Life Settlements
In: Aging Issues, Health and Financial Alternatives
Intro -- LIFE SETTLEMENTS ISSUES AND ANALYSES OF INSURANCE MARKETS AND POLICIES -- LIFE SETTLEMENTS ISSUES AND ANALYSES OF INSURANCE MARKETS AND POLICIES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 LIFE INSURANCE SETTLEMENTS: REGULATORY INCONSISTENCIES MAY POSE A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES -- ABBREVIATIONS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- BACKGROUND -- LIFE SETTLEMENT MARKET ORGANIZED LARGELY AS AN INFORMAL NETWORK OF SPECIALIZED INTERMEDIARIES -- STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATORS OVERSEE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE LIFE SETTLEMENT MARKET -- REGULATORY INCONSISTENCIES MAY POSE CHALLENGES FOR POLICY OWNERS, INVESTORS, AND LIFE SETTLEMENT INTERMEDIARIES -- CONCLUSION -- MATTER FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I: BRIEFING TO CONGRESSIONAL STAFF ON LIFE INSURANCE SETTLEMENTS -- BRIEFING TO THE SENATE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING REVIEW OF LIFE INSURANCE SETTLEMENTS (LIFE SETTLEMENTS) APRIL 23, 2010 -- Briefing Outline -- Objectives -- Scope and Methodology -- Background -- Summary -- OBJECTIVE 1: LIFE SETTLEMENT MARKET ORGANIZED LARGELY AS AN INFORMAL NETWORK OF SPECIALIZED INTERMEDIARIES -- Life Settlement Market Organized Largely as an Informal Network of Specialized Intermediaries -- OBJECTIVE 2: STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATORS OVERSEE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE LIFE SETTLEMENT MARKET -- State and Federal Regulators Oversee Various Aspects of the Life Settlement Market -- OBJECTIVE 3: REGULATORY INCONSISTENCIES MAY PRESENT CHALLENGES FOR POLICY OWNERS, INVESTORS, AND LIFE SETTLEMENT INTERMEDIARIES -- Regulatory Inconsistencies May Present Challenges for Policy Owners, Investors, and Life Settlement Intermediaries -- Conclusion -- Matter for Congressional Consideration