longevity and mortality markets have evolved in recent years, and plans for the future.
In an important decision issued in April 2024, the Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit Court, applying Delaware law, granted summary judgement…