The Life Settlements Report - November 15, 2007

Emerging Market Expected to Grow in 2008

The life settlement industry has its eye on America's middle class and it's bulging with small-face-value life insurance policies. Full Story

Maryland Broker Denies Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Talk show host Larry King is suing a Maryland insurance broker over advice King received in a pair of life settlement transactions. The high-profile suit may stir new interest in regulating the settlement industry. Full Story

A national committee of state lawmakers is including recommendations favorable to the life settlement industry in proposed legislation that the group is drafting to govern the settlement market. Full Story

• Phoenix Life Says Other Carriers Will Follow into Settlement Market
• Fasano, Augur Form Joint Venture to Offer Risk- Protection Products
• ILMA Releases Life Settlement Transaction Disclosure Statement
• Life Partners Holdings Announces Record Dividend
• Habersham Funding Gets Viatical License in New York
• New Recruiter Enters Life Settlements Markets
• Invescor Wholesale BD Receives FINRA Approval
• SEC Obtains Injunction in Alleged Ponzi Scheme
• Maryland Names Health Care Executive as Deputy Insurance Commissioner
• Republican Wins Mississippi Insurance Race
• Florida Regulator Names New Chief of Staff