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Assured Fund Resets Mortality, Cuts NAV

Feb/22/2012 11:19 AM

Investors in the fund face a significant impact. Read More...

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Academics Praise ILS Market Fundamentals but Raise Some Caution

Feb/02/2010 02:09 PM

Catastrophe bonds will become more important as reinsurance capital shrinks, but the market’s “underlying friction” remains. Life and longevity traders could be in store for a mortality spike. Read More...

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Capital Markets Leader Swiss Re Picks Retro Over Securitization

Jan/19/2010 01:31 PM

Despite being a capital markets leader, Swiss Re is transferring a chunk of its life business back into the reinsurance industry. Read More...

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New Life Collateral Program “Rules Out” Cash

Jan/13/2010 06:39 AM

Karson Management says its new collateral program removes the investment risk from Triple X deal.
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Goldman Index Lacks Longevity

Dec/29/2009 09:49 AM

The Wall Street bank walks away from a life settlement index. Read More...

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RGA Triple X Loses Ratings

Dec/08/2009 11:15 AM

Another Reg XXX has its credit rating withdrawn. Read More...

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Protective Life’s ILS Ratings Pulled, but Unum Not Scared of its “Shadow”

Nov/23/2009 06:37 AM

Moody’s continued its rethink of the life securitization market last week with two distinctly different results.
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Life Insurers are Being Pushed Towards “Alternative” Capital, Deloitte Says

Nov/18/2009 07:25 AM

Carriers are being squeezed and they need to monitor the capital markets for securitization opportunities.
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Carrier Solvency Becoming a Bigger Life Settlement Risk

Nov/11/2009 11:00 AM

The solvency of the life insurance industry is perhaps the least-understood and most-pernicious risk for the settlement industry, professionals say. Read More...

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Moody’s Pulls Ratings on Over $2.5 Billion Genworth Life Structures

Nov/10/2009 09:52 AM

Several of Genworth Financial’s life securitizations had their ratings withdrawn last week in what may be the first of many for the life industry. Read More...

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Life Settlement Securitizations Need Warehousing, Liquidity to Flourish

Oct/02/2009 09:40 AM

Market players say few life settlement securitizations have the scale to succeed. Read More...

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Orkney II Becomes Next Reg XXX Structure to Succumb to RMBS

May/13/2009 11:54 AM

The default of a Regulation XXX structure shows the market for securitizing premium-term life reserves has some additional healing before it can return normalcy. Read More...

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Moody’s to Issue Life Securitization Methodology

Apr/27/2009 09:57 AM

The report should refocus the idle sector. Read More...

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AIG, Danny Pang and Due Diligence

Apr/17/2009 11:32 AM

The troubles of a high profile investor and the first successful large securitization both point to the need for increased due diligence in life settlements.
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