The Life Settlements Report - December 17, 2009

Deutsche Bank, which is caught in a dispute with German retail investors over the poor performance of its life settlement funds, has long had a bad reputation among many in the U.S. life settlement market: The firm was believed to be the biggest buyer of "wet paper" or contestable policies. Full Story

The life settlement industry is slowly taking seriously the responsibility of protecting personal financial and health information by ditching email and moving toward encrypted data as more states pass laws addressing the issue. Full Story

Luxembourg authorities assigned a provisional administrator to supervise Keydata Investment Services' life settlement bond issuer Lifemark after payments to Keydata investors were delayed. Full Story

• New York Requires Electronic Fingerprinting for Brokers, Providers
• Brooks Leaves Life Insurance Role in New York
• Washington Leaving Life Equity
• Minnesota Fines, Revokes License of Producer in Paulson Case
• Agents Question Florida Legislators about Mutual Benefits Figure
• Fidelity Assurance Founder Guilford Dies
• Life Partners to Pay $150,000 to Settle Lawsuit, Newspaper Says
• Surrenda-link Changes Name
• Complete Financial Offers Settlement Product
• Life Care Funding Selects Representative in Midwest
• Insurance Studies Institute Adds Haynie, Casey to Advisory Board
• Invescor, National Underwriter Offer Online Settlement Courses