March 2010, Volume 3, Issue 14

Exploring the life settlement option for clients

Feature: Agents becoming more assertive about settlement market

By Linda Koco - Agents are starting to become more assertive in their efforts to learn about life settlements and to enter the market, according to industry professionals. Rather than waiting for settlement brokers to come around, some agents are actively seeking out information and connections in the settlement market, says Roy Shellhammer, managing partner with RTG Consultants, a Longwood, Fla. firm that owns Life Settlement Pro. They are also finding plenty of resources to…
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