December 2010, Volume 4, Issue 12

Exploring the life settlement option for clients

Feature: State Regs May Force Some Settlement Companies Out of Business

By Trevor Thomas - The inevitable impact of increased state regulation of life insurance settlements will be a shakeout in the industry, says Alan Buerger, CEO of Coventry First L.L.C., Fort Washington, Pa.

Compliance is expensive, Buerger points out. "We have eight people in compliance," he says. "A lot of companies cannot afford that."

With most states regulating the life insurance settlement market, 85% of the U.S. population now lives in regulated states, Buerger points out. …

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Quiz question

The New York Insurance Department recently was asked whether New York's Life Settlements Act applies to Canadian residents who want to buy a life insurance policy from a New York resident who is a family member or friend of the Canadian residents. The department ruled that:
a) The act does not apply in such a case.
b) The act does apply in such a case.
c) It applies but only if a life settlement broker licensed in New York helps sell the policy.
d) New York must defer to Canadian law in such a case.

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